The challenge for distributed power supply engineers is to design a fast switching DC-DC converter with improved transient response, while still maintaining or increasing efficiency. This has to be achieved in the tight thermal envelope required for reliable system operation and at minimal cost. This paper discusses the use of 20V MOSFETs or the economical design of high efficiency DC-DC conver...

Power electronic devices are non-linear loads that create harmonic distortion and can be susceptible to voltage dips if not adequately protected. The most common economically damaging power quality problem encountered involves the use of variable-speed drives. Variable-speed motor drives or inverters are highly susceptible to voltage dip disturbances and cause particular problems in industrial ...

Purpose – To derive an analytical model for a dc-ac-dc parallel resonant converter operating in lagging power factor mode based on the steady-state operation conditions and considering the effects of a high-frequency transformer. Design/methodology/approach – A range of published works relevant to dc-ac-dc converters and their control methods based on pulse-width-modulation technique are evalua...

In this paper a compensation strategy based on a particular CUPS device, the Unified Power Quality Compensator (UPQC) has been proposed. A customized internal control scheme of the UPQC device was developed to regulate the voltage in the WF terminals, and to mitigate voltage fluctuations at grid side. The voltage regulation at WF terminal is conducted using the UPQC series converter, by voltage...

This paper is about a PV system connected to the electric grid by power electronic converters, using classical PI controller. The modelling for the converters emulates the association of a DC-DC boost with a two-level power inverter (TwLI) or three-level power inverter (ThLI) in order to follow the performance of a testing experimental system. Pulse width modulation (PWMo) by sliding mode contr...

Techniques for analyzing the dynamic patterns of power flow in high frequency dc-dc switching converters are developed. Emphasis is placed on exploring methods for developing reduced order instantaneous and averaged models of power electronic circuits for simulation, analysis, and control design. Tools from selective modal analysis are used to develop the dynamic pattern recognition algorithm, ...

The rectifier has important influence on a DC/DC converter’s characteristics including the efficiency, the output voltage ripple and the dynamic behavior. By analyzing the difference between the center trapped rectifier and the double current rectifier, this document explains and demonstrates the advantage of the current doubler rectifier for DC/DC converters with especially high power but low ...

A hybrid renewable energy system is described which consists of twelve photovoltaic (PV) panels and a wind generator and can supply continuous electric power of 1.5 kW. An Energy Management System (EMS) was developed for this purpose in order to maximize the electric power produced using a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) method and consists of Buck-type DC/DC converters controlled by a micr...

This paper presents an approach for teaching and learning dc-dc converter design using MathCAD. MathCAD provides advantages that greatly improve teaching and learning process especially when long and complicated design equations are involved such as those found in dc-dc converters. A design example using Excel is presented and then compared with the same example using MathCAD. Experience learne...

This work presents the analysis of radiated EMI problems associated with DC-DC buck converters and the solutions for minimize the reverse recovery of the Drain-Bulk diode of the synchronous switching MOSFET. The DC-DC buck converter topology is used in computers and telecom applications because of its high power efficiency and multiple DC levels. For reducing the reverse recovery and its relate...