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With the introduction of high frequency semiconductor devices and converters, wideband, lossless and accurate current measurement is the key to achieving highly efficient power conversion. Magnetoresistors (MR) provide an alternative solution to isolated and contactless current monitoring in power converters. However, there is few literature on their application for power electronics converters. In...
Magnetic Core Characterization is returning as a critical area of research. This is due in part to the rise of wide bandgap semiconductors that have enabled new applications, new converter topologies and system designs that are pushing the limits of passive components. Similarly, new core materials are opening design spaces previously unfilled by legacy cores. With all of these new opportunities,...
A new three-phase DC-DC PWM boost converter that is suitable for use in renewable energy applications is proposed in the paper. The number of components in the proposed circuit is fewer that other previously proposed converters of the same type, resulting in lower cost and simpler operation. The paper presents the new converter and discusses its operation, features and design. Experimental results...
This paper proposes a scheme to improve the system transient performance by implementing a power command compensation structure in a single phase transformer less photovoltaic inverter with dynamic power decoupling. The drawback of the original control scheme in the transient performance is analyzed and shown in simulation results. The mechanism of the proposed control scheme is discussed in detail...
Single-phase grid-connected inverters with LCL filter are widely used to connect photovoltaic systems to the utility grid. Among the existing control schemes, predictive control methods are faster and more accurate but also more complicated to implement. Recently, the Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm for single-phase inverter has been presented, where the algorithm implementation is straightforward...
This paper presents a power pulsation decoupling strategy for a two-stage single-phase photovoltaic (PV) inverter with film capacitor, which has small capacitance and large voltage ripple. Such large voltage ripple at DC bus is propagated to the PV array and decreases the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) efficiency. To maintain the MPPT efficiency, a new small-signal model which considers the DC...
Differential power processing (DPP) module integrated converters are developed to mitigate the effects of the mismatch losses in series connected photovoltaic (PV) strings. This paper focuses on the configurations used in various DPP converter topologies by categorizing them into two main classifications: 1) Maximum power point tracking configurations and 2) voltage balancing configurations. The implementation...
This paper presents a single-stage isolated softswitching tri-port converter for integrating a renewable resource like solar PV, and energy storage with single-phase AC grid through high-frequency galvanic isolation. The single-stage approach reduces the component count, and the full-range softswitching feature realizes higher efficiencies compared to the state-of-the-art methods. A significant advantage...
This paper presents an analysis of power semiconductor losses with modulation effects in Three-Level T-type Neutral Point Clamped (3L-TNPC) inverters. In order to avoid errors, a distinction must be made in power loss models between switching devices and specific modulation strategies. These loss models are essential for estimating the reliability of power semiconductors and designing cooling systems...
High power multi-level converters are deemed as the mainstay power conversion technology for renewable energy systems including the PV farm, energy storage system and electrical vehicle charge station. This paper is focused on the modeling and design of coupled and integrated magnetics in three-level DC/DC converter with multi-phase interleaved structure. The interleaved phase legs offer the benefit...
A full bridge modular multilevel converter (FBMMC) can work in buck and boost modes. It is thus suitable for grid-connected applications in which the dc link voltage varies over a wide range. In this work the emphasis is set on the steady-state analysis of the grid-connected FBMMC under different levels of the dc link voltage. Two control strategies for the dc capacitor voltage are considered and...
Three-phase Dual Active Bridge converter is advisable for the High-power DC-DC conversion system. In the ac link, galvanically isolated transformer operated at a medium frequency range provides stepping up or down of the secondary bridge voltage. This paper provides a magnetic design optimization of the medium frequency transformer for maximizing its efficiency when excited by a non-sinusoidal waveform...
The microgrid concept was proposed as a way to facilitate the integration of distributed renewable energy resources. However, due to the use of distributed energy resources (DERs) microgrids face new protection challenges that need resolved. One of those challenges is that traditional protection methods, such as overcurrent protection, cannot be used mainly because of low fault currents, bi-directionality...
Islanded mixed-source CERTS microgrids that include photovoltaic (PV) microsources and natural gas gensets are vulnerable to the collapse of the dc bus voltage in the CERTS-compatible PV microsources designed with voltage-source characteristics during dynamic overload conditions. Control techniques tailored to prevent the bus voltage collapse are explored. Simulation and experimental verification...
One of the problems related to isolated microgrids with battery storage systems (BSS) and small wind turbines is related to power balance among generation, BSS, and loads, especially when the generation is higher than the consumption and the BSS is charged. This paper presents the development of a wind-powered battery charging system for isolated microgrids. The system implements Maximum Power Point...
A short-circuit fault protection strategy based on the direction of bus-side capacitor discharge current for a high-surety power supply, known as Super Uninterruptable Power Supply (Super UPS), is studied in this paper. It consists of multiple energy sources and storage components. All energy sources and storage components are connected to a common DC bus through converters in the system. If a short-circuit...
This paper proposes an Energy Management System (EMS) of the electrical plant of a yatch with a DC micro-grid structure. Such an EMS has as target function the reduction of the DE fuel consumption and correspondingly of the related polluting emission. A complete dynamic model of the electric plant of a yacht has been presented. In particular, assumed that the main electrical generator of the ship...
In this paper, three control strategies for a wide band-gap bidirectional DC-DC converter (BDC) are introduced and combined to improve the vehicle traction system performance. A feed-forward control algorithm is proposed to reduce the voltage ripple of DC-link capacitor located between the BDC and traction inverter. Through voltage control of the BDC, both three-phase short and uncontrolled generator...
This work investigates maximum efficiency control strategies of permanent magnet (PM) traction machine drives that are adopted in General Motors (GM) hybrid and electric vehicles. First, three different current vector control techniques, Maximum Torque Per Ampere (MTPA), Maximum Torque Per Motor Loss (MTPML), and Maximum Torque Per System Loss (MTPSL), are presented to identify the most attractive...
A semi-active hybrid energy storage system, consisting of a Li-ion battery pack, dc/dc converter, and Li-ion capacitor pack is developed for a range extended plug-in vehicle application. The vehicle has a series-parallel drivetrain with two electric motors, a gas engine, gearbox, and a clutch to allow the engine to run decoupled from the gearbox in range extending mode. The peak dc electrical requirement...
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