DC to DC converters stabilize the voltage obtained from voltage sources such as solar power system, wind energy sources, wave energy sources, rectified voltage from alternators, and so forth. Hence, the need for improving its control algorithm is inevitable. Many algorithms are applied to DC to DC converters. This thesis designs fuzzy adaptive dynamic programming (Fuzzy ADP) algorithm. Also, this thesis implements both adaptive dynamic programming (ADP) and Fuzzy ADP on DC to DC converters to observe the performance of the output voltage trajectories.

In the fast growing field of Telecommunications, the back up DC power supply plays a vital role in powering the telecom equipment. This DC power supply is a combination of AC-DC Rectifier coupled with a battery bank to support the load when AC input is not available. Figures 0.1 and 0.2 show the line diagram of the DC power supply. The power supply is the most critical element in a telecom installation and it should be highly reliable in order to have un-interrupted service. (Fig) Besides reliability, power density and cost are the driving forces behind the success of a power supply in the market. Off late, the reach of telecom in the society is very wide covering remote villages and major metros. Given this environment, the power supply is exposed to extreme input conditions. It is desirable to design the power supply capable of withstanding wide AC input conditions. Another advantage is that the rectifier unit will keep the battery charged so that the battery will have long life. This thesis is aimed at designing a 1400W (56V/25A) telecom power supply, keeping in view of the issues expressed above. The aim is to design a Switched Mode Rectifier (SMR) that tolerate wide input voltage variations (90Vac to 300Vac). In addition, the design covers unity input power factor, high efficiency (> 90%), high power density ( ), parallel operation and low cost ( ). Chapter 1 of this thesis covers the context and motivation of the work. Chapter 2 presents the design issues pertaining to power supplies. The normalized description of the power converters is presented. Such a description enables one to compare several circuit topologies in order to make effective design decisions. In a similar way the effectiveness of the switches and mgnetics are presented to enable design decisions in the output stage of the rectifier. Chapter 3 presents the design of the 1400W telecom power supply, keeping in view of the stated specifications. The performance results of the converter are presented in Chapter 4. All the design goals have been met. The design exercise has also given insights into possible further improvements. Contributions from this work and course of future development work are indicated in the concluding chapter.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T14:52:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao-GuilhermeCarvalhoFarias.pdf: 1837201 bytes, checksum: 75a44efdfd7752087fd597668e388184 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-02-29 / This study consists in a comparative analysis of MPPT strategies for low power wind turbines and the development of a control methodology for a battery charging system. The main MPPT strategies in the literature are described and implemented, along with all of their auxiliary control loops. To perform the comparison, a simulation platform is developed. Mathematical modeling of all components in the platform is described, as well as how they relate with each other. This platform allows keeping the system parameters the same for all methods, and modifying only the necessary to implement each of them. The control method for battery charging is presented and analyzed. One of the MPPT strategies described is applied together with this methodology. The methodology of the simulations are performed with switched models to validate the project realized with the developed average models. / Este trabalho consiste na análise comparativa entre métodos MPPT para turbinas eólicas de pequeno porte e desenvolvimento de uma metodologia de controle para um sistema de carregamento de baterias. Os principais métodos de MPPT presentes na literatura são descritos e implementados, juntamente com suas malhas de controle auxiliares. Para realizar a comparação, uma plataforma de simulação é desenvolvida. O modelamento matemático de todos os componentes presentes na plataforma é descrito, bem como a forma como eles se relacionam. Essa plataforma permite manter os parâmetros do sistema iguais para todos os métodos, somente modificando o necessário para implementar cada um deles. A metodologia de controle para carregamento de baterias é apresentada e analisada. Um dos métodos de MPPT descritos é aplicado juntamente à essa metodologia. As simulações da metodologia são realizadas com modelos chaveados, para validar o projeto realizado com os modelos médios levantados.

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With the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, energy storage systems (ESS), data center power supplies, and solid-state transformer (SST) systems, the fixed-ratio isolated DC-DC converter, namely the DC transformer (DCX), has gained significant popularity. Similar to the passive AC transformer, DCX can bidirectionally convey DC power with very high efficiency. Due to zero-voltage switching (ZVS) and a small root mean square (RMS) current, the open-loop CLLC resonant converter operating at the resonant frequency is a promising candidate for DCX with a constant voltage transfer ratio. In Chapter 2, to solve unsmooth bidirectional power flow and current distortion in the traditional CLLC-DCX with synchronization rectification (SR) modulation, a dual-active-synchronization (DAS) modulation is adopted with identical driving signals on both sides. First, the switching transition of this modulation is thoroughly analyzed considering the large switch's output capacitances. After comparing different transitions, a so-called sync-ZVS transition is more desirable with ZVS, has no deadtime conduction loss, and almost has load-independent voltage gain. An axis and center symmetric (ACS) method is proposed to achieve this switching transition. Based on this method, an overall design procedure of CLLC-DCX with DAS modulation is also proposed. However, designing a high-power and high-frequency transformer for CLLC-DCX presents significant challenges due to the trade-off between thermal management, leakage inductance minimization, and insulation requirements. To overcome this trade-off between power rating and operation frequency, a scalable electronic-embedded transformer (EET) with a low-voltage bridge integrated into the transformer windings is proposed in Chapter 3. The EET addresses the challenge through simple open-loop control and natural current sharing, enabling easy parallel connection and scaling to different power ratings. Based on this concept, a bidirectional, EET-based DC transformer (EET-DCX) is proposed to solve the transformer-level paralleling and resonant point shift issues in traditional LLC-DCX designs. By employing the embedded full bridge, the EET-DCX effectively cancels out the impedance of the leakage inductance, ensuring optimal operation at any frequency. Additionally, the EET-DCX retains the inherent advantages of the LLC-DCX, such as load-independent voltage gain, simple open-loop control, full-load range ZVS, and low circulating current. Leveraging these advantages, the proposed EET-DCX solution has the potential to push the boundaries of transformer performance to the MHz operation frequency range with hundreds of kilowatts of power capability. Moreover, to address the significant RMS current problem of the CLLC-DCX, a trapezoidal current modulation is also proposed in Chapter 3. Compared to the CLLC-DCX with a sinusoidal current, an EET-DCX with a trapezoidal current can reduce the total conduction loss by up to 23%. This total conduction loss includes semiconductor loss on both high-voltage and low-voltage bridges and transformer winding loss. In light of this EET concept, another resonant commutation (RC) EET-DCX is proposed to streamline the circuit. First, it replaces the embedded full bridge with a low-voltage bidirectional AC switch. Second, it introduces a resonant current commutation to realize a quasi-trapezoidal transformer current with a smaller RMS value. Compared to the triangular current produced by the original EET-DCX, the RMS current can be decreased by 15%. By incorporating only one embedded bidirectional AC switch, the high-frequency transformer leakage inductance impedance is fully neutralized. As a result, the rated power of the proposed RC EET-DCX can be readily scaled up through transformer-level parallelism. Furthermore, the RC EET-DCX maintains the benefits of a typical LLC/CLLC-DCX, including load-independent voltage gain, full load range ZVS, and low circulating current. However, either in EET-DCX or RC EET-DCX, the trapezoidal current modulation will increase the voltage stress on the low-voltage full bridge or bidirectional AC switch, especially when the leakage inductance is large and variable, such as in the high-power wireless charging application. To address this trade-off between RMS current and voltage stress, this paper proposes the concept of a hybrid resonant-type EET-DCX with a series resonant capacitor. Following this concept, two specific topologies, hybrid EET-DCX and hybrid RC EET-DCX, are proposed. The main difference between these topologies is that the former adopts a full bridge. In a hybrid RC EET-DCX, a resonant current commutation scheme is developed. Among these topologies, since the passive capacitor can mainly cancel the leakage inductance impedance, the full bridge or AC switch only needs to handle the remaining impedance. Thus, the voltage stress on active components can be dramatically decreased. Additionally, these two proposed topologies can retain all the advantages of previous EET-DCX designs, including natural current sharing, load-independent voltage gain, simple open-loop control, and full-load range ZVS. The comparison between these two topologies is thoroughly studied. Finally, a 12-kW DCX testbench is built to verify all the analysis and performance in Chapter 3. If output voltage regulation is required, DCX can cooperate with other voltage regulators to realize high conversion efficiency and power density. In Chapter 4, two DCX applications are implemented: an 18-kW 98.8% peak efficiency EV battery charger with partial power processing and a 50-kW symmetric 3-level buck-boost converter with common-mode (CM) noise reduction. In the first battery charger, a large portion of the power is handled by an 18 kW CLLC-DCX, and the remaining partial power goes through a 3-phase interleaved buck converter. The proposed switching transition optimization in Chapter 2 is adopted in the 18-kW CLLC-DCX to realize 98.8% peak efficiency. To handle the step-up and step-down cases at the same time, a symmetric 3-level buck-boost converter with coupled inductors is also studied as a post regulator. With symmetric topology and quadrangle current control, the converter can achieve a CM noise reduction and full load range ZVS with a small RMS current. To further optimize the performance and simplify the control, a mid-point bridging with a better CM noise reduction and a split capacitor voltage auto-balance is implemented. A 50-kW prototype is built to verify the above analysis. To summarize, Chapter 2 first proposes a switching transition optimization for CLLC-DCX. Later, to address the intrinsic trade-off between transformer rating power and frequency, an EET concept and its corresponding soft-switching DCX family are found in Chapter 3. Finally, to handle voltage regulation, two examples for practical applications are studied in Chapter 4 —one is an 18-kW partial power converter, and the other is a 50-kW 3-L buck-boost converter. Finally, Chapter 5 will draw conclusions and illustrate future work. / Doctor of Philosophy / With the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, energy storage systems (ESS), data center power supply, and solid-state transformer (SST) systems, the fixed-ratio isolated dc-dc converter, namely dc transformer (DCX), has gained significant popularity. However, designing a high-performance DCX still has many challenges, such as large dead time loss, poor current sharing, and sensitivity to parameter tolerance. Firstly, the state-of-the-art resonant CLLC-DCX is optimized in Chapter 2. With an optimal switching frequency and dead time, both the primary and secondary sides of zero voltage switching (ZVS) can begin and finish simultaneously, which means dead time loss caused by current through the body diode can be eliminated. Therefore, the efficiency of CLLC-DCX can be improved. However, designing a high-power and high-frequency CLLC-DCX transformer still presents significant challenges due to the trade-off between thermal management, leakage inductance minimization, and insulation requirements. To overcome this trade-off, in Chapter 3, a scalable electronic-embedded transformer (EET) concept with a low-voltage bridge integrated into the transformer windings is proposed. The EET addresses the challenge through its simple open-loop control and natural current sharing, enabling easy parallel connection and scaling to different power ratings. In light of this EET concept, a new family of soft-switching DCXs is proposed for different applications, such as high-power wireless charging systems. All these EET-based DCXs retain the merits of typical CLLC-DCX, such as small circulating current ringing, small turn-off current, full load range ZVS, and load-independent gain. After realizing a desirable design for DCX, Chapter 4 presents two DCX applications with voltage regulation. Firstly, an 18 kW 98.8% peak efficiency battery charger is designed with partial power processing. Most of the power will go through an optimized DCX, and the remaining small portion of power will go through a 3-phase interleaved buck converter. On the other hand, DCX can also be adopted as a front-end or rear-end converter in a typical two-state DC-DC converter. As for another stage, a non-isolated DC-DC converter with a large output range can be used to handle voltage regulation. Following this structure, a 50-kW symmetric 3-L buck-boost converter with coupled inductors and reduced common emission is proposed. To summarize, the state-of-the-art CLLC-DCX is optimized in Chapter 2. Afterward, a new concept of EET-DCX and its corresponding DCX family is proposed in Chapter 3. After obtaining an optimized DCX, two practical applications with DCX are implemented in Chapter 4. Finally, Chapter 5 will draw conclusions and illustrate future work.

Electrical energy is used at approximately the rate of 15 Terawatts world-wide. Generating this much energy has become a primary concern for all nations. There are many ways of generating energy among which the most commonly used are non-renewable and will extinct much sooner than expected. Very active research is going on both to increase the use of renewable energy sources and to use the available energy with more efficiency. Among these sources, solar energy is being considered as the most abundant and has received high attention. The mobile phone has become one of the basic needs of modern life, with almost every human being having one.Individually a mobile phone consumes little power but collectively this becomes very large. This consideration motivated the research undertaken in this masters thesis. The objective of this thesis is to design a model for solar power based charging circuits for mobile phone using Simulink(R). This thesis explains a design procedure of solar power based mobile charger circuit using Simulink(R) which includes the models for the photo-voltaic array, maximum power point tracker, pulse width modulator, DC-DC converter and a battery. The first part of the thesis concentrates on electron level behavior of a solar cell, its structure and its electrical model.The second part is to design an array of solar cells to generate the desired output. Finally, the third part is to design a DC-DC converter which can stabilize and provide the required input to the battery with the help of the maximum power point tracker and pulse width modulation. The obtained DC-DC converter is adjustable to meet the requirements of the battery. This design is aimed at charging a lithium ion battery with nominal voltage of 3.7 V, which can be taken as baseline to charge different types of batteries with different nominal voltages.

Digitally controlled switching DC-DC converters have recently emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional switching converters based on analog control techniques. This research focuses on eliminating the issues associated with the state of the art switching converters by proposing three novel control techniques: (1) a digitally controlled Buck-Boost converter uses a fully synthesized constant ON/OFF time-based fractional-N controller to regulate the output over a 3.3V-to-5.5V input voltage range and provides seamless transition from buck to buck-boost modes (2) a hysteretic buck converter that employs a highly digital hybrid voltage/current mode control to regulate output voltage and switching frequency independently (3) a 10MHz continuous time PID controller using time based signal processing which alleviates the speed limitations associated with conventional analog and digital. All the three techniques employ digitally assisted control techniques and require no external compensation thus making the controllers fully integrated and highly cost effective. / Graduation date: 2013 / Access restricted to the OSU Community at author's request from June 25, 2012 - June 25, 2014

The main focus of this thesis is on the power electronic converter system challenges associated with the grid integration of variable-renewable-energy (VRE) sources like wave, marine current, tidal, wind, solar etc. Wave energy conversion with grid integration is used as the key reference, considering its high energy potential to support the future clean energy requirements and due the availability of a test facility at Uppsala University. The emphasis is on the DC-link power conditioning and grid coupling of direct driven wave energy converters (DDWECs). The DDWEC reflects the random nature of its input energy to its output voltage wave shape. Thereby, it demands for intelligent power conversion techniques to facilitate the grid connection. One option is to improve and adapt an already existing, simple and reliable multilevel power converter technology, using smart control strategies. The proposed WECs to grid interconnection system consists of uncontrolled three-phase rectifiers, three-level boost converter(TLBC) or three-level buck-boost converter (TLBBC) and a three-level neutral point clamped (TLNPC) inverter. A new method for pulse delay control for the active balancing of DC-link capacitor voltages by using TLBC/TLBBC is presented. Duty-ratio and pulse delay control methods are combined for obtaining better voltage regulation at the DC-link and for achieving higher controllability range. The classic voltage balancing problem of the NPC inverter input, is solved efficiently using the above technique. A synchronous current compensator is used for the NPC inverter based grid coupling. Various results from both simulation and hardware testing show that the required power conditioning and power flow control can be obtained from the proposed multilevel multistage converter system. The entire control strategies are implemented in Xilinx Virtex 5 FPGA, inside National Instruments’ CompactRIO system using LabVIEW. A contour based dead-time harmonic analysis method for TLNPC and the possibilities of having various interconnection strategies of WEC-rectifier units to complement the power converter efforts for stabilizing the DC-link, are also presented. An advanced future AC2AC direct power converter system based on Modular multilevel converter (MMC) structure developed at Siemens AG is presented briefly to demonstrate the future trends in this area.

Η παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία πραγματεύεται τη μελέτη και τη μοντελοποίηση ενός αιολικού συστήματος παραγωγής ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας βασισμένο σε σύγχρονη γεννήτρια μόνιμου μαγνήτη (PMSG). Ειδικότερα, παρουσιάζονται και αναλύονται όλα τα τμήματα που αποτελούν το αιολικό σύστημα καθώς και οι λογικές ελέγχου που ακολουθήθηκαν για την αποτελεσματική λειτουργία του. Επιπλέον, μελετάται και μοντελοποιείται μια διάταξη αποθήκευσης ενέργειας από την οποία πλαισιώνεται το αιολικό σύστημα κατά την αυτόνομη λειτουργία του. Τέλος, παρουσιάζονται και σχολιάζονται τα αποτελέσματα της προσομοίωσης της λειτουργίας του συστήματος, σε σύνδεση με το δίκτυο και κατά την αυτόνομη λειτουργία του. Για την ανάπτυξη του μοντέλου και την προσομοίωση χρησιμοποιήθηκε το πρόγραμμα Simulink/Matlab. Στο Κεφάλαιο 1 γίνεται αναφορά στο ενεργειακό πρόβλημα και μια γενική εισαγωγή στις ανανεώσιμες πηγές ενέργειας. Επιπλέον, δίνονται διάφορες πληροφορίες γύρω από την αιολική ενέργεια και αναλύονται τα πλεονεκτήματα και μειονεκτήματα της χρήσης ανεμογεννητριών. Επίσης, παρουσιάζεται η δομή μιας ανεμογεννήτριας και παραθέτονται διάφοροι τύποι ανεμογεννητριών, ενώ δίνονται και οι βασικές σχέσεις μετατροπής της αιολικής ενέργειας σε ηλεκτρική. Στο Κεφάλαιο 2 γίνεται ανάλυση κάθε τμήματος της ανεμογεννήτριας (πτερωτή, σύστημα μετάδοσης κίνησης, γεννήτρια) και παρατίθενται οι εξισώσεις που περιγράφουν τη λειτουργία τους. Επιπρόσθετα, παρουσιάζεται ο τρόπος μοντελοποίησης του κάθε τμήματος στο περιβάλλον του Simulink. Ιδιαίτερη έμφαση δόθηκε στη μελέτη της σύγχρονης γεννήτριας μόνιμου μαγνήτη καθώς παρουσιάζεται με λεπτομέρεια η δομή της καθώς και οι αρχές που διέπουν τη λειτουργία της. Τέλος, δίνονται όλα τα χαρακτηριστικά μεγέθη της ανεμογεννήτρια που χρησιμοποιήθηκε στην παρούσα εργασία. Στο Κεφάλαιο 3 αρχικά, γίνεται μια γενική παρουσίαση των στοιχείων που αποτελούν τους μετατροπείς, ενώ στη συνέχεια παρουσιάζονται οι βασικές κατηγορίες μετατροπέων που υπάρχουν και αναφέρονται μερικοί βασικοί τύποι μετατροπέων που βρίσκουν εφαρμογή σε αιολικά συστήματα γενικότερα. Έπειτα, το κεφάλαιο επικεντρώνεται στους μετατροπείς που χρησιμοποιήθηκαν στο αιολικό σύστημα της παρούσας εργασίας καθώς εξηγείται ο τρόπος λειτουργίας τους και παρουσιάζεται ο τρόπος μοντελοποίησης τους στο Simulink. Έμφαση δόθηκε στον dc/dc μετατροπέα ανύψωσης τάσης που χρησιμοποιήθηκε, όπου γίνεται διαστασιολόγηση και παρουσιάζεται μια μικρή προσομοίωση της λειτουργίας του. Τέλος, παρουσιάζεται, επίσης, το φίλτρο που τοποθετείται στην έξοδο του αντιστροφέα. Στο Κεφάλαιο 4 περιγράφονται αναλυτικά η τεχνική διαμόρφωσης εύρους παλμών (PWM) και η τεχνική της ημιτονοειδούς διαμόρφωσης εύρους παλμών (SPWM), οι οποίες και εφαρμόστηκαν για την παλμοδότηση των μετατροπέων. Στη συνέχεια, περιγράφονται αναλυτικά οι μηχανισμοί ελέγχου που εφαρμόστηκαν με τη βοήθεια PI ελεγκτών, τόσο στην πλευρά της μηχανής (dc/dc μετατροπέας ανύψωσης τάσης) όσο και στον αντιστροφέα του αιολικού συστήματος. Στο Κεφάλαιο 5 παρουσιάζονται και σχολιάζονται τα αποτελέσματα της προσομοίωσης του αιολικού συστήματος σε σύνδεση με το δίκτυο. Το σύστημα προσομοιώνεται για δύο περιπτώσεις, σε πρώτη φάση γίνεται προσομοίωση του συστήματος υπό σταθερή ταχύτητα ανέμου ίση με 12 m/s και σε δεύτερη φάση προσομοιώνεται η λειτουργία του συστήματος για βηματικές μεταβολές της ταχύτητας του ανέμου. Στο Κεφάλαιο 6 μελετάται η αυτόνομη λειτουργία του αιολικού συστήματος το οποίο, πλέον, πλαισιώνεται με μια διάταξη αποθήκευσης ενέργειας. Αρχικά, παρουσιάζεται το σύστημα αποθήκευσης ενέργειας που χρησιμοποιήθηκε. Συγκεκριμένα η συστοιχία μπαταριών της οποίας δίνονται τα χαρακτηριστικά μεγέθη, καθώς και το μοντέλο της στο Simulink. Επίσης, παρουσιάζεται και μοντελοποιείται ο dc/dc μετατροπέας δύο κατευθύνσεων ο οποίος συνδέει τη συστοιχία με το υπόλοιπο σύστημα. Στη συνέχεια, περιγράφεται αναλυτικά ο μηχανισμός ελέγχου που εφαρμόζεται στη διάταξη αποθήκευσης ενέργειας για τον έλεγχο της φόρτισης/εκφόρτισης. Στο τέλος του κεφαλαίου παρουσιάζονται τα αποτελέσματα της προσομοίωσης του αυτόνομου αιολικού συστήματος για σταθερή ταχύτητα ανέμου-μεταβαλλόμενο φορτίο και για μεταβαλλόμενο άνεμο-σταθερό φορτίο. / In this thesis, a wind energy conversion system (WECS) based on a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG) was studied and simulated. All parts of the WECS are presented and discussed in detail. Furthermore, control strategies for the generator-side converter and the voltage source inverter are developed. The WECS is simulated both in grid connected and stand-alone mode. In the stand-alone mode, the WECS is supplied with an energy storage system for which a bi-directional buck/boost converter and control strategy was designed. Finally, simulation results are presented and performance of the system in various modes of operation is evaluated. Simulink/Matlab is used for modeling and simulating the WECS. At the beginning of Chapter 1, a discussion of energy crisis and renewable energy sources is held. Furthermore, information about wind energy has been reviewed and its benefits and drawbacks are examined. In addition, the structure of a wind turbine and the principles of converting wind energy into electricity are presented. In Chapter 2 all parts of the wind turbine are studied and its characteristics are specified. Even more, the model of every part in Simulink is presented. Theoretical background, structure and operation principles of PMSG are presented in detail. In Chapter 3, firstly a general presentation of converters components takes place. Then the major existing categories of converter are presented and some basic types of converters, which are generally used in WECS, are mentioned. Moreover, the chapter focuses on the converters that are used in this thesis, explaining the way they operate. After all, their models in Simulink are shown. Emphasis was given to the dc/dc boost converter whose parameters are calculated and its operation is simulated. Finally, there is a presentation of the filter which was placed at the output of the inverter. In Chapter 4, Pulse-width Modulation (PWM) and Sinusoidal Pulse-width Modulation (SPWM) techniques that are used in this thesis are described. Moreover, the control strategy for the generator-side converter with maximum power extraction is presented. The control strategy of the voltage sourced inverter is shown as well. In Chapter 5 simulation results of the grid connected WECS are presented and evaluated. On the first part of the presentation, the WECS is simulated for constant wind speed (12m/s), and in the second part for step-changed wind speed. In Chapter 6 the stand-alone operation of the WECS is studied and supplied with an energy storage system. Initially, there is an analysis of the energy storage system, which was used, and in particular the battery bank, whose characteristics are given. Moreover, a Bi-directional dc/dc Buck-Boost converter which is used to interconnect the battery bank to the dc-link is presented and modeled. Afterwards, there is a detailed description of the control strategy used in order to control charging / discharging of the battery bank. At the end of this chapter, simulation results of two different stand-alone operation modes are presented, one with constant wind speed and variable load and the other one with step-changing wind speed and constant load.

<p dir="ltr">The short lifespan of capacitors in power electronics converters is a significant challenge. These capacitors, often electrolytic, are vital for voltage smoothing and frequency filtering. However, their susceptibility to heat, ripple current, and aging can lead to premature faults. This can cause issues like output voltage instability and short circuits, ultimately resulting in catastrophic failure and system shutdown. Capacitors are responsible for 30% of power electronics failures.</p><p dir="ltr">To tackle this challenge, scientists, researchers, and engineers are exploring various approaches detailed in technical literature. These include exploring alternative capacitor technologies, implementing active and passive cooling solutions, and developing advanced monitoring techniques to predict and prevent failures. However, these solutions often come with drawbacks such as increased complexity, reduced efficiency, or higher upfront costs. Additionally, research in material science is ongoing to develop corrosion-resistant capacitors, but such devices are not readily available.</p><p dir="ltr">This dissertation presents a capacitorless solution for dc-dc and dc-ac converters. The proposed solution involves harnessing parasitic elements and integrating them as intrinsic components in power converter technology. This approach holds the promise of enhancing power electronics reliability ratings, thereby facilitating breakthroughs in electric vehicles, compact power processing units, and renewable energy systems. The central scientific premise of this proposal is that the capacitance requirement in a power converter can be met by deliberately augmenting parasitic components.</p><p dir="ltr">Our research hypothesis that incorporating high dielectric material-based thin-films, fabricated using nanotechnology, into planar magnetics will enable the development of a family of capacitorless electronic converters that do not rely on discrete capacitors. This innovative approach represents a departure from the traditional power converter schemes employed in industry.</p><p dir="ltr">The first family of converters introduces a novel capacitorless solid-state power filter (SSPF) for single-phase dc-ac converters. The proposed configuration, comprising a planar transformer and an H-bridge converter operating at high frequency, generates sinusoidal ac voltage without relying on capacitors. Another innovative dc-ac inverter design is the twelve step six-level inverter, which does not incorporate capacitors in its structure.</p><p dir="ltr">The second family of capacitorless topologies consists of non-isolated dc-dc converters, namely the buck converter and the buck-boost converter. These converters utilize alternative materials with high dielectric constants, such as calcium copper titanate (CCTO), to intentionally enhance specific parasitic components, notably inter capacitance. This innovative approach reduces reliance on external discrete capacitors and facilitates the development of highly reliable converters.</p><p dir="ltr">The study also includes detailed discussions on the necessary design specifications for these parasitic capacitors. Furthermore, comprehensive finite element analysis solutions and detailed circuit models are provided. A design example is presented to demonstrate the practical application of the proposed concept in electric vehicle (EV) low voltage side dc-dc power converters used to supply EVs low voltage loads.</p>