Abstract— This paper proposes a new high step-up DC-DC converter designed especially for regulating the DC interface between various microsources and a DC-AC inverter to electricity grid. The figuration of proposed converter is a quadratic boost converter with the coupled inductor in the second boost converter. The converter achieves high step-up voltage gain with appropriate duty ratio and low...

In this paper, a bidirectional AC DC converter is analyzed. The converter applies a half bridge thyristor rectifier and a recuperating thyristor bridge instead of a braking resistor. Recuperating mode of the converter is focused in the analysis, and it is shown that the converter exposes two operating modes within the recuperating mode, one characterized by negligible, and the other one charact...

The Thin Film Multijunction Thermal Converter (TFMJTC) has become the most sensitive and precise transfer standard for the accurate measurement of the ac quantities. Therefore, its parameters are determined at the National Institute of Standards (NIS), Egypt, to obtain its best operating conditions. These parameters are short-term stability, settling time, dc response time, n-factor, input/outp...

This paper presents a power factor corrected (PFC) new bridgeless (BL) Cuk Topologies for low power applications. A BL configuration of Cuk converter is proposed which eliminates the usage of diode bridge rectifier at the front end of the PFC converter, thus reducing the switching and conduction losses coupled with it. This new BL Cuk converter has two semiconductors switches. The current flow ...

This article presents a self-balanced multistage DC-DC step-up converter for photovoltaic applications. The proposed converter topology is designed for unidirectional power transfer and provides a doable solution for photovoltaic applications where voltage is required to be stepped up without magnetic components (transformer-less and inductor-less). The output voltage obtained from renewable so...

Modulation strategy for a matrix structured ac to dc converter is developed. This modulation strategy enables the input displacement factor correction without current sensing. Mathematical proof that ac to dc converter can operate with unity input displacement factor is provided by analysis based on the switching matrix approach. Theoretical analysis demonstrates the algorithm requirements. Com...

In this paper, a direct ac-to-dc power converter is proposed for efficient energy harvesting from the low voltage inertial micro generators. The conventional power converters use diode bridge rectifiers and condition the micro generator outputs in two stages. Hence, they are inefficient and may not be a feasible option for very low voltage micro generators. Moreover, they are not conducive for ...

IEC 1000-3-2 regulations impose a reduced harmonic content on any converter with an input power higher than 75 W. However, if the power architecture of the system is based on small on-board converters, and the total power is higher than 75 W, IEC regulations must be fulfilled although each individual converter need not comply with the regulations. In this paper, one of the different possible so...

DC-DC converters, common in battery-driven, portable, and other high-efficiency systems, can deliver efficiencies greater than 95% while boosting, reducing, or inverting supply voltages. Resistance in the power source is one of the most important factors that can limit efficiency. This application note describes the effects of source resistance, how to calculate efficiency, real-world considera...

Abstract: A stand-alone multi-microgrid (MMG) system can be formed by connecting multiple stand-alone microgrids (MGs). In the stand-alone MMG system where the frequencies of each MG system are different, a back-to-back (BTB) converter can be used for interconnecting the adjacent MG system. The frequency control performance of the MMG system can be improved by designing the suitable controller ...