This thesis proposes a new bidirectional three-phase AC-DC power converter using matrix converter and Z-source inverter topologies. Advantages of the AC-DC matrix converter are the inherently controllable power factor, the tight DC voltage regulation, the wide bandwidth with quick response to load variation, the single-stage buck-voltage AC-to-DC power conversion; advantages of the z-source inverter are the increased reliability by allowing the shoot-through between upper and lower power switches of one inverter leg, insensitivity to DC bus voltage due to the extra freedom of controlling DC-link voltage. The proposed Matrix-Z-source converter (MZC) marries up both advantages of AC-DC matrix converter and Z-source inverter. It can achieve voltage-boost DC-AC inversion capable of variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) AC output; it can achieve voltage-buck AC-DC rectification capable of inherent control over AC current phase angle and DC output regulation with a (VVVF) AC source supply. Both foresaid performance in DC-AC inversion and AC-DC rectification can be implemented in a simple open-loop control manner. Three constraints of VSI, in the bidirectional AC-DC power conversion, are the peak AC voltages are always less than DC-link voltage, closed-loop control has to be employed when DC regulation and/or AC current phase angle control are required, and AC voltage is sensitive to the variation of the DC-link voltage in DC-AC inversion. The voltage-boost inversion and/or voltage-buck rectification of MZC overcomes the first constraint; thus MZC enables the AC machine voltage increased higher than DC-link voltage hence advantages of running AC machine at relatively high voltages are enabled. The direct DC voltage regulation and inherent AC-current-phase-angle control of MZC overcomes the second constraint in an open-loop manner; hence a simplified system design is obtained with sufficient room for the further improvement by closed-loop control schemes. The extra freedom in controlling DC-link voltage of MZC overcomes the third constraint hence a DC source voltage adaptable inverter is obtained. This thesis focuses on the study of the feasibility of the proposed MZC through theoretical analysis and experimental verification. At first, the proposed MZC is conceptually constructed by examining the quadrant operation of AC-DC matrix converter and Z-source inverter. After the examination of the operating principles of both AC-DC matrix converter and Z-source inverter, the configuration of MZC is then proposed. The MZC has two operating modes: DC-AC inversion and AC-DC rectification. Circuit analysis for both operating modes shows that the new topology does not impose critical conflict in circuit design or extra restriction in parameterization. On the contrary, one version of the proposed MZC can make full advantage of Z-source network components in both operating modes, i.e. a pair of Z-source inductor and capacitor can be used as low-pass filter in AC-DC rectification. The modulation strategy, average modeling of system, and features of critical variables for circuit design of the proposed MZC were examined for each operating mode. Simulations of the proposed MZC and its experimental verification have been presented. Analytical models of conduction and switching losses of the power-switch network in different operating mode have shown that the losses in the MZC compare favorably with conventional VSI for a range of power factor and modulation indices.

In this thesis, a new HVDC-based converter system for wind farms is investigated. It is based on a mutually commutated soft-switching converter system and provides a unique integrated solution for the wind turbine generator drive systems, the wind turbine interconnection, and the power conversion for HVDC transmission. In a wind farm, the mutually commutated converter system is a distributed system. A medium-frequency collection grid connects the converter station, equipped with a single-phase voltage source converter and a medium-frequency transmission transformer, with the wind turbines, each containing a cycloconverter and a medium-frequency distribution transformer. In this thesis, various system aspects regarding the application of a distributed mutually commutated converter system in a wind farm are investigated. Special attention is paid to the design of a medium-frequency collection grid that has an acceptable level of transient overvoltages, the design of medium-frequency transformers with suitable magnetic, electric and thermal properties, and the development of a strategy to commutate the voltage source converter during low power generation. In order to adapt the mutually commutated converter system for an application in a wind farm, it had to be further developped. Different carrier-based and space-vector oriented modulation methods have been investigated. It turns out that for any load angle there is a quasi-discontinuous pulse width modulation strategy that can produce the same pulse patterns as space vector modulation. In addition, a modulation strategy has been developed that allows to replace the IGBTs in the cycloconverter with cheap, robust, and reliable fast thyristors, despite their absence of turn-off capability. The feasibility of different modulation strategies for mutually commutated converter systems has been verified on a down-scaled prototype converter system with both IGBT- and thyristor-based cycloconverters. Finally, a feasible wind farm layout is proposed, which considerably reduces the energy generation costs for large winds farms distant to a strong grid connection point. As a consequence, the proposed solution may facilitate the establishment of remotely located wind farms. / QC 20100802

The need for high performance circuits in systems with low-voltage and low-power requirements has exponentially increased during the few last years due to the sophistication and miniaturization of electronic components. Most of these circuits are required to have a very good efficiency behavior in order to extend the battery life of the device. This dissertation addresses two important topics concerning very high efficiency circuits with very high performance specifications. The first topic is the design and implementation of class D audio power amplifiers, keeping their inherent high efficiency characteristic while improving their linearity performance, reducing their quiescent power consumption, and minimizing the silicon area. The second topic is the design and implementation of switching voltage regulators and their controllers, to provide a low-cost, compact, high efficient and reliable power conversion for integrated circuits. The first part of this dissertation includes a short, although deep, analysis on class D amplifiers, their history, principles of operation, architectures, performance metrics, practical design considerations, and their present and future market distribution. Moreover, the harmonic distortion of open-loop class D amplifiers based on pulse-width modulation (PWM) is analyzed by applying the duty cycle variation technique for the most popular carrier waveforms giving an easy and practical analytic method to evaluate the class D amplifier distortion and determine its specifications for a given linearity requirement. Additionally, three class D amplifiers, with an architecture based on sliding mode control, are proposed, designed, fabricated and tested. The amplifiers make use of a hysteretic controller to avoid the need of complex overhead circuitry typically needed in other architectures to compensate non-idealities of practical implementations. The design of the amplifiers based on this technique is compact, small, reliable, and provides a performance comparable to the state-of-the-art class D amplifiers, but consumes only one tenth of quiescent power. This characteristic gives to the proposed amplifiers an advantage for applications with minimal power consumption and very high performance requirements. The second part of this dissertation presents the design, implementation, and testing of switching voltage regulators. It starts with a description and brief analysis on the power converters architectures. It outlines the advantages and drawbacks of the main topologies, discusses practical design considerations, and compares their current and future market distribution. Then, two different buck converters are proposed to overcome the most critical issue in switching voltage regulators: to provide a stable voltage supply for electronic devices, with good regulation voltage, high efficiency performance, and, most important, a minimum number of components. The first buck converter, which has been designed, fabricated and tested, is an integrated dual-output voltage regulator based on sliding mode control that provides a power efficiency comparable to the conventional solutions, but potentially saves silicon area and input filter components. The design is based on the idea of stacking traditional buck converters to provide multiple output voltages with the minimum number of switches. Finally, a fully integrated buck converter based on sliding mode control is proposed. The architecture integrates the external passive components to deliver a complete monolithic solution with minimal silicon area. The buck converter employs a poly-phase structure to minimize the output current ripple and a hysteretic controller to avoid the generation of an additional high frequency carrier waveform needed in conventional solutions. The simulated results are comparable to the state-of-the-art works even with no additional post-fabrication process to improve the converter performance.

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.

This thesis introduces a new photovoltaic (PV) system architecture employing low voltage parallel-connected PV panels interfaced to a high voltage regulated DC bus of a three-phase grid-tied inverter. The concept provides several improvements over existing technologies in terms of cost, safety, reliability, and modularity. A novel resonant mode DC-DC boost converter topology is proposed to enable the PV modules to deliver power to the fixed DC bus. The topology offers high step-up capabilities and a nearly constant efficiency over a wide operating range. A reduced sensor maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller is developed for the converter to maximize energy harvesting of the PV panels. The reduced sensor algorithm can be generally applied to the class of converters employing pulse frequency modulation control. A ZigBee wireless communication system is implemented to provide advanced control, monitoring and protection features. A testbench for a low cost 500 $W$ smart microconverter is designed and implemented, demonstrating the viability of the system architecture.

This thesis introduces a new photovoltaic (PV) system architecture employing low voltage parallel-connected PV panels interfaced to a high voltage regulated DC bus of a three-phase grid-tied inverter. The concept provides several improvements over existing technologies in terms of cost, safety, reliability, and modularity. A novel resonant mode DC-DC boost converter topology is proposed to enable the PV modules to deliver power to the fixed DC bus. The topology offers high step-up capabilities and a nearly constant efficiency over a wide operating range. A reduced sensor maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller is developed for the converter to maximize energy harvesting of the PV panels. The reduced sensor algorithm can be generally applied to the class of converters employing pulse frequency modulation control. A ZigBee wireless communication system is implemented to provide advanced control, monitoring and protection features. A testbench for a low cost 500 $W$ smart microconverter is designed and implemented, demonstrating the viability of the system architecture.

Οι μετατροπείς της ενεργούς τιμής σήματος σε συνεχές είναι βαθμίδες με ευρεία εφαρμογή σε τηλεπικοινωνιακά συστήματα και σε βιοϊατρικά συστήματα. Στην εργασία αυτή, προτείνεται μια νέα γενική τοπολογία μετατροπέα ενεργούς τιμής σήματος σε συνεχές, η οποία λειτουργεί στο πεδίο του υπερβολικού ημιτόνου. Κύρια πλεονεκτήματα είναι η δυνατότητα λειτουργίας σε περιβάλλον χαμηλής τάσης τροφοδοσίας και η δυνατότητα επεξεργασίας σημάτων πολύ μεγαλύτερων της πόλωσης. Η εξομοίωση της λειτουργίας του κυκλώματος έγινε με τη χρήση του λογισμικού Analog Design Environment της Cadence. / Rms to DC converters, are stages with wide range of applications in telecommunication and biomedical systems. In this project, a new rms to dc converter topology is proposed, operating in sinh domain. Main advantages are the ability to operate in low voltage and the ability to process signals larger than bias. The circuit was simulated using Cadence Analog Design Environment software.

This dissertation discusses the interaction between fuel cells and the DC-DC converter just connected across its terminals. For that, it presents a modified algorithm to represent the dynamic behavior of fuel cell stacks as much the current ripple effects from power converters on such cells. PEM type fuel cells (Proton Exchange Membrane) are studied to get a reasonable model of the electrochemical and electric characteristics of the involved phenomena in the generation of electric energy from fuel cells. A T filter is used as interface between the fuel cell and the DC-DC converter. This converter must prevent large current ripples going through the cell terminals as well as keeping constant the power flow between the FC and the link DC to prevent itself of possible current transient. To connect it to the grid it was used a three-phase DC-AC converter to inject or to absorb current from the grid at reduced ripple distortion and to stabilize the DC link voltage. DC current controllers were designed to curb the link DC and AC currents within reasonable limits. Validation of the model was carried out through computer simulation in order to have an evaluation of the control system behavior both for the stack and for the injection and/or absorption of energy. Also, theoretical results with practical data from a fuel stack were compared with respect to the load variation across its terminals. / Esta dissertação discute a interação entre as células de combustível e o conversor de potência conectado aos seus terminais. Para isto é apresentado um algoritmo modificado para a modelagem dinâmica de conversores chaveados tanto quanto um estudo sobre os efeitos das ondulações de corrente sobre as células. Células do tipo PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) são estudadas, obtendo-se um modelo razoável para análise das características eletroquímicas e elétricas dos fenômenos envolvidos na geração de energia elétrica com células de combustível. Como interface utiliza-se um conversor CC-CC associado a um filtro do tipo T . Este conversor tem a função de evitar a grande ondulação de corrente absorvida pela célula bem como, manter constante o fluxo de potência entre a FC e o barramento CC evitando-se assim, possíveis transitórios nos terminais da célula. O projeto do conversor de potência prevê a conexão à rede da concessionária através de um conversor CC-CA trifásico para injetar ou absorver corrente da rede com reduzida distorção harmônica e estabilização da tensão do barramento CC. Foram projetados controladores para a corrente CC, a tensão CC e a corrente CA. Como formas de validação foram realizadas simulações para avaliar o comportamento dos sistemas de controle para a pilha e para a injeção e/ou absorção de energia. Também foram comparados os resultados teóricos com os dados práticos de uma pilha submetida à variação de carga em seus terminais.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-12-12T17:38:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luis Mariano Nodari.pdf: 2083674 bytes, checksum: f3c4bf3291e2d0a7c63bb7bea7118f85 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-05-30 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work proposes a digital control system for a half-bridge boost rectifier, which composes the input stage of a single-phase transformerless double-conversion UPS. The proposed control system has an inner current loop and two outer voltage loops to maintain near unity input power factor and to regulate the dc bus voltages. The control loops operate with distinct sampling frequencies, so that current loop operates with high sampling frequency, and voltage loops operate with reduced sampling frequency and moving average filters to improve the dynamic response, without affecting the input power factor. Simulation and experimental results are included to demonstrate the performance of the closed-loop system even under severe load conditions. / Esta Dissertação de Mestrado propõe um sistema de controle digital para um retificador meiaponte monofásico, que integra o estágio de entrada de uma UPS não isolada de dupla conversão monofásica. O sistema de controle proposto tem uma malha de corrente interna e duas malhas de tensão externas para manter o fator de potência unitário e regular a tensão no barramento. O controle opera com frequências distintas de amostragem, sendo que a malha de corrente opera com alta frequência de amostragem, enquanto as malhas de tensão operam com baixas frequências e com filtros de média móvel para melhorar a resposta dinâmica das tensões de saída do retificador, sem afetar o fator de potência de entrada. Resultados de simulação e experimentais demonstram o bom desempenho do sistema de controle digital proposto mesmo em condições severas de carga.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:57:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 IldefonsoMS.pdf: 1793001 bytes, checksum: 8b7c737ca595a5f30c4e9de306d3fe97 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-06-27 / The generation for termoeletricity is characterized as a solid process of conversion of thermal energy (heat) in electric without the necessity of mobile parts. Although the conversion process is of low efficiency the system presents high degree of trustworthiness and low requisite of maintenance and durability. Its principle is based on the studies of termogeneration carried through by Thomas Seebeck in 1800. The frank development of the technologies of solid state for termoeletricity generation, the necessity of the best exploitation of the energy, also with incentive the cogeneration processes, the reduction of the ambient impact allies to the development of modules semiconductors of high efficiency, converge to the use of the thermoeletric generation through components of solid state in remote applications. The work presents the development, construction and performance evaluation of an prototype, in pilot scale, for energy tri-generation aiming at application in remote areas. The unit is composed of a gas lamp as primary source of energy, a module commercial semiconductor for thermoelectric generation and a shirt for production of the luminosity. The project of the device made compatible a headstock for adaptation in the gas lamp, a hot source for adaptation of the module, an exchanger of to be used heat as cold source and to compose first stage of cogeneration, an exchanger of tubular heat to compose second stage of cogeneration, the elaboration of a converter dc-dc type push pull, adequacy of a system of acquisition of temperature. It was become fullfilled assembly of the prototype in group of benches for tests and assay in the full load condition in order to evaluate its efficiency, had been carried through energy balance of the unit. The prototype presented an electric efficiency of 0,73%, thermal of 56,55%, illumination of 1,35% and global of 58,62%. The developed prototype, as the adopted methodology of assay had also taken care of to the considered objectives, making possible the attainment of conclusive results concerning to the experiment. Optimization in the system of setting of the semicondutor module, improvement in the thermal insulation and design of the prototype and system of protection to the user are suggestions to become it a commercial product / A gera??o por termoeletricidade caracteriza-se como um processo s?lido de convers?o de energia t?rmica (calor) em el?trica sem a necessidade de partes m?veis. Embora o processo de convers?o seja de baixa efici?ncia o sistema apresenta alto grau de confiabilidade e baix?ssimos requisitos de manuten??o e durabilidade. Seu princ?pio ? baseado nos estudos de termogera??o realizados por Thomas Seebeck em 1821. O franco desenvolvimento das tecnologias de estado s?lido para gera??o de termoeletricidade, a necessidade do melhor aproveitamento da energia, inclusive com incentivo a processos de cogera??o, a redu??o do impacto ambiental aliados ao desenvolvimento de m?dulos semicondutores de alta efici?ncia, convergem para o uso da gera??o termoel?trica atrav?s de componentes de estado s?lido em aplica??es remotas. O trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento, constru??o e avalia??o de performance de um prot?tipo, em escala piloto, para tri-gera??o de energia visando aplica??o em ?reas remotas. A unidade ? composta de um lampi?o a g?s combust?vel como fonte prim?ria de energia, um m?dulo semicondutor comercial para gera??o termoel?trica e uma camisa para produ??o da luminosidade. O projeto do dispositivo compatibilizou um cabe?ote para adapta??o no lampi?o, uma fonte quente para adapta??o do m?dulo, um trocador de calor para ser utilizado como fonte fria e compor o 1? est?gio de cogera??o, um trocador de calor tubular para compor o 2? est?gio de cogera??o, a elabora??o de um conversor cc-cc tipo push pull, adequa??o de um sistema de aquisi??o de temperatura. Realizou-se a montagem do prot?tipo em bancada para testes e ensaio na condi??o de carga plena a fim de avaliar a sua efici?ncia, sendo realizado balan?o de energia da unidade. O prot?tipo apresentou uma efici?ncia el?trica de 0,73%, t?rmica de 56,55%, de ilumina??o de 1,35% e global de 58,62%. O prot?tipo desenvolvido, como tamb?m a metodologia de ensaio adotada atenderam aos objetivos propostos, possibilitando a obten??o de resultados conclusivos acerca do experimento. Otimiza??o no sistema de fixa??o do m?dulo semicondutor, melhoramento na isola??o t?rmica e design do prot?tipo e sistema de prote??o ao usu?rio s?o sugest?es para torn?-lo um produto comercial