Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-112).

Thesis (MScIng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2007. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1908. / "Reprinted from the Physical review, vol. XXV., no. 2, August, 1907." Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.) Oregon Graduate Center, 1985.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2000. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 232-236).

This dissertation examines the performance of self-tuning adaptive filters in non-stationary environments and deals with extensions to conventional adaptive filters that lead to enhanced performance. A number of the available self-tuning adaptive filters, called doubly adaptive filters for the present purposes, are critically examined and three new schemes are proposed. The first and second are based on the normalized least-mean-squares (NLMS) adaptive filter, and their formulations are contrived to minimize the misadjustment in a convergent scenario and random walk scenario, respectively. The first of these filters, called reduced adaptation state estimation (RASE), achieves performance near that of the recursive-least squares (RLS) algorithm under known additive noise statistics and moderately correlated input samples. The development of the second proposed filter introduces the idea of having more than one adaptive filter applied in parallel to the same input and desired signals. This concept, called parallel adaptation (PA), is applied in both NLMS and RLS contexts in order to achieve optimal steady-state misadjustment in a random walk scenario. Numerous simulation results are presented that support the present analysis and demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithms in a number of different nonstationary environments. / Graduate

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M.Ing. (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) / In an attempt to build a 2000A transistor switch. with the possibility of integrating the electromagnetic components, different transistor switch and transformer configurations were investigated and compared. A standard high frequency monolithic transformer was investigated for the integration with the rest of the circuit. Different problems were found as will be discussed. A saturation of the transformer to one side occurred, and a control circuit for this was developed and is discussed. A different approach to transformers, matrix transformers, was investigated for the application in high current, low voltage supplies, such as a compensating supply for a compensated Darlington transistor. From the matrix transformers a new kind of transformer connection style, namely a symmetric transformer, followed. The symmetrical transformer was investigated for the possible use in monolitic transformers, and compared with halfbridge, fullbridge and push-pull transformer configurations. It was decided to proceed further with matrix transformers. A design of a 400A 1.5Vsupply, was done to serve as a compensating supply in a 2000A compensated Darlington transistor switch. The supply was built up and analysed. Different switch configurations were investigated for use as possible transistor switches. The compensated Darlington was considered to be the best. Unexpected switch off problems occurred. These are discussed and an optimum switch off topology is suggested. A 2000A transistor switch was designed and built. Full current could not be reached and results are presented up to 650A.

The combined series and shunt active filters have been proposed to alleviate the power quality problems at the demand-side power systems. They provide compensation for load reactive power, load harmonics, unbalanced loads, utility harmonics, utility disturbances and utility imbalance. However, the conventional approach for the control of the combined active filter systems have resulted in large operating capacity of the shunt active filter because reactive power compensation involves only the shunt active filter. Furthermore, the harmonic mitigation problems are handled mainly by indirect harmonic compensation schemes rather than direct harmonic isolation schemes. This thesis presents the analysis and control of Unified Active Power Filter(UAPF) and proposes a novel concept of load reactive power compensation involving both the series active filter and the shunt active filter. This new control strategy of the combined active filter is to achieve the reduction in KVA rating of the shunt active filter and the optimal operation with increased efficiency. The thesis also applies discretetime sliding-mode control technique to enhance the performance of the combined active filter system in terms of fast dynamic response and effective solution to harmonic mitigation problems. The thesis also presents simulation and experimental results to provide verification of the proposed UAPF concept. In this thesis, the involvement of series active filter for reactive power compensation is achieved by controlling the phase difference between the load voltage and the utility voltage. The complete steady-state operating characteristics of UAPF are analyzed with the identification of the different operating modes of UAPF and the analysis of active and reactive power handled by the active filter components. The results of the analysis are shown to provide an insight about the load reactive power compensation by the series and shunt active filter. The reduction in ratings of the shunt active filter is demonstrated by an apparent power analysis of active filter components. The results of the analysis are also useful to design and select the optimal operating point for UAPF. The performance of UAPF to meet the stringent power quality standards are realized by applying discrete-time sliding-mode control schemes for the load voltage regulation and the active power factor correction. Various voltage and current control techniques used for three-phase voltage-source inverters are surveyed to identify the discrete-time sliding mode control technique as the suitable one. A generalized design procedure is derived for the control of power converter systems and the control scheme is extended to the load voltage control of shunt active filter and the line current control of series active filter. The control algorithms are developed to track a given load voltage and line current reference signals respectively. The effect of computational delay in DSP implementation is studied extensively and the control law is designed with the consideration for the computational delay. The systematic approach for the design of DC link voltage regulation is also presented in this thesis. A prototype experimental setup including the power circuit for UAPF and DSP based control circuit is built to implement the control and to verify the performance characteristics of UAPF. A real-time control algorithm is developed and is implemented on a DSP TMS320C40 system with PWM implementation by DMA without the intervention of CPU. The steady-state operating characteristics of UAPF is investigated by experiments. The operation of UAPF at the optimal operating point is shown to reduce the ratings of the shunt active filter and to improve the efficiency. The steady-state operation and the dynamic response of discrete-time sliding mode load voltage control and utility line current control are examined by simulation and experiments. The invariance property and the robustness property of the discrete-time sliding mode control are also demonstrated by the experimental results. With the discrete-time sliding mode control, the compensation characteristics of UAPF are shown to meet the stringent power quality standards. / Graduate