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A modular UPS system is generally presented as having a much higher level of availability than a monolithic, double conversion, on-line UPS system. However, there are different types of modular UPS systems available on the market, with varying degrees of reliability and availability. To represent the strengths and weaknesses of each architecture and accurately compare them to one another, a detailed...
This paper proposes a non-symmetrical permanent-magnet linear motor traction system (PMLMTS), in which the primary permanent-magnet linear motor (PMLM) is employed. Four movers are mounted with same phase angles. There are nine legs, including eight independent legs and one common leg. All legs have same normal voltage but different normal currents. The normal current of the common leg is four times...
This paper presents a novel hybrid adaptive droop controller to simultaneously regulate both the AC-side and DC-side parameters for power electronic converters in single-phase Microgrids. The main contribution of this paper is to integrate the AC-side and DC-side controllers. Unlike previously presented control schemes, where the DC-bus is considered as an infinite bus or constant voltage bus, the...
In order to enable a more wide-scale utilization of PV systems, the cost of PV energy has to be comparable with other energy sources. Oversizing the PV array is one common approach to reduce the cost of PV energy, since it increases the PV energy yield during low solar irradiance conditions. However, oversizing the PV array will increase the loading of PV inverters, which may have undesired influence...
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...
Semiconductor power modules are widely used in machine drive applications. The temperature distribution in the power module is the result of load properties and the drive cooling. The temperature induced thermal-mechanical stress in the power module bond wires is critical for the power module reliability and lifetime. In this paper, a two level, three phase Silicon-Carbide (SiC) inverter power module...
Coming with the reliability enhancement and the life extension for the Photovoltaic (PV) inverters modules, diagnostic techniques will be required to derive signature identification. The reliable operation of PV inverter is very crucial to get the highest performance for the long term. A new Smart Inverter Robustness Index (SIRI) is used for verifying the performance and robustness of the grid-tied...
This paper proposes an adaptive power management strategy with reduced sensor requirement for grid connected hybrid microgrid system under faulty conditions which occur in grid tied converters. Generally parallel combination of grid tied converters (GTCs) are used as an interface between microgrid and grid, which are responsible for power transfer among renewable energy sources (RES), hybrid energy...
Electrical energy obtained from state-owned electricity company is often can not fulfill the electrical energy required by the industry during peak load. Another problem that industry faced is the availability of electrical energy supply is not continuous. Solution to this problem, the industry needs another source of electrical energy so the availability of electrical energy can be achieved. This...
Electrolytic Capacitor (E-cap) is one of the lifetime bottlenecks in power electronic converters. In the last two decades, various active power decoupling circuits have been proposed to improve the reliability of the DC link by eliminating the DC-link E-caps. However, additional active devices could change the stresses of the existing converters, whether the system reliability is improving or not...
In this paper, key aspects of silicon-carbide (SiC)-based automotive traction drives are reviewed. Firstly, the required supporting factors to achieve optimal operating conditions and best performance are described. Major component sizing methodologies and constraints are included. Expectations on gate threshold voltage, trans-conductance, and transient oscillation are discussed. Tolerance against...
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...
This paper presents a new method for the accelerated ageing tests of photovoltaic inverters, created by analyzing the mission profiles of the current and ambient temperature extracted over several years from multiple photovoltaic plants located in France. It is proposed to create a particular ageing profile which takes into account not only the different constraints of the application of the photovoltaic...
Smart grid defines a modern power system with completely integrated, flexible and communicative power supply structure. It is becoming smarter by adding distributed energy sources, control and automation techniques and advanced information technologies resulting in increased degree of complexity. This complexity of smart grid systems brings along a new set of problems and it is imperative to address...
Micro-grid is defined as a local power network with distributed energy resources (DERs) as micro-power sources scattered throughout the supply area. For reliable and short range transmission of power, micro-power sources are controlled as standalone as well as grid-synchronized power sources. The idea is to design a resilient, efficient and cost effective infrastructure based on advanced communication...
This paper deals with partial discharge measurements carried out on specimens of Type I and Type II insulation systems for rotating machines. Partial discharge (PD) patterns under sinusoidal and repetitive impulse voltage, considering two level and five level inverters, are presented showing that phenomenology is deeply different, but that increasing the number of inverter steps, PD patterns closer...
Diversified Technologies, Inc. (DTI) has developed and fielded a significant advance in undersea power network technology using high-voltage, solid-state DC-to-DC conversion. In this architecture, on-shore conventional switching power supplies provide medium-voltage (MV) DC power to 100s of kilometers of undersea power cables at 10 kVDC. At each undersea node where power is required, a medium-voltage,...
As days go, renewable energy resources getting lot of consideration due to the growing demand of energy. In view of all the renewable energy resources, solar energy is very prominent because sunlight is obtainable all over the year. This research work concentrates on performance and reliability enhancement of grid-connected Solar Photo Voltaic (SPV) power conversion system with a prominent implementation...
This paper describes a methodology of quantitative assessment of the fault tolerance of the multi-state safety-critical systems with functional redundancy. Such systems are the traction drives of electrical vehicles, consisting of the multiphase traction electric motor and multilevel electric inverter. It is suggested to consider such traction drive as a system with several degraded states. As a comprehensive...
As advanced functionality is being demanded from distributed generation (DG) systems, smart inverters are being developed to provide reactive compensation to provide system support during grid disturbances. This compensation, however, leads to increased semiconductor device stress in the inverter. This work investigates the electro-thermal impacts of inverter grid support upon the longevity of SiC...
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