This paper deals with the Direct Torque Control (DTC) of Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drives fed by four-switch inverters (also known as B4inverters) rather than six-switch inverters (also known as B6 inverters) in conventional drives. The principle of operation of the BLDC motor is firstly recalled considering both cases of B6and B4-inverters in the armature, with emphasis on the twoand three-pha...

Multilevel inverter as compared to single level inverters have advantages like minimum harmonic distortion, reduced Electro Magnetic Interference (EMI/RFI) generation and can operate on several voltage levels. In this paper a new topology of cascaded multilevel inverter using reduced number of switches, resulting in higher output voltage levels is proposed. There are five series connected H-bri...

This paper discusses the basic considerations and development of a prototype demo system for the wireless charging of supercapacitor electric vehicles, which uses magnetic resonance coupling. Considering future ubiquitous wireless vehicle stationary and dynamic charging facilities, supercapacitor could be an ideal device to store a reasonable amount of electrical energy for a relatively short p...

The Sliding mode control theory is applied to a sinusoidal output voltage boost inverter with linear load. The boost inverter is intended to be used in UPS design, whenever an AC voltage larger than the DC link voltage is needed, with no need of a second power conversion stage. Operation, control strategy, simulation and experimental results are'included in this paper.

Sharply increasing need for portable electronic devices has reinforced the need of low power design methodologies in the recent years. Adiabatic logic style is proved to be an attractive solution for low power digital design. The energy is recycled back to power supply instead of being wasted. Many researchers have introduced different adiabatic logic styles in the past few years. This paper di...

This paper proposes a single phase solar based dual mode power inverter system for domestic and industrial use. Which allows the connection of additional energy sources and storage elements to a domestic photovoltaic grid connected system. The systems output port is designed to behave as a power source or sink, which allows the system to behave as power sink or source. It allows the connection ...

Distributed generation (DG) is one of the key components of the emerging microgrid concept that enables renewable energy integration in a distribution network. In DG unit operation, inverters play a vital role in interfacing energy sources with the grid utility. An effective interfacing can successfully be accomplished by operating inverters with effective control techniques. This paper reviews...

This paper proposed a modified detection based on the point of common coupling (PCC) voltage in the three−phrase inverter, combined over/under frequency protection, to achieve the detection of islanding states rapidly. Islanding detection is an common issue existing in distributed generation system. Compared with active islanding detection ,this method could detect the islanding quickly and eff...

Since a power supply substation of the magnetic levitation train system includes an inverter which is necessary to change the frequency of power, it has a different characteristic comparing to any other railway system. Nowadays, a study is undergoing to determine rating of facilities constituting a power supply system and modeling that system. This paper proposes an analysis model for the power...

Microgrid power management scheme analysis: With the increasing use of renewable energy resources and energy storage devices, inverter-based distributed energy resources (DERs) become the important components in microgrids. As diesel generators with direct ac connections are the current most cost effective and reliable power sources, the stability investigation of microgrids should include both...