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This paper analyzes the design and construction of a SiC-based Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converter for its use in a three-stage Power Electronic Transformer (PET) based on a Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC). The galvanic isolation between primary and secondary of the PET provided by the DAB High Frequency Transformer (HFT) is 24 kV. Challenges for the HFT design are discussed. A 5 kW DAB prototype...
This paper presents the method of current higher harmonics control for grid connected power electronic converter by means of a digital comb filter application. The proposed method provides multiple harmonics compensation and simple implementation. The Proportional-Resonant (PR) control was complemented with appropriately tuned comb filter which resulted in reduced mitigation of output current harmonics...
This document describes a predictive controller specifically designed to trade-off DC bus voltage regulation error, reactive power compensation and active power curtailment during abnormal operating conditions. The controller proposed evaluates different curtailment alternatives during grid faults and applies the optimal control action that enhances the system performance.
This paper presents a special two-phase transverse flux machine with disc rotor. Because of the noncomplex construction and by using simple 2D flux path and 3D printing methods the manufacturing costs are hold low. A design criterion is proposed for maximizing the torque density in the low speed range. To prove the concept and analyse the potential of this construction a first direct driven prototype...
Modern power semiconductor devices have low capacitances and can therefore achieve very fast switching transients under hard-switching conditions. However, these transients are often limited by parasitic elements, especially by the source inductance and the parasitic capacitances of the power semiconductor. These limitations cannot be compensated by conventional gate drivers. To overcome this, a novel...
The model based temperature control system examined in this paper increases the expected lifetime of IGBT power modules by decreasing the magnitude of temperature swings occurring during operation. In order to achieve this goal additional power losses are produced during low load conditions. This is carried out by presetting a reactive current. The three level neutral point diode clamped three phase...
Aim at large aircraft power supply which use variable frequency ac power supply and has complex power system structure, the parameters test system needs to store the large amount of data, puts forward a data storage strategy based on the system time; To meet the testing requirements of voltage phase difference, three-phase voltage unbalance and other characteristic parameters, the article designs...
This paper investigates the switching performance of a 1.2 kV half-bridge SiC MOSFET module from Sanrex. Unlike in a standard SiC MOSFET module, where the MOSFET and the anti-parallel diode chips are fabricated separately, in the chosen MOSFET module (FCA150XB120), both the MOSFET and the diode are fabricated on a single chip. The device is characterized under both hard and soft switching conditions...
A dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter has a limited soft-switching range and high circulating current with the conventional phase shift modulation (PSM) when a voltage variation occurs in the input/output voltage. To overcome these issues, single pulse-width modulation (SPWM) and dual pulse-width modulation (DPWM) were proposed and combined into one modulation strategy called combined pulse-width...
We develop new power device models that express the waveforms of power devices by functions. These models are described with VHDL-AMS, which is a hardware description language. The developed model can accurately reproduce the diode recovery waveforms calculated by the TCAD model in the same time as when using the SPICE model.
Two novel hybridization schemes for the particle swarm repetitive controller (PSRC) are developed and tested herein. They are designed to be used in power electronic converters, such as grid-tie converters or constant-amplitude constant-frequency (CACF) true sine wave inverters, as well as in motion control systems, especially in assembly line robots. The proposed control algorithms combine the good...
This paper presents a new application of modular multilevel cascaded converters (MMCC) for combined active harmonic current elimination and reactive power compensation in a power distribution line. A technique for simultaneous extracting harmonic components and reactive element in the load current is presented. A novel voltage control scheme for balancing the module intra-cluster capacitor voltages...
The benefits of emerging wide-band gap semiconductors can only be utilized if the semiconductor is properly packaged. Capacitive coupling in the package causes electromagnetic interference during high dv/dt switching. This paper investigates the current flowing in the parasitic capacitance between the output node and the grounded heat sink for a custom silicon carbide power module. A circuit model...
A semi co-axial transformer concept is described which can be used to transfer energy across a relatively high potential difference without using potting components. The intended purpose of the design is to provide electrically insulated power for heating up the semiconductor devices in a double-pulse test circuit operating at several kilovolts. Because of the requirement of handling the large potential...
The very high voltage ratio has been achieved by introducing the switched-coupled-inductor to the quadratic boost converter and combining it with the diode-capacitor Dickson multiplier. The operating principles and steady-state analyses of continuous conduction mode are performed. The formulas to calculate the maximal voltage stresses on the transistor and on the diodes are provided. Simulation and...
A single-phase quasi-impedance source inverter (qZSI) has become an attractive solution for residential PV applications. However, due to the nature of this inverter topology, double-frequency (2ω) power ripple issue should be considered since this issue has a negative impact on the system performance. This paper presents model predictive control (MPC) based current ripple damping control technique...
This paper presents the design and the measurement of two identical PM-generators driven by an axial counter-rotating micro-turbine, called DuoTurbo-microturbine. This prototype for drinking water networks has been jointly developed by the HES-SO Valais//Wallis, the EPFL-Laboratory for Hydraulic Machines and industrial partners. The modular in-line “plug & play” technology requires low investment,...
Motor current measurement techniques as well as predictive control algorithms for electric drives rely on an assumption of linear motor currents changes resulting from constant inverter output voltages. Recent research has reported that this assumption does not hold in motors with short electrical time constant, and in drives whose rotor position advances substantially during a control period. This...
Individual pitch control is seen as a promising control technique for load reduction of the rotor blades in megawatt wind turbines. As the rotor blades are getting bigger and bigger, the asymmetric loads due to wind speed variations across the rotor area are increasing, too. Modern wind turbines include individual pitch actuators for every blade and the control effort is also reasonable. This is why...
Medium voltage grids are a suitable selection for the connection of high power applications. However, for certain applications, such as PV energy conversion systems or fast charging stations for PEVs, the DC voltages are limited to be below 1000 V, making difficult their connection to such grids without the use of a step-up transformer. Multilevel converters allow the grid connection of such DC loads,...
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