scholarly journals Power Efficiency Improvement of Three-Phase Split-Output Inverter Using Magnetically Coupled Inductor Switching

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 969
Author(s):  
Yang ◽  
Choi
Keyword(s):  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Dead Time ◽  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Recovery Process ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Switching Power ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Recovery Problem ◽  
Diode Current

The conventional three-phase split-output inverter (SOI) has been used for grid-connected applications because it does not require dead time and has no shoot-through problems. Recently, the conventional inverter uses the silicon carbide (SiC) schottky diodes for the freewheeling diodes because of its no reverse-recovery problem. Nevertheless, in a practical design, the SiC schottky diodes suffer from current overshoots and voltage oscillations. These overshoots and oscillations result in switching-power losses, decreasing the power efficiency of the inverter. To alleviate this drawback, we present a three-phase SOI using magnetically coupled inductor switching technique. The magnetically coupled inductor switching technique uses one auxiliary diode and coupled inductor for each switching leg in the three-phase SOI. By the operation of the coupled inductor, the main diode current is shifted to the auxiliary diode without the reverse-recovery process. The proposed inverter reduces switching-power losses by alleviating current overshoots and voltage oscillations of SiC schottky diodes. It achieves higher power efficiency than the conventional inverter. We discuss experimental results for a 1.0 kW prototype inverter to verify the performance of the proposed inverter.

scholarly journals A study on power losses of the 50 kVA SiC converter including reverse conduction phenomenon

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-914
Author(s):  
J. Rąbkowski ◽  
T. Płatek
Keyword(s):  
Schottky Diodes ◽  
Total Power ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Phase Converter ◽  
Circuit Simulations ◽  
Distribution Of Power

Abstract This paper deals with performance of the 50 kVA three-phase converter built with switches based on SiC MOSFET and anti-parallel Schottky diodes. In contrast to popular IGBT converters, a negative switch current is capable of flowing through the reverse conducting transistor, which results in different distribution of power losses among the devices. Thus, equations describing the conduction power losses of the transistor and diode are improved and verified by means of circuit simulations in Saber. Moreover, a comparison of power losses calculated with the use of standard and new equations is also shown. Total power losses in three SiC MOSFET modules of a 50 kVA converter operating at 20 kHz are up to 30% lower when reverse conduction is taken into account. This shows the importance of the discussed problem and proves that much better accuracy in the estimation of power losses and junction temperatures of SiC devices may be obtained with the proposed approach.

scholarly journals Simulation of 2-Coil and 4-Coil Magnetic Resonance Wearable WPT Systems

Proceedings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 13
Author(s):  
Yixuan Sun ◽  
Stephen Beeby
Keyword(s):  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Power Transmission ◽  
Rotation Angle ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Peak Efficiency ◽  
Frequency Splitting ◽  
At Resonance ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Proper Frequency

This paper presents the COMSOL simulations of magnetically coupled resonant wireless power transfer (WPT), using simplified coil models for embroidered planar two-coil and four-coil systems. The power transmission of both systems is studied and compared by varying the separation, rotation angle and misalignment distance at resonance (5 MHz). The frequency splitting occurs at short separations from both the two-coil and four-coil systems, resulting in lower power transmission. Therefore, the systems are driven from 4 MHz to 6 MHz to analyze the impact of frequency splitting at close separations. The results show that both systems had a peak efficiency over 90% after tuning to the proper frequency to overcome the frequency splitting phenomenon at close separations below 10 cm. The four-coil design achieved higher power efficiency at separations over 10 cm. The power efficiency of both systems decreased linearly when the axial misalignment was over 4 cm or the misalignment angle between receiver and transmitter was over 45 degrees.

Improved Switching Characteristics Obtained by Using High-k Dielectric Layers in 4H-SiC IGBT: Physics-Based Simulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 897 ◽  
pp. 571-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vidya Naidu ◽  
Sivaprasad Kotamraju
Keyword(s):  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Switching Power ◽  
Mos Devices ◽  
High K ◽  
High Switching Frequency ◽  
Switching Characteristics ◽  
High K Dielectric ◽  
Current Duration ◽  
Physics Based Simulation

Silicon Carbide (SiC) based MOS devices are one of the promising devices for high temperature, high switching frequency and high power applications. In this paper, the static and dynamic characteristics of an asymmetric trench gate SiC IGBT with high-k dielectrics- HfO2 and ZrO2 are investigated. SiC IGBT with HfO2 and ZrO2 exhibited higher forward transconductance ratio and lower threshold voltage compared to conventionally used SiO2. In addition, lower switching power losses have been observed in the case of high-k dielectrics due to reduced tail current duration.

scholarly journals A Flux Controlled Memristor using 90nm Technology

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
B.T. Krishna ◽  
◽  
Shaik. mohaseena Salma ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Power Supply ◽  
Power Dissipation ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Current Mode ◽  
Cmos Technology ◽  
Theoretical Simulation ◽  
Transconductance Amplifier ◽  
Higher Power ◽  
Static Power ◽  
A Current

A flux-controlled memristor using complementary metal–oxide–(CMOS) structure is presented in this study. The proposed circuit provides higher power efficiency, less static power dissipation, lesser area, and can also reduce the power supply by using CMOS 90nm technology. The circuit is implemented based on the use of a second-generation current conveyor circuit (CCII) and operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) with few passive elements. The proposed circuit uses a current-mode approach which improves the high frequency performance. The reduction of a power supply is a crucial aspect to decrease the power consumption in VLSI. An offered emulator in this proposed circuit is made to operate incremental and decremental configurations well up to 26.3 MHZ in cadence virtuoso platform gpdk using 90nm CMOS technology. proposed memristor circuit has very little static power dissipation when operating with ±1V supply. Transient analysis, memductance analysis, and dc analysis simulations are verified practically with the Experimental demonstration by using ideal memristor made up of ICs AD844AN and CA3080, using multisim which exhibits theoretical simulation are verified and discussed.

scholarly journals High Performance Multistring Converter Topology for Three-Phase Grid Tied 200 kW Photovoltaic Generating System

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rustam M. L. ◽  
F. Danang Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Power Efficiency ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Reactive Power ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Total System ◽  
Voltage Reference ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Converter Topology

Under various external conditions, grid connected PV system performance is strongly affected by the topology that is used to connect a PV system with grid. This research aims to design a multistring based converter topology for three-phase grid connected 200 kW PV system that has a high performance in various operating conditions. Research was done by a simulation method using Matlab-Simulink with performance being evaluated including the generated power, efficiency, power quality in accordance with grid requirements, as well as the power flow. In the simulation, multistring converter topology was designed using two dc-dc boost multistring converters connected in parallel to a centralized of three-phase three-level NPC inverter with the size of the string being shorter and more parallel strings as well as the maximum voltage of the PV array of 273.5 V close to dc voltage reference of 500 V. Each dc-dc boost multistring converter have individual MPPT controllers. The simulation results showed that this multistring converter topology had a high performance in various operating conditions. This due to more power generated by the NPC inverter (> 190 kW) at the time of high power generation on the STC conditions (1000 W/m2, 25 oC), the lowest efficiency of the total system is 95.08 % and the highest efficiency of the total system is 99.4 %, the quality of the power generated in accordance with the requirements of grid, as well as the inverter put more active power to the grid and less reactive power to the grid. The response of the inverter slightly worse for loads with greater reactive power and unbalanced.

Design Process of Optimal Dead-time for SiC MOSFET-Based Three-Phase Six-Switch Rectifier

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jizhe Wang ◽  
Sho Tezuka ◽  
Kazuhiro Kajiwara ◽  
Akio Segami ◽  
Nobumasa Matsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Dead Time ◽  
Three Phase

scholarly journals Mini Wind Harvester and a Low Power Three-Phase AC/DC Converter to Power IoT Devices: Analysis, Simulation, Test and Design

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (18) ◽  
pp. 6347
Author(s):  
Borja Pozo ◽  
José Ángel Araujo ◽  
Henrik Zessin ◽  
Loreto Mateu ◽  
José Ignacio Garate ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Energy ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Alternate Current ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Electronic Systems ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
On Line ◽  
Iot Devices ◽  
Performance Results

Wind energy harvesting is a widespread mature technology employed to collect energy, but it is also suitable, and not yet fully exploited at small scale, for powering low power electronic systems such as Internet of Things (IoT) systems like structural health monitoring, on-line sensors, predictive maintenance, manufacturing processes and surveillance. The present work introduces a three-phase mini wind energy harvester and an Alternate Current/Direct Current (AC/DC) converter. The research analyzes in depth a wind harvester’s operation principles in order to extract its characteristic parameters. It also proposes an equivalent electromechanical model of the harvester, and its accuracy has been verified with prototype performance results. Moreover, unlike most of the converters which use two steps for AC/DC signal conditioning—a rectifier stage and a DC/DC regulator—this work proposes a single stage converter to increase the system efficiency and, consequently, improve the energy transfer. Moreover, the most suitable AC/DC converter architecture was chosen and optimized for the best performance taking into account: the target power, efficiency, voltage levels, operation frequency, duty cycle and load required to implement the aforementioned converter.

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