This paper proposes the Modified Switched Inductor Quasi Z Source Inverter (MSL-QZSI) for extracting maximum solar power generation. The Z source inverter uses LC impedance network to couple the main converter circuit to the power source, which provides the boosting of input voltage. It is not possible in traditional voltage-source inverter (VSI) and current-source inverter (CSI). The proposed ...

The phase synchronous inverter is an electrical inverter device which is synchronizing inverter phase with the micro-grid phase. Generally, DC voltage supply is considered as the input of the DC to AC inverter which is a renewable energy source such as solar panel, wind turbine and battery storage, etc. The three phase three layer phase synchronous inverters are normally utilized in the high po...

Visual sensing technology is widely used in welding practices because visual devices are decreasing in price, increasing in reliability and improving in image processing hardware and software. As the most studied welding sensor, CCD(Charge Coupled Device) is more suitable for quality control of welding process than other means of sensing devices because it can obtain both two dimensional and th...

This paper introduces a carriage-type welding robot which is to implement into double hull assembly line in shipbuilding. The developed robot consists of 5-axis carriage-type body, a controller, and a welding power supply and is capable of welding fully automatically such as a commercial industrial robot system without any interruption by an operator in a cell which consists of vertical weld-li...

A study was conducted on the arc and melting efficiency of the plasma arc, gas tungsten arc, gas metal arc, and submerged arc welding processes. The results of this work are extended to develop a quantitative method for estimating weld metal dilution in a companion paper. Arc efficiency was determined as a function of current for each process using A36 steel base metal. Melting efficiency was e...

In the present study, the fumes generated from manual metal arc (MMA) and submerged metal arc (SMA) welding of low temperature service steel, and the chromium and nickel percentages in these fumes, were measured at various horizontal distances and vertical heights from the arc in order to obtain a three dimensional distribution. The MMA welding fume concentrations were significantly higher than...