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Smart transformer (ST), which has been classified among the 10 most emergent technologies according to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has acquired growing importance in the distribution grid. This paper presents at first the concept of ST and its advantages in the power grid. Then, the existing topologies are reviewed and compared in order to select the most performing which is the three-stage...
In this paper, the design of a proportional resonant (PR) controller for the packed U cell (PUC) 5 level inverter is presented. The objective of the presented work is to present a better solution for current control in grid connected application of the investigated topology. A suitable LCL filter is designed along with the PR control scheme for grid connection. Simulation is performed in MATLAB®/Simulink...
Modulation techniques for the modular multilevel converter consider that the total number of sub-modules in the phase-leg is, either instantaneously or on average, equal to N balancing the capacitor voltages to a constant reference. This paper proposes an offset PWM technique that utilises the total number of the SMs in the arms of the MMC, particularly under low modulation indices. The result is...
A novel buck-boost dc-dc converter with high voltage step-up and step-down ability has been introduced in this paper. There are two switches in this converter, of which the sources are connected together and also connected to the ground of the input voltage source. Hence, there is no need for floating gate driver. In addition, the voltage stress of one of the switches is lower than the existing quadratic...
This paper presents the design and realization of a novel low-power 6-bit successive approximation logarithmic ADC for biomedical applications. A two-step successive approximation method is proposed to obtain a piecewise-linear approximation of the desired logarithmic transfer function. The proposed ADC has been designed and simulated using process parameters from a standard 0.35 μm 2P4M CMOS technology...
A modified hybrid multilevel converter which is a combination of T-type converter and H-bridge is present in this paper. Beside increase output levels, another merit of this topology is larger output range compared with traditional two-level converter. Depending on the value of H-bridge floating capacitor voltage, the converter can produce 5-level, 7-level, or 9-level output voltage. The H-bridge...
Bi-directional inductive power transfer (BD-IPT) systems are becoming popular as a technology suitable for implementing vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems due mainly to convenience, simplicity and safety offered by this technology. Although a number of grid integration technologies suitable for BD-IPT systems have been proposed in the past, a comparison between these technologies is yet to be presented...
Confronted with severe environment issues, large scale utilization and development of wind energy and solar energy that are regenerative, non-pollution, green and clean, the best way for power generation and grid synchronization of distributed energy is to develop intelligence micro-grid. Amongst micro-grid, batteries will be connected with super capacitors to form hybrid energy storage system. Batteries...
Realization of high power conversion system utilizing parallel connected power converters rated at much smaller power levels due to limitations in switching device voltage and current ratings would be highly desirable. Therefore, modular configured converters are imminent in high power industrial applications due to their numerous benefits over singular high capacity converter or inverter. They can...
In the literature, passive filters have been commonly used to mitigate the harmonic currents in industrial distribution systems because they are inexpensive, simple, and reliable. The aim of this paper is presenting different design methods for multiple-arm shunt passive filters based on various reactive power sharing approaches for an industrial distribution system of a petrochemical plant in Egypt...
This paper presents a low-power on-chip RC oscillator with compensation for temperature and supply voltage variation. This circuit is based on a conventional on-chip oscillator, with only a capacitor and a comparator to avoid mismatch. Multiple current sources flow through the same resistor to generate a reference voltage. This is complemented with the dynamic element matching technique to reduce...
We present in this paper a high-efficiency Class-E polar power amplifier (PA) with a novel digitally-controlled output matching network (OMN). The OMN varies the load impedance seen by the PA to modulate the amplitude of the output signal. It performs the modulation while simultaneously achieving a high power-efficiency by attaining an approximate zero-voltage-switching condition at the PA, and mitigating...
this paper presents Model Predictive Control (MPC) to tie three-phase quasi Z-Source Inverter (qZSI) to the utility grid. Regularly, to control the capacitor voltage in qZSI based on MPC, the inductor current is the key factor. Here, the proposed algorithm has the features of decreasing the number of sensors where the inductor current sensor is removed to improve the cost and foot print of the control...
Due to the increasing energy demand there is a need of energy storage and advanced power conversion system. Energy which are available from the renewable energy sources can be efficiently store and can be convert to feed load as per the requirement. There are some power quality issues or poor voltage regulation where the load is supplied by renewable energy source. Therefore it is required to design...
This review paper represents the modeling design and controlling function of solar Photovoltaic (PV) gridconnected systems from various sources available through literature. The converter system is composed of an isolated DC-DC converter and a three phase DC to AC Voltage Source Inverter (VSI). This type of converters is designed to obtain small signal transfer function which is used to design of...
This paper proposes Z (Impedance)-source inverter for single phase grid connected photovoltaic system. Unlike traditional voltage source inverter, Z-source inverter uses shoot-through (ST) duty cycle and modulation index to control output voltage. By modifying the traditional pulse width modulation (PWM) techniques, shoot through duty is accommodated to buck or boost the input voltage. Z-source network...
This work develops a systematic state-space approach to modeling of an improved buck-boost DC-DC converters. The averaged model of the converters is analyzed. Based on this model, a control law is design to keep the output voltage stable when the input is unstable. The simulation results are presented to confirm the capability of the converter to keep the output voltage stable. The proposed converter...
A new class of nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) detector based on non-Foster circuits (NFCs) is introduced. NQR is a solid-state radio frequency spectroscopic technique, allowing the detection of different substances based on their spectral profiles. Recently, non-Foster circuits have received significant interest for broadband impedance matching of small antennas; this principle will be used to...
The full simulation and modeling of ECM for HVAC systems is an obligation to understand the EMI problem occurring in the units. From the drive of an efficient model development of the ECM for HVAC system, a new hierarchical model proposed. This model includes simulation model, standards description, and experimental results. Estimation of conducted EMI by using computer simulation in advance gives...
Rectifier circuits or power harvesters are a critical module in a variety of wireless sensors, radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, and Internet-of-Thing (IoT) devices relying on harvested power from radio waves. The threshold compensation circuit techniques have been proposed in the literature to improve the Power Conversion Efficiency (PCE) of CMOS-based rectifiers. However, these circuits...
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