Two standard commercial flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG (YAG denotes yttrium aluminum garnet) lasers have been upgraded to "pulse-burst" capability. Each laser produces a burst of up to 15 2 J Q-switched pulses (1064 nm) at repetition rates of 1-12.5 kHz. Variable pulse-width drive (0.15-0.39 ms) of the flashlamps is accomplished by insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) switching of electrolytic cap...

This paper proposes and discusses a novel AC/DC converter suitable for small-scaled wind power generation system applications. By introducing flyback cells into the three-phase single-switch Boost circuit, the proposed converter is designed as single-stage and has both rectification and high step-up power conversion functions. It is able to obtain high voltage gain at low input voltage level, a...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been widely used for various lighting applications. A high power factor single-stage single-switch driver can be used to supply LEDs without using an electrolytic capacitor. By integrating the single-ended primary inductor converter (SEPIC) and flyback converter, LED driver could achieve nearly a unity power factor and low total harmonic distortion (THD). Since...

Electrolytic capacitors are used in several applications ranging from power supplies on safety critical avionics equipment to power drivers for electro-mechanical actuators. This makes them good candidates for prognostics and health management research. Prognostics provides a way to assess remaining useful life of components or systems based on their current state of health and their anticipate...

Electrolytic capacitors are used in several applications ranging from power supplies for safety critical avionics equipment to power drivers for electro-mechanical actuators. Past experiences show that capacitors tend to degrade and fail faster when subjected to high electrical or thermal stress conditions during operations. This makes them good candidates for prognostics and health management....

Capacitors are one of the most critical components in power electronic converters, yet they notoriously susceptible to failure. Avoiding unforeseen outages caused by capacitor failures is effective approaches increase system availability. Therefore, a variety methods have been proposed monitor health condition based on different degradation indicators. This article proposes new approach accurat...

This paper, propose a Three-terminal Reduced DC Bus Capacitance Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC) for Low Voltage (LV) distribution Networks with High Photovoltaic (PV) penetrations. The device is shown capable of voltage regulating and correcting phase unbalance voltages that can be produced by high levels of distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation. The device is also capable of Power fact...

The aim of this paper is to present partly the Measurement Automation System (MAS) of an Electrolytic Capacitor Development Laboratory at EPCOS Hungary. The main role of the MAS is to facilitate the electrolyte and capacitor research and development, through the automation of the related measurement tasks, and to provide a powerful database system background for data retrieval and research deci...