The newly developed phase-shift controlled bidirectional DC-DC converter has the conventional features of phase-shifted converters, including zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and constant switching frequency. However, it has been improved by developing a bi-directional power flow capability and applying synchronous rectification, hence the on-state voltmge drop of the active devices are small.

In a photovoltaic system, sun light energy is converted to electricity. The generatedelectricity has a low DC voltage. In order to increase voltage generated by photovoltaic cells (PV),an additive DC-DC converter is required to raise the low voltage to a good level which provides theconditions for connection to DC-DC converters. Low wastes, low costs, and high efficiency are someother specifica...

Abstract Modular Multilevel Converter (MMC) has found very wide application in renewable energy sources, DC power transmission, high voltage applications and micro grid. However the technical challenge of MMC is to maintain constant current, constant power and constant voltage at the output depending on the requirement. In this paper a control loop is developed for maintaining constant power at...

The doubly-fed generators (DFIG) have clear superiority for the applications of large capacity and limited-range speed control case due to the partially rated inverter, lower cost and high reliability. These characteristics enable the doubly-fed wound rotor induction machine to have vast applications in wind-driven generation.In this paper Combined Vector and direct power control (CVDPC) strate...

Received Feb 14, 2017 Revised Apr 14, 2017 Accepted Apr 28, 2017 This paper proposes maximum boost control for 7-level z-source cascaded h-bridge inverter and their affiliation between voltage boost gain and modulation index. Z-source network avoids the usage of external dc-dc boost converter and improves output voltage with minimised harmonic content. Z-source network utilises distinctive LC i...

This investigation develops a revisable method for estimating the estimate value of equivalent 10 Hz voltage flicker (DV10) of a DC Electric Arc Furnace (EAF). This study also discusses three 161kV DC EAFs by field measurement, with those results indicating that the estimated DV10 value is significantly smaller than the survey value. The key point is that the conventional means of estimating DV...

A Single LED is very small, and their luminance is related to the amount of driving current. Sufficient luminance for an illuminator requires many LEDs to be connected together and a constant current supplied to each LED. Therefore, the LED drive circuit must have constant-output-current control and/or constant-luminance control. We propose an LED drive circuit that consists of a boost-type DC-...

Whole-cell voltage clamp and displacement-measuring photodiode techniques were used to study electrophysiological and mechanical properties of the guinea pig outer hair cell (OHC). OHCs demonstrate a voltage-mechanical response (V-M) function that can be fit by a two state Boltzmann relation, where the cell normally rests near the hyperpolarizing saturation region (-70 to -90 mV). The voltage a...

In this paper, a new topology for cascaded multilevel inverter based on quasi-Z-source converter is proposed. In the proposed topology the magnitude of output DC voltage is not limited to the sum of magnitude of DC voltage sources. Moreover, the reliability of the circuit due to capability of short circuit by Z-source network is increased. The quasi-Z- source converter in different modes is ana...

Airborne wind energy (AWE) systems with electrical machine on the ground are a promising alternative to classical wind turbines. Such systems are operated in pumping mode with the reel-out phase generating electrical power and the reel-in phase dissipating power [1]. We discuss DC-link voltage control of the grid-side voltage source inverter (VSI) which controls active power flow from the machi...