scholarly journals Solid-State Transformers in Locomotives Fed through AC Lines: A Review and Future Developments

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
pp. 4711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano Farnesi ◽  
Mario Marchesoni ◽  
Massimiliano Passalacqua ◽  
Luis Vaccaro
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
High Power ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Medium Frequency ◽  
Technical Literature ◽  
Solid State Transformers

One of the most important innovation expectation in railway electrical equipment is the replacement of the on-board transformer with a high power converter. Since the transformer operates at line-frequency (i.e., 50 Hz or 16 2/3 Hz), it represents a critical component from weight point of view and, moreover, it is characterized by quite poor efficiency. High power converters for this application are characterized by a medium frequency inductive coupling and are commonly referred as Power Electronic Transformers (PET), Medium Frequency Topologies or Solid-State Transformers (SST). Many studies were carried out and various prototypes were realized until now, however, the realization of such a system has some difficulties, mainly related to the high input voltage (i.e., 25 kV for 50 Hz lines and 15 kV for 16 2/3 Hz lines) and the limited performance of available power electronic switches. The aim of this study is to present a survey on the main solutions proposed in the technical literature and, analyzing pros and cons of these studies, to introduce new possible circuit topologies for this application.

scholarly journals Development of Technology for High-Power Industry Converters

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 3130-3132 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbines ◽  
High Power ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Power Industry ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Photo Voltaic ◽  
Universal Procedure

The power stable of the converters is actually coming from some milliwatts (as in a cellphone) to dozens of megawatts in an HVDC gearbox body. Along with "classic" electronic devices, power streams, as well as current, are actually utilized to hold relevant information, whereas along with power electronic devices, they lug power. This inverter may magnify source of power like gas- mobiles, little wind turbines, as well as photo-voltaic assortments (i.e. it agrees with for circulated power treatments). The principles of resources and also changes are actually described and also categorized. Coming from the general regulations of resource propinquities, a universal procedure of power converter formation exists.

scholarly journals Dual Active Bridge (DAB) DC-DC converter for multilevel propulsion converters for electrical multiple units (EMU)

2018 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 04002
Author(s):  
Marek Adamowicz ◽  
Zbigniew Krzemiński ◽  
Paweł Stec
Keyword(s):  
Input Voltage ◽  
Regenerative Braking ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Power Devices ◽  
Medium Frequency ◽  
Pwm Inverter ◽  
Fast Switching ◽  
Dual Active Bridge ◽  
Power Modules ◽  
Multiple Units

Semiconductor power devices made from silicon carbide (SiC) reached a level of technology enabling their widespread use in power converters. Two different approaches to implementation of modern traction converters in electric multiple units (EMU) have been presented in recent years: (i) 3.3-kV SiC MOSFET-based three-level PWM inverter with regenerative braking and (ii) 6.5-kV IGBT-based fourquadrant power electronic traction transformer (PETT). The former has successfully reached optimized dimensions and efficiency but still requires a bulky line frequency transformer for multisystem applications. The latter characterizes inherent galvanic isolation from AC traction, which is realized by cascaded system of power electronic cells containing medium frequency transformers (MFT). The downsizing of the 6.5-kV IGBT-based cells is, however, problematic. The present paper proposes a different approach, that involves the use of a fast switching 1.2-kV SiC MOSFETS. The SiC-based PETT proposed in the paper is dedicated first for the DC traction. For multi-system application the input voltage of the proposed PETT can be adjusted using weight-optimized adjusting autotransformer. Thanks to utilization of fast-switching SiCbased power modules the weight and size of the power electronic cells can be optimized in a convenient way.

Multi-Level Power Converter Using Series-Connected Solid-State Transformers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuichi Mabuchi ◽  
Yuki Kawaguchi ◽  
Kimihisa Furukawa ◽  
Mitsuhiro Kadota ◽  
Mizuki Nakahara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Solid State Transformers ◽  
Multi Level

Improvement of output current waveforms using SVM technique and fuzzy logic controller for matrix converter

2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 1896-1916
Author(s):  
Aziz Boukadoum ◽  
Tahar Bahi ◽  
Youcef Soufi ◽  
Abla Bouguerne ◽  
Sofiane Oudina
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Fuzzy Logic Controller ◽  
Harmonic Distortion ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Matrix Converter ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Power Electronic ◽  
Output Current ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Input And Output

Purpose – The use of power electronic equipment such as conventional AC-DC-AC converters cause several problems in electrical networks and its components. They generate harmonic currents and disturb the electrical power sources; so, it is necessary to research alternative topologies of power electronic converters based on advanced intelligent controllers, which reduce or even eliminate harmonics to achieve energy-saving and environmental protection. The use of matrix converter (MC) is, considered as an attractive solution to maintain pure sinusoidal input and output current waveforms. The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach – The studied system is composed of a three phase matrix converter (TMC) feeding a linear R, L load and a trees phase rectifier considered as a non-linear load; the proposed control strategy is based on a fuzzy logic controller (FLC) associated to the (space vector modulation) SVM modulation technique, this choice is motivated by the advantages that represent the combination of FLC and SVM in term of power quality enhancement in both input and output sides of MC. Findings – The model is validated based on simulation results that illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed system in term of power quality amelioration. The high performance of the proposed FLC is illustrated in all study cases especially in the case of perturbed input voltage, it is not only able to keep the whole system stable, but also it reduces harmonic distortion THD to respect international standards recommendation. Originality/value – In this paper, an associated linear (RL), non-linear loads and TMC is studied. From the mathematical point of view, the MC is modeled and analyzed. From the technique point of view, the MC allows sinusoidal current absorbance from the network with good qualities in term of harmonic distortion compensation, and high reliability under various loads and disturbed input voltage.

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