High step-up ratio DC-DC converters with megawatt ratings are of interest in wind turbine interfaces and high-voltage direct-current systems. The modular multilevel DC-DC converter based on the standard boost converter topology but with the normal single switches replaced by a number of capacitor-clamped sub-modules. The converter is operated in resonant mode with resonance between sub-module c...

The output impedance matrix of a grid-connected converter plays an important role in analyzing system stability. Due to the dynamics of the DC-link control and the phase locked loop (PLL), the output impedance matrices of the converter and grid are difficult to be diagonally decoupled simultaneously, neither in the dq domain nor in the phase domain. It weakens the effectiveness of impedance-bas...

High step-up voltage gain nonisolated DC-DC converter have attracted much attention in photovoltaic, fuel cells and other renewable energy system applications. In this paper, by combining input current ripple-free boost cell with coupled-inductor voltage-doubler cell, an input current ripple-free high voltage gain nonisolated converter is proposed. In addition, passive lossless clamp circuit is...

This paper presents the design of a novel low power electrostatic energy harvesting integrated circuit in AMI 0.7たm high voltage CMOS process. To increase the output power extracted from a variable capacitor acting as a mechanical to electrical energy converter, a novel controller unit is proposed to synchronize the operation of the energy harvesting circuit (EHC) with the motion of the capacit...

This paper presents a sensorless control of switched reluctance motor (SRM) driven by the four phase asymmetric bridge inverter. In this method to obtain the rotor position of switched reluctance motor by means of resonant circuit method. The resonant circuit comprising of the motor and the power electronic converter, motor phase inductance and the parasitic capacitance of converter switches. F...

Harmonic Resonance Mode Analysis (HRMA) is a technique developed to study harmonic resonance in a power system. Compared to conventional resonance analysis techniques, HRMA is a powerful method that can indicate the origin and the locations most affected by a given mode of resonance. The method has been shown to be effective for large scale resonance studies. However, very simplified models are...

The main purpose of this paper is to develop a novel application of a resonant switch converter for battery chargers. A zero-current-switching ZCS converter with a quasiresonant converter QRC was used as the main structure. The proposed ZCS dc–dc battery charger has a straightforward structure, low cost, easy control, and high efficiency. The operating principles and design procedure of the pro...

In this paper, a dual-bridge DC/DC resonant converter with a generalized series and parallel resonant tank is analyzed. A general approach based on Fundamental Harmonic Approximation is used to find the universal steady-state solutions. The analysis results for particular resonant tank configurations are exemplified with several typical resonant tank configurations respectively. The corresponde...

We have constructed a versatile current to voltage (I-V ) converter operating at liquid helium temperature, using a commercially available all-CMOS OPamp. It is valuable for cryogenic measurements of electrical current of nano-pico amperes, for example, in scanning probe microscopy. The I-V converter is thermally linked to liquid helium bath and self-heated up to 10.7 K. We have confirmed its c...

An analysis of current transients caused by the operation of a nearby device in an industrial plant is presented in the paper. The source of current transients in the factory lighting system was traced to the operation of the nearby six-pulse AC/DC converter. To determine the nature of the interaction, a measurement was done with a storage oscilloscope. Also, laboratory experiments on one lamp ...