With superior longevity, approximately 5 times that of compact fluorescents (CFLs), and high efficacy, around 1.5 times that of CFLs, LEDs are now attracting vast attention from both academic and industrial sectors. Unfortunately, current power supply drivers for LEDs have the following drawbacks: (1) for a two-stage configuration, the power factor correction (PFC) circuit can help LEDs achieve good operating performance but contain too many components and are large in size, have low efficiency and relatively high cost; (2) a single-stage configuration can perform well in PFC and efficiency, however reliability issues occur due to the use of the electrolytic capacitor. In this thesis, the theoretical analysis and implementation of two high power factor, soft-switched, electrolytic-capacitor-less LED drivers are presented. The two drivers solve the aforementioned issues while minimizing its size and cost. The detailed theoretical analysis illustrates the advantages of the presented circuits and provides insight into their design and operation. The simulated and experimental implementations verified the performance of both circuits, which achieve a high power factor, indicating that the drivers have good operating performance. Elimination of the electrolytic capacitors improves the LED drivers’ reliability. In addition, with the help of soft-switching capability, high efficiency is achieved. Simulation and experimental results are presented to support all merits of the two circuits. / Thesis (Master, Electrical & Computer Engineering) -- Queen's University, 2013-04-30 13:22:28.471

The objective of this research is to advance the field of condition monitoring of electrolytic capacitors used in power electronics circuits. The construction process of an electrolytic capacitor is presented. Descriptions of various kinds of faults that can occur in an electrolytic capacitor are discussed. The methods available to detect electrolytic capacitor faults are discussed. The effects of the capacitor faults on the capacitor voltage and current waveforms are investigated through experiments. It is also experimentally demonstrated that faults in the capacitor can be detected by monitoring the capacitor voltage and current. Various ESR estimation based detection techniques available to detect capacitor failures in power electronics circuits are reviewed. Three algorithms are proposed to track and detect capacitor failures: an FFT based algorithm, a system modeling based detection scheme, and finally a parameter estimation based algorithm. The parameter estimation based algorithm is a low-cost real-time scheme, and it is inexpensive to implement. Finally, a detailed study is carried out to understand the failure mechanism of an electrolytic capacitor due to inrush current.

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / O setor fotovoltaico, devido ao seu grande crescimento nos Ãltimos anos, vem destacando-se significativamente diante de todas as outras fontes de energia renovÃveis e, por isso, tornou-se a terceira maior fonte limpa de geraÃÃo de energia elÃtrica do mundo. No Brasil, esse setor ainda nÃo possui uma relevÃncia na matriz energÃtica devido à tecnologia de conversores e de painÃis ser, na maioria das vezes, toda importada. Considerando a necessidade do desenvolvimento dessa tecnologia, este trabalho vem propor a pesquisa e a implementaÃÃo de um conversor CC/CC de alto ganho aplicado a sistemas fotovoltaicos, que tem como objetivo principal retirar a energia de um mÃdulo fotovoltaico e injetÃ-la em um barramento constante de corrente contÃnua. Um mÃdulo fotovoltaico à conectado na entrada do conversor de alto ganho com tensÃo de saÃda igual a 17 Vcc. Esse conversor eleva a sua tensÃo de entrada e injeta sua corrente de saÃda em um barramento constante de 311 Vcc, utilizando a busca do ponto de mÃxima potÃncia (MPPT). O protÃtipo implementado em laboratÃrio foi desenvolvido para uma potÃncia nominal de 100 W e nÃo possui capacitores eletrolÃticos, aumentando assim o tempo de vida Ãtil do conversor e permitindo incorporar o conversor ao mÃdulo fotovoltaico. O protÃtipo se mostrou robusto e de baixo custo, caracterÃsticas necessÃrias para um conversor aplicado a fontes renovÃveis de energia. O desempenho do protÃtipo, na busca do ponto de mÃxima potÃncia, superou as expectativas do autor, mostrando que um algoritmo bastante simples pode ser extremamente confiÃvel quando se opta pela configuraÃÃo de um conversor por mÃdulo. / The photovoltaic sector has been distinguishing itself from all other renewable energy sources, due to its large growth through the last years. For this reason, it has become the third major clean source of power generation worldwide. In Brazil, this sector still doesnât have great pertinence in the energy matrix, given the imported technology of converters and panels. Considering the demand to develop this technology, this paper propounds the research and implementation of a high gain DC/ DC converter applied to photovoltaic systems, which aims mainly to remove energy from a photovoltaic module and inject it into a DC constant bus. A photovoltaic module is connected to the input of the high gain converter, with an output voltage equals to 17 Vdc. This converter raises its input voltage and injects its output current at a constant 311 Vdc bus, using the maximum power point tracking (MPPT). The laboratory implemented prototype was designed for a rated power of 100W and it doesnât have electrolytic capacitors, thereby increasing the lifetime of the converter and also allowing the incorporation the converter to the photovoltaic module. The prototype had a strong and low cost performance, necessary characteristics for a converter applied to renewable energy sources. The prototype performance exceeded the authorâs expectations, in relation to the maximum power point tracking. Thus, a quite simple algorithm can be extremely reliable when choosing to configure a converter through a module.

Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos / FundaÃÃo Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e TecnolÃgico / Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de um conversor CA-CC flyback trifÃsico, sem capacitor eletrolÃtico, com correÃÃo do fator de potÃncia, aplicado à iluminaÃÃo pÃblica utilizando LEDs de potÃncia. à realizada uma revisÃo sobre algumas das principais topologias presentes na literatura aplicadas em iluminaÃÃo com LEDs. TambÃm, à proposta a utilizaÃÃo de um conversor CA-CC com alimentaÃÃo trifÃsica, visando a retirada dos capacitores eletrolÃticos do conversor. A confiabilidade dos reatores eletrÃnicos pode ser aumentada com a retirada dos capacitores eletrolÃticos, tendo em vista que a vida Ãtil destes sofre forte influÃncia da temperatura de operaÃÃo. Um estudo acerca de conversores CA-CC trifÃsicos derivados da topologia buck-boost tambÃm à realizado, e uma topologia trifÃsica com um interruptor serà analisada. Um protÃtipo desta topologia à desenvolvido, e os resultados de simulaÃÃo e experimentais comprovam a viabilidade da utilizaÃÃo da mesma em reatores eletrÃnicos para LEDs. O protÃtipo apresenta potÃncia de saÃda de 54 W, com fator de potÃncia de atà 0,99 e rendimento de atà 77%, utilizando nÃcleos de ferrite comerciais de baixo custo e dependendo das condiÃÃes de operaÃÃo. Este protÃtipo pode operar em ampla faixa de tensÃes de entrada, alÃm de possuir uma estratÃgia de controle por modo corrente de pico, o que reduz os custos do projeto graÃas à utilizaÃÃo de um controlador de custo reduzido. / This paper presents the development of a three-phase AC-DC flyback converter with power factor correction without electrolytic capacitor, applied in street lighting using power LEDs. A review of some of the main topologies in the literature applied on LED lighting is performed. Furthermore, the using of an AC-DC converter with three-phase power supply, in order to withdrawal the electrolytic capacitors of the converter, is also proposed. The lifetime and reliability of AC-DC converters may be increased removing the electrolytic capacitors, considering that its lifetime has strong influence of the operating temperature. A study about three-phase AC-DC converters derived from the buck-boost topology is also performed, and a three-phase topology with one switch is analyzed. A prototype of this topology is developed, and the simulation and experimental results evidence the feasibility of using this technology in AC-DC converter LEDs. The prototype has an output power of 54 W, with power factor up to 0.99 and efficiency up to 77%, using low cost commercial ferrite core, and depending on the operating conditions. This prototype can operate in full-range of input voltages and also has a peak current control strategy, which reduces design costs due the using of a low cost controller.

A single-phase grid connected transformerless photovoltaic (PV) inverter for residential application is presented. The inverter is derived from a boost cascaded with buck converter along with a line frequency unfolding circuit. Due to its novel operating modes, high efficiency can be achieved because there is only one switch operating at high frequency at a time, and the converter allows the use of power MOSFET and ultra-fast reverse recovery diode. This dissertation begins with theoretical analysis and modeling of this boost-buck converter based inverter. And the model indicates small boost inductance will leads to increase the resonant pole frequency and decrease the peak of Q, which help the system be controlled easier and more stable. Thus, interleaved multiple phases structure is proposed to have small equivalent inductance, meanwhile the ripple can be decreased, and the inductor size can be reduced as well. A two-phase interleaved inverter is then designed accordingly. The double-carrier modulation method is proposed based on the inverter's operation mode. The duty cycle for buck switch is always one if the inverter is running in boost mode. And the duty cycle for boost switches are always zero if the inverter is running in buck mode. Because of this, the carrier for boost mode is stacked on the top of the carrier for buck mode, as a result, there is no need to compare the input and output voltage to decide which mode the inverter should operate in. And the inverter operates smoothly between these two modes. Based on similar concept, three advanced modulation methods are proposed. One of them can help further improve the efficiency, and one of them can help increase the bandwidth and gain, and the last one takes the advantage of both. Based on similar concept, another three dual-mode double-carrier based SPWM inverters are proposed. With both step-up and step-down functions, this type of inverter can achieve high efficiency in a wide range because only one switch operates at the PWM frequency at a time. Finally, the simulation and experiment results are shown to verify the concept and the tested CEC (California Energy Commission) efficiency is 97.4%. It performs up to 2% more efficiently better than the conventional solution. / Ph. D.

This thesis presents an investigation into the characteristics of and driving methods for light emitting diode (LED) lamp system. A comprehensive overview on the lighting development is proposed. The characteristic of the light emitting diode (LED) lamp is described and the requirements of the ballast for the light emitting diode (LED) lamp are presented. Although LED lamps have longer lifetime than fluorescent lamps, the short lifetime limitation of LED driver imposed by electrolytic capacitor has to be resolved. Therefore, an LED driver without electrolytic capacitor in the whole power conversion process is preferred. In this thesis, a single phase, power factor correction converter without electrolytic capacitors for LED lighting applications is proposed, which is a modified SEPIC converter working in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). Different with a conventional SEPIC converter, the middle capacitor is replaced with a valley-fill circuit. The valley-fill circuit could reduce the voltage stress of output diode and middle capacitor under the same power factor condition, thus achieving higher efficiency. Instead of using an electrolytic capacitor for the filter, a polyester capacitor of better lifetime expectancy is used. An interleaved power factor correction SEPIC with valley fill circuit is proposed to further increase the efficiency and to reduce the input and output filter size and cost. The interleaved converter shows the features such as ripple cancellation, good thermal distribution and scalability. / Master of Science

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:06:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SamuelNC_DISSERT.pdf: 3182728 bytes, checksum: 8bfe4bb2137c514846453d3aeb267c09 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-11 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / It seeks to find an alternative to the current tantalum electrolytic capacitors in the market due to its high cost. Niobium is a potential substitute, since both belong to the same group of the periodic table and because of this have many similar physical and chemical properties. Niobium has several technologically important applications, and Brazil has the largest reserves, around 96%. There are including niobium in reserves of tantalite and columbite in Rio Grande do Norte. These electrolytic capacitors have high capacitance specifies, ie they can store high energy in small volumes compared to other types of capacitors. This is the main attraction of this type of capacitor because is growing demand in the production of capacitors with capacitance specifies increasingly high, this because of the miniaturization of various devices such as GPS devices, televisions, computers, phones and many others. The production route of the capacitor was made by powder metallurgy. The initial niobium powder supplied by EEL-USP was first characterized by XRD, SEM, XRF and laser particle size, to then be sieved into three particle size, 200, 400 e 635mesh. The powders were then compacted and sintered at 1350, 1450 and 1550?C using two sintering time 30 and 60min. Sintering is one of the most important parts of the process as it affects properties as porosity and surface cleaning of the samples, which greatly affected the quality of the capacitor. The sintered samples then underwent a process of anodic oxidation, which created a thin film of niobium pent?xido over the whole porous surface of the sample, this film is the dielectric capacitor. The oxidation process variables influence the performance of the film and therefore the capacitor. The samples were characterized by electrical measurements of capacitance, loss factor, ESR, relative density, porosity and surface area. After the characterizations was made an annealing in air ate 260?C for 60min. After this treatment were made again the electrical measurements. The particle size of powders and sintering affected the porosity and in turn the specific area of the samples. The larger de area of the capacitor, greater is the capacitance. The powder showed the highest capacitance was with the smallest particle size. Higher temperatures and times of sintering caused samples with smaller surface area, but on the other hand the cleaning surface impurities was higher for this cases. So a balance must be made between the gain that is achieved with the cleaning of impurities and the loss with the decreased in specific area. The best results were obtained for the temperature of 1450?C/60min. The influence of annealing on the loss factor and ESR did not follow a well-defined pattern, because their values increased in some cases and decreased in others. The most interesting results due to heat treatment were with respect to capacitance, which showed an increase for all samples after treatment / Procura-se encontrar uma alternativa para os atuais capacitores eletrol?ticos de t?ntalo existentes no mercado, devido ao seu alto custo. O ni?bio ? um substituto em potencial, pois ambos pertencem ao mesmo grupo da tabela peri?dica e devido a isso t?m v?rias propriedades f?sicas e qu?micas semelhantes. O ni?bio apresenta diversas aplica??es tecnologicamente importantes e o Brasil possui as maiores reservas mundiais, em torno de 96%. Existe inclusive ni?bio contido em reservas de tantalita e columbita no Rio Grande do Norte. Esses capacitores eletrol?ticos possuem alta capacit?ncia especifica, ou seja, podem armazenar altas energias em volumes pequenos comparados a outros tipos de capacitores. Esse ? o principal atrativo desse tipo de capacitores, pois existe uma crescente demanda na produ??o de capacitores com capacit?ncia especifica cada vez mais alta, isso devido ? miniaturiza??o de diversos aparelhos como GPSs, televisores, computadores, celulares e muitos outros. A rota de produ??o do capacitor foi feita atrav?s da metalurgia do p?. O p? de ni?bio inicial fornecido pela EEL-USP foi primeiramente caracterizado atrav?s de DRX, MEV, granulometria a laser e FRX, para ent?o ser peneirado em tr?s granulometrias, 200, 400 e 635mesh. Os p?s foram ent?o compactados e sinterizados em 1350, 1450 e 1550?C usando dois patamares, 30 e 60min. A sinteriza??o ? uma das partes mais importantes do processo, pois afeta propriedades como porosidade e limpeza superficial das amostras, que afetaram grandemente a qualidade do capacitor. As amostras sinterizadas sofreram ent?o um processo de oxida??o an?dica, que criou um filme fino de pent?xido de ni?bio sobre toda a superf?cie porosa da amostra, este filme ? o diel?trico do capacitor. As vari?veis do processo de oxida??o influenciaram no desempenho do filme e conseq?entemente do capacitor. As amostras foram caracterizadas atrav?s de medidas el?tricas de capacit?ncia, fator de perdas, ESR, densidade relativa, porosidade e ?rea superficial. Ap?s as caracteriza??es foi feito um tratamento t?rmico de recozimento em atmosfera de ar a 260?C por 60min. Ap?s esse tratamento foram feitas novamente as medidas el?tricas. A granulometria do p? e a sinteriza??o afetaram a porosidade e por sua vez a ?rea especifica das amostras. Quanto maior a ?rea do capacitor, maior sua capacit?ncia. O p? que apresentou capacit?ncia mais alta foi o com menor granulometria. Temperaturas e tempos de sinteriza??o maiores causaram amostras com ?rea superficial menores, por?m, por outro lado a limpeza superficial de impurezas foi maior para esses casos, de maneira que deve ser feito um balanceamento entre o ganho que se obt?m com a limpeza das impurezas e a perda com a diminui??o da ?rea especifica. Os melhores resultados foram obtidos para a temperatura de 1450?C/60min. A influ?ncia do tratamento t?rmico de recozimento no fator de perdas e na ESR n?o seguiu um padr?o bem definido, pois seus valores aumentaram em alguns casos e diminu?ram em outros. Os resultados mais interessantes devido ao tratamento t?rmico foram com rela??o ? capacit?ncia, que apresentou um aumento para todas as amostras ap?s o tratamento

In the initial stage, the sample preparation was done by using the techniques of Anodic etching and anodic forming processes where a repeated trial and error method of sample preparation headed towards making out a suitable sample set for characterization. After this step, the set of 2 different industrial samples were introduced and anodic oxide forming process was carried out in different electrolytes.    In the sample preparations, 4 different electrolytes were used 15% wt. Ammonium Adiphate, 1.5% wt. Ammonium Phosphate, 7% wt. Boric acid and 15% Penta Borate at different stages for performing the anodic oxide forming process. Minimum forming voltages of 20V to a maximum of 100V was employed in the sample preparation and to overcome the waiting time in forming the etched samples a higher current of 0.5A was used.   After the samples preparation, Electrochemical Impedance spectroscopy was used as a tool for characterising the various groups of samples and for observing the micro structures of various samples, they were fractured and the observed on the cross section by SEM.   After the analysis of the etched samples was made, an attempt to compare the results of the data of these samples to that of the 2 set of industrial samples was made and found that the resultant data wasn’t stable enough to characterize since huge scattering were occurring and whereby the simulation of the CPE circuit for the chosen circuit in the analysis was not possible.   Under the analysis, a randomly chosen industrial sample was also used and the resultant data was utilised in understanding the response of the system to different electrolytes. / Sammanfattning   Avhandlingsarbetet har genomförts på KEMET AB i samarbete med yttekniklaboratoriet vid JTH i syfte att karakterisera den etsade anodiska aluminiumfolien som grundprov med anodisering och etsning för ytbehandling.   I inledningsskedet gjordes provberedningen med användning av teknikerna för anodisk etsning och anodbildande processer där en upprepad provnings- och felmetod för provberedning ledde ut mot att utarbeta en lämplig provuppsättning med avseende på karakterisering. Efter detta steg infördes uppsättningen av 2 olika industriella prover och anodoxidbildande process utfördes i olika elektrolyter.   I provpreparaten användes 4 olika elektrolyter 15 % vikt Ammoniumadiphat, 1,5 vikt% Ammoniumfosfat, 7 vikt% Borsyra och 15 % Penta-borat vid olika steg för utförande av anodoxidbildningsförfarandet. Minimala formningsspänningar på 20V till ett maximum av 100V användes i provframställningen och för att övervinna väntetiden vid bildning av de etsade proven användes en högre ström av 0,5A.   Efter provberedningen användes elektrokemisk impedansspektroskopi som ett verktyg för att karakterisera de olika grupperna av prover och för att observera mikrostrukturerna i olika prover, de bröts och de observerades i tvärsnittet av SEM.   Efter att analysen av de etsade proverna gjordes ett försök att jämföra resultaten av data från dessa prover till den för de två uppsättningarna av industriella prover. Det är konstaterat att de resulterande data inte var stabila nog att karakterisera eftersom stor spridning inträffade och varigenom simuleringen av CPE-kretsen för den valda kretsen i analysen inte var möjlig.   Under analysen användes också ett slumpmässigt valt industriellt prov och de resulterande data användes för att förstå systemets respons till olika elektrolyter.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work presents an analysis and design of two Light Emitting Diode (LED) drivers topologies based on static switched converters aiming to avoid using electrolytic capacitors. Considering the low lifetime of electrolytic capacitors compared to LEDs, the topologies aims for reducing the storage capacitance and replaces it by a longer lifetime capacitor, increasing the overall system life span. A Proportional Integral controller is designed to reduce the output current ripple. Consequently, it reduces the bus voltage ripple which allows working with reduced bus capacitances. The input current harmonic distortion limit must be observed. The power factor correction stage is based on a Single Ended Primary Inductance Converter (SEPIC) operating under discontinuous conduction mode (MCD) for both topologies. The power control (PC) stage is performed by a Buck converter for the SEPIC-Buck topology and by a Ćuk converter for the SEPIC-Ćuk topology. These PC converters present output current source behavior, suitable for LED application. Two LED driver prototypes are implemented and the results present high efficiency and a 50% current ripple on the LED. Furthermore a simple dimming strategy is proposed and implemented. / Este trabalho apresenta uma análise e projeto para duas topologias de circuito de acionamento para Diodos Emissores de Luz (LED) utilizando conversores estáticos integrados com o objetivo de evitar a utilização de capacitores eletrolíticos. Considerando a baixa vida útil dos capacitores eletrolíticos, se comparada à dos LEDs, as topologias buscam reduzir a capacitância de barramento tornando possível a utilização de capacitores de maior vida útil, aumentando a vida útil do sistema como um todo. Um controlador Proporcional Integral é projetado para reduzir a ondulação na corrente de saída. Consequentemente, a ondulação da tensão de barramento é reduzida permitindo o uso de capacitâncias de barramento reduzidas. O limite da distorção harmônica da corrente de entrada deve ser observado. O estágio de correção do fator de potência é baseado no Conversor com Indutância Simples no Primário (SEPIC) operando no modo de condução descontínuo (MCD) para ambas as topologias. O estágio de controle de potência (PC) é realizado por um conversor Buck para a topologia SEPIC-Buck e por um conversor Ćuk para a topologia SEPIC-Ćuk. Os conversores do estágio PC apresentam característica de fonte de corrente na saída, conveniente para a utilização de LEDs. Dois protótipos para circuitos de acionamento para LEDs são implementados e os resultados apresentam alta eficiência e uma ondulação de 50% na corrente dos LEDs. Além disso, um circuito de controle da intensidade luminosa de bastante simplicidade é proposto e implementado.