scholarly journals Reconfigurable Power Converter for Constant Current Underwater Observatory

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanhu Chen ◽  
Yujia Zang ◽  
Canjun Yang ◽  
Zhiyong Duan ◽  
Haoyu Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Converter ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Power Management Strategy ◽  
Input Side ◽  
Coastal Observatory ◽  
Voltage Transient ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
External Loads ◽  
Absolute Reliability ◽  
Validation Experiments

A constant current (CC) underwater observatory employing the shunt method to provide constant voltage (CV) power for external loads is favored in occasions where shunt-fault tolerance is required. However, low efficiency of CC to CV conversion with the shunt method limits its application, especially in scenarios of varying loads. In this paper, a highly reliable and stable CC/CV converter with better efficiency is introduced based on the proposed novel active soft bypass (ASB) technology and the proposed novel priority-based power management strategy (PPMS). The ASB technology is a method that employs switches and a special control sequence which greatly depresses the large voltage transient presenting on the input side when trying hard bypass redundant modules, and the PPMS makes the system easy to monitor and ensures the absolute reliability of ASB technology. The theoretical study of this novel reconfigurable CC/CV converter and validation experiments on a prototype are carried out, with results showing great improvement in the performance. In addition, the proposed reconfigurable power converter is applied to a coastal observatory in the East China Sea.

scholarly journals EMC Component Modeling and System-Level Simulations of Power Converters: AC Motor Drives

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 1568
Author(s):  
Bernhard Wunsch ◽  
Stanislav Skibin ◽  
Ville Forsström ◽  
Ivica Stevanovic
Keyword(s):  
Power Converters ◽  
Filter Design ◽  
Magnetic Coupling ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
System Level ◽  
Noise Propagation ◽  
Ac Motor ◽  
Input Side ◽  
Indispensable Tool ◽  
Set Up

EMC simulations are an indispensable tool to analyze EMC noise propagation in power converters and to assess the best filtering options. In this paper, we first show how to set up EMC simulations of power converters and then we demonstrate their use on the example of an industrial AC motor drive. Broadband models of key power converter components are reviewed and combined into a circuit model of the complete power converter setup enabling detailed EMC analysis. The approach is demonstrated by analyzing the conducted noise emissions of a 75 kW power converter driving a 45 kW motor. Based on the simulations, the critical impedances, the dominant noise propagation, and the most efficient filter component and location within the system are identified. For the analyzed system, maxima of EMC noise are caused by resonances of the long motor cable and can be accurately predicted as functions of type, length, and layout of the motor cable. The common-mode noise at the LISN is shown to have a dominant contribution caused by magnetic coupling between the noisy motor side and the AC input side of the drive. All the predictions are validated by measurements and highlight the benefit of simulation-based EMC analysis and filter design.

Smart Battery Charging Station for ElectricVehicle Using Half Bridge Power Converter

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. R. Ananthapadmanabha ◽  
Rakesh Maurya ◽  
Sabha Raj Arya ◽  
B. Chitti Babu
Keyword(s):  
Power Quality ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Supply Voltage ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Battery Charging ◽  
Charging Station ◽  
Simulink Model ◽  
Smart Charging

Abstract This paper presents a concept of smart charging station using bidirectional half bridge converter for an electric vehicle. This battery charging station is useful for charging applications along with harmonics and reactive power compensation in a distribution system. A filter which is adaptive to the supply voltage frequency is used for the estimation of the 50 Hz component of load current. Due to additional features of vehicle charger, associated with the power quality improvement, there will be a drastic reduction in the current drawn from utility to meet the same load demand. The charging station presented in this paper is termed as smart with several function. The proposed smart charger is able to improve power quality of residential loads or other loads, not only during charging/discharging of the vehicle battery, but also in the absence of the vehicle. The Simulink model is developed with MATLAB software and its simulation results are presented. The level of current distortion during charging and and discharging mode is recorded 1.6 % and 2.4 % respectively with unity supply power factor during experiments. The performance of converter is evaluated during charging modes both in constant current (CC) and constant voltage (CV) modes.

scholarly journals Accurate Online Battery Impedance Measurement Method with Low Output Voltage Ripples on Power Converters

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 1064
Author(s):  
Qi Yao ◽  
Dylan-Dah-Chuan Lu ◽  
Gang Lei
Keyword(s):  
Duty Cycle ◽  
Measurement Method ◽  
Power Converters ◽  
Impedance Measurement ◽  
High Amplitude ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Wide Frequency Range ◽  
Perturbation Source ◽  
Battery State Of Charge ◽  
Input Side

The conventional online battery impedance measurement method works by perturbing the duty cycle of the DC-DC power converter and measuring the response of the battery voltage and current. This periodical duty cycle perturbation will continuously generate large voltage ripples at the output of power converters. These large ripples will not easily be removed due to the high amplitude and wide frequency range and would be a challenge to meet tight output regulation. To solve this problem, this paper presents a new online battery impedance measurement technique by inserting a small switched resistor circuit (SRC) into the converter. The first contribution of this work is that the perturbation source is moved from the main switch to the input-side of the converter, so the ripples are reduced. The analysis and experimental results of the proposed method show a reduction of 16-times compared with the conventional method. The second contribution tackles the possible change of the battery state of charge (SOC) during the online battery measurement process, which will inevitably influence the impedance measurement accuracy. In this proposed method, battery impedance at multiple frequencies can be measured simultaneously using only one perturbation to accelerate measurement speed and minimize possible SOC change. The experimental impedance results coincide with a high-accuracy laboratory battery impedance analyzer.

scholarly journals Improvement of Static Voltage Gain of a Non-Isolated Positive Output Single-Switch DC-DC Converter Structure Using a Diode-Capacitor Cell

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 583-590
Author(s):  
D. Murali ◽  
S. Annapurani
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Conversion Ratio ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Input Side ◽  
Voltage Conversion ◽  
Capacitor Cell

There are different low switching stress non-isolated DC-DC power converter structures developed for Photo-Voltaic (PV) applications with a view to achieve high voltage conversion ratio. The work proposed in this research article investigates the performance analysis of a coupled inductor and diode-capacitor multiplier cell based non-isolated high gain single-switch DC–DC conversion scheme with a single-ended primary-inductor on the input side. The presented converter suitable for renewable energy applications has the merits such as continuous input current, high voltage conversion ratio, and reduced voltage stress across the power switch. The multiplier cell consisting of two diodes and two capacitors is mainly used to enhance the converter output voltage level. A MATLAB / SIMULINK model of the suggested topology has been developed to validate its performance. During the simulation of the converter, a DC voltage of 50 V was given at the input side. The load end received a DC voltage of approximately 900 V. Thus, through this study, it was found that the addition of diode-capacitor cell can significantly improve the static gain of the suggested converter. The findings of this research may serve as a base for future studies on improvement of voltage gain of DC-DC converters.

scholarly journals Intertied AC-DC Hybrid System Power Sharing Through Intelligent Droop Controller

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 2609-2615
Author(s):  
P. Gupta ◽  
P. Swarnkar
Keyword(s):  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Hybrid Power System ◽  
Hybrid Power ◽  
Power Management Strategy ◽  
Communication Links

The result of DG clustering is the hybrid power system while further clustering forms the intertied hybrid power system. Interfacing of intertied hybrid power system requires an interlinking converter with a legitimate power administration and control system. In contrast to individual hybrid power system (HPS), power administration of the intertied hybrid system is more complex. Autonomous droop strategy is appropriate for the intertied hybrid system where communication links are not possible. This paper proposes a new topology for control in intertied hybrid system where two hybrid power systems are connected to each other through interlink power converter. Evaluated frequencies in different HPSs can diverse. In order to manage power flow a power management strategy with consideration characteristics of common bus, a PDC-vDC2 method is proposed, and compared with conventional droop, to realize power sharing among HPS. The practicability of the proposed power sharing method is realized in MATLAB/Simulink platform.

Research on Inductive Power Charging Device of Unmanned Ground Vehicle

2014 ◽  
Vol 852 ◽  
pp. 660-664
Author(s):  
Zhi Ning Li ◽  
Jian Wei Chen ◽  
Ying Tang Zhang ◽  
Gang Yin
Keyword(s):  
Power Converter ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Unmanned Ground Vehicle ◽  
Ground Vehicles ◽  
Ground Vehicle ◽  
Charging System ◽  
Series Resonant ◽  
Inductive Power

It is important to charge accumulator automatically on unmanned ground vehicles. A kind of inductive power charging system, with rotary type coupler and series-resonant power converter of full bridge, is designed. The working progress of resonant circuit and main circuit is simulated. The result of experiments shows that the simulation model of main circuit agrees well with practice and can instruct design of power converter in the future. The efficiency of power transferring decreases with coupler air gap increasing. The designed inductive charging device can charge accumulator with constant current while the air gap is 1.2 mm.

Analysis on Performances of Matrix Rectifier under Abnormal Conditions

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 1347-1352
Author(s):  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Qing Fan Zhang ◽  
Dian Li Hou
Keyword(s):  
Power Converter ◽  
Simulation Research ◽  
Input And Output ◽  
Compact Topology ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Input Side ◽  
Harmonic Components ◽  
Four Quadrant ◽  
Order Components ◽  
Low Order

Matrix rectifier (AC-DC MC) is a four-quadrant AC-DC power converter device with compact topology. This paper concerns the influence of abnormal power supply conditions to the matrix rectifier. The input and output performances of matrix rectifier with pure sinusoidal supply voltages are discussed. The input currents are symmetrical sinusoidal without any low-order components. But due to the absence of DC capacitors, the abnormal conditions at input side affect the input and output performances directly, which introduce ripples into the DC output and cause the distortion of input currents. In this paper, the low-order harmonic components in input currents, and ripples at output side are theoretically analyzed under conditions that the input voltages are unbalanced and non-sinusoidal respectively. The simulation research is carried out to verify the theoretical analysis, and the results, which demonstrated the analysis conclusions, are given.

scholarly journals Light-Load Efficiency Optimization for an LCC-Parallel Compensated Inductive Power Transfer Battery Charger

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 2080
Author(s):  
Shuangcheng Yang ◽  
Xiangtian Deng ◽  
Jianghua Lu ◽  
Zhixuan Wu ◽  
Kai Du
Keyword(s):  
Power Converter ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Power Transfer ◽  
Battery Charger ◽  
Battery Charging ◽  
Inductive Power Transfer ◽  
Efficiency Optimization ◽  
Charging System ◽  
Light Load ◽  
Inductive Power

Wireless power transfer (WPT) techniques have gained wide acceptance across a range of battery charging applications such as cell phones, cardiac pacemakers, and electric vehicles. In a wireless battery charging system, a constant current/constant voltage (CC/CV) charging strategy, regardless of the variation of the battery load which may roughly range from a few ohms to several hundred ohms, is typically adopted to ensure the safety, durability, and performance of the battery. However, system efficiency drops significantly as the load increases in CV mode, especially at very light-load conditions. This paper proposes an efficiency optimization method for an LCC-parallel compensated inductive power transfer (IPT) battery charging system without the help of any additional power converter and control method. The equivalent circuit and resonant conditions of the LCC-parallel compensation topology are firstly analyzed to achieve the load-independent CV output at a zero phase angle (ZPA) operating frequency. Over the full range of CV charging mode, the efficiency of the LCC-parallel resonant tank circuit is analyzed and optimized. An IPT battery charger prototype with 48 V charging voltage and 1 A charging current is implemented. A measured DC–DC transfer efficiency of greater than 90.48% is achieved during the whole CV charging profile.

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