Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 388-392). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2004. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xviii, 224 p.; also includes graphics. Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-211).

Thesis (M. Eng.), Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1999. / Bibliography: p. 113-115.

Li-ion batteries have become one of the chosen energy storage devices that are used in applications such as power tools, cellular phones and electric vehicles (EV). With the demand for portable high energy density devices, the rechargeable Li-ion battery has become one of the more viable energy storage systems for large scale commercial EVs because of their higher energy density to weight or volume ratio when compared to other current commercial battery energy storage systems. Various safety procedures for the use of Li-ion batteries in both consumer and EV applications have been developed by the international associations. The test procedures studied in this dissertation demonstrated the importance of determining the true capacity of a cell at various discharge rates. For this, the well known Peukert test was demonstrated. The study also showed that cells with different battery geometries and chemistries would demonstrate different thermal heating during discharge and slightly different Ragone results if different test methods were used as reported in the literature. Accelerated ageing tests were done on different cells at different Depth-of-Discharge (DoD) regions. The different DoD regions were determined according to expected stresses the electrode material in a cell would experience when discharged to specific DoD that follows the discharge voltage profile. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) was used to measure various electrochemical changes within these cells. The EIS results showed that certain observed modelled parameters would change similarly to the ageing of the cell as it aged due to the accelerated testing. EIS was also done on cells at different State-of-Charge (SoC) and temperatures. The results showed that EIS can be used as an effective technique to observe changes within a Li-ion cell as the SoC or temperature changed. For automotive vehicles that are powered by a fuel cell or battery, a supercapacitor can be coupled to a battery in order to increase and optimize the energy and power densities of the drive systems. A test procedure in the literature that evaluated the use of capacitors with Pb-acid batteries was applied to Li-ion type cells in order to quantify the increased power due to the use of a supercapacitor with a Li-ion cell. Both a cylindrical LiCoO2 cell and a VRLA Pb-acid cell showed some additional charge acceptance and delivery when connected to the supercapacitors. A LiMn2O4 pouch cell showed significant charge acceptance and delivery when connected to supercapacitors. The amount of additional charge acceptance and delivery of the different combinations could be explained by EIS, in particular, the resistance and capacitance of the cell in comparison to the combination of the cell and supercapacitor. A large capacity LiCoO2 cell showed high charge acceptance and delivery without connection with a supercapacitor. The study proved that EIS can be used to model the changes within cells under the different conditions and using different test procedures.

The extensive use of nonlinear loads in today’s world has inspired considerable research interest in the area of power quality improvement. This thesis proposes an integrated magnetics based compact solution which provides regulated, balanced and sinusoidal load voltage drawing sinusoidal and balanced currents from the grid. Thus, it supplies clean power to the load without polluting the grid. It consists of an EI shaped magnetic core and two compensators known as the series and shunt compensators. The series compensator ensures the quality of output voltage, where as the shunt one takes care of quality of the current drawn from the grid. The magnetic circuit acts as a common domain for interaction between the energy ports. It also provides galvanic isolation between the inverters, load and the grid. The magnetic circuit incorporates a virtual arm switching mechanism to have an option of connecting the inverters either in series or in parallel with each other depending on the requirements. During normal mode when the switch remains inactive, the series inverter is effectively in series with the load and the shunt inverter is effectively connected across the load. Therefore, the voltage source inverters can be independently controlled to serve the purpose of series and shunt compensation. The shunt inverter is always connected in shunt with the grid. The magnetic arm switch is activated during grid power failure. Then the switch ensures parallel connection of the inverters and the load. The inverters are controlled to share the load power according to the respective ratings. Thus the magnetic arm switching mechanism helps in improving the system reliability. The series inverter also can be connected in parallel with the shunt one in presence of the grid to supplement the shunt inverter by supplying harmonic and reactive currents. The design, modelling and implementation issues for single phase applications are considered first. A simple controller structure for this application is also discussed in the thesis. The individual compensation actions are then verified by simulation and experimental results. The three phase power quality compensator is in principle an extension of the single phase quality power supply. It is realized by combining three single phase units with minor modification in terms of windings. A more compact structure is also proposed wherein a single integrated magnetic circuit for the three phase application can be used. The composite magnetic circuit is modelled and designed considering a laboratory prototype. A synchronously rotating reference frame based controller structure for the series and shunt compensators are discussed. The control of the inverters in power sharing mode (with parallel connected inverters) are also proposed and discussed. Experimental and simulated results are presented to verify and validate the operation of this compensator in different operating modes. An effective improvement in the control dynamics is achieved for handling unbalanced and nonlinear loading without increasing inverter switching frequency and controller parameters. In other words, the modified control scheme can handle nonlinear and unbalanced loading with relatively slow proportional integral (PI) controllers. Suitable feed forward compensation terms corresponding to each harmonic component are added to the output of the PI controllers in order to achieve this effective improvement. Experimental results show good improvement in this regard (for both series and shunt compensations).

D.Ing. / In this dissertation a pulsed DC voltage bus comprising a full wave rectified sinusoidal voltage will be investigated for use as a link voltage. A background study into existing converter topologies for single phase uninterruptable power supplies and three phase front end converters, applicable to the study, is discussed. The definition of the bus voltage will be given as well as the power handling limitations. An experimental 3.3kW single phase UPS and a 3.3kW three phase front end converter using the bus was designed, built, tested and the results presented. The design and modelling of the two systems are discussed so as to clarify the advantages, disadvantages and limits of using such a bus. The appropriate standards pertaining the two converter systems have been looked up and the impact on the design discussed. The discussion will be concluded with a summarisation and possible future work is discussed.

With growing connectivity in the modern era, the risk of encrypted data stored in hardware being exposed to third-party adversaries is higher than ever. The security of encrypted data depends on the secrecy of the stored key. Conventional methods of storing keys in Non-Volatile Memory have been shown to be susceptible to physical attacks. Physically Unclonable Functions provide a unique alternative to conventional key storage. SRAM PUFs utilize inherent process variation caused during manufacturing to derive secret keys from the power-up values of SRAM memory cells. This thesis analyzes the effect of supply ramp-up times on the reliability of SRAM PUFs. We use SPICE simulations as the platform to observe the effect of supply ramp times at the circuit level using carefully controlled supply voltages during power-up. We also measure the effect of supply ramp times on commercially available SRAM ICs by performing reliability and uniqueness measurements on two commercial SRAM models. Finally, a hardware implementation is proposed in a commercial 16nm FinFET technology to establish the design flow for taping out a custom SRAM IC with separated peripheral and core power supplies that would allow for experimental evaluation of sequenced power supplies on the SRAM PUF.

The paper discusses a design of a matrix LED display for car rear combination lamps and its power supply. It provides basic information about converters, light, and electronics requirements in the automotive industry. The design of individual circuits, printed circuit board, and firmware are analyzed. Predefined animations have safety, practical, and design functions. The innovative solution presents a new level of communication between the vehicle and its environment. The purpose is to increase safety and improve traffic flow.

The main topics of the thesis are luminaries based on LED technology and methods for driving them. The aim of theoretical part is to offer basic knowledge about LEDs, their categories, advantages and disadvantages. The basic methods for driving LED modules are also presented. Based on these facts the design of LED switching power supply for street lighting is presented. The aim is to reach high power factor. The function of the devices is presented by examining parts of the power supply.

The aim of the thesis is to clarify the issue of non-contact surface temperature measurement with a focus on the thermal imaging cameras as a modern representative of pyrometers and thermovision technology used in the output control of power supply. To obtain the corresponding results of temperature control, it is necessary to know the exact values of emissivity of the measured materials. The experimental part of this thesis is focused on detection of emissivity of power supply parts.