TRANSFORMERLESS MULTISTRING switching scheme for LLC series-resonant
FIVE-LEVEL INVERTER USING PWM half-bridge (SRHB) dc-dc converter. The
CONTROL SCHEME FOR PV concept proposed hybrid switching scheme APPLICATIONS is changing the switching mode to improve S. Annapoorani, P. Radika, J. Baskaran power efficiency in a wide load range. The SRHB converter operates in three different Abstract—This paper presents a single switching modes depending on the output phase multistring converter and five-level load condition. This three switching photovoltaic (PV) inverter topology for schemes provides efficient operation of grid-connected PV systems with a pulse system at different load condition. The width-modulated (PWM) control scheme. simulation and Digital control of the The quadratic converter steps up the low system facilitates the implementation of dc voltage of the PV string to a dc voltage which is greater than √2 times the grid the proposed hybrid switching. Hence high voltage and eliminates the need of the efficiency is achieved with a constant transformer. Three PV strings are output voltage over wide load range. cascaded together in parallel configuration with their own quadratic converter and connected to a five-level A SOFT-SWITCHING DC/DC inverter to produce output voltage in five CONVERTER WITH HIGH levels: zero, +1/2Vdc,Vdc, -1/2Vdc, and VOLTAGE GAIN -Vdc. Two reference signals that are identical to each other with an offset that Ms. M. Indira priyadarshini, Mrs. S. is equivalent to the amplitude of the triangular carrier signal are used to Komala chitra, Mr. P. Moorthy generate PWM signals for the switches. A Madha Engineering College, Chennai digital proportional–integral current Email- control algorithm is used. The inverter m_indirapriyadarshini@yahoo.co.in offers much less total harmonic distortion and can operate at near-unity power factor. The validity of the proposed Abstract- This Paper Presents a Soft- converter and inverter is verified through Switching DC/DC Converter with High simulation. Voltage Gain. The soft switching characteristic of the proposed converter A Hybrid Switching Scheme for LLC reduces switching loss of active power series-Resonant Half-bridge DC-DC switches and raises the conversion Converter in a Wide Load Range efficiency. The reverse recovery problem of A.G.karthikeyan, R.Annadurai output rectifiers is also alleviated by Arunai Engineering College, Tiruvannamalai controlling the current changing rates of Email: Karthik4988@gmail.com diodes with the use of leakage inductance Email:rad_mtech@yahoo.co.in of a coupled inductor. Zero voltage switching is used for the switches in boost Abstract — This project presents a hybrid mode operation during turn on and turns off condition to reduce the switching losses B.Jayanthi, S.A.Elankurisil ,J.Baskaran during the transition and improves the Adhiparasakthi Engineering College overall efficiency. The efficiency of the Abstract - This paper presents a novel Series Resonant dc-dc converter using Z- proposed soft switching dc-dc converter is source impedance network. The verified by experimental results and the conventional series resonant converter feasibility of the proposed circuits can be suffers from efficiency degradation verified by PSPICE simulation. problem when the input voltage range is wide because the switching frequency of converter should be increased far away from resonant frequency to control output A Double-Ended ZeroVoltage Switching voltage. The proposed Z-source resonant Full-Bridge Zeta Converter dc-dc converter can minimize switching frequency range of the converter and can R.Leelavathy ,S.Sugumar lead to high converter efficiency over the Madha Engineering College, entire input voltage and load variation. In addition to that, the proposed converter E-mail ID:leelaraj87@gmail.com can be short- and open-circuited without damaging switching devices. Thus the proposed converter is very strong to EMI Abstract —A new double-ended type zero- and converter reliability can be greatly voltage switching (ZVS) full-bridge zeta enhanced. Finally, bulky inductors and (FBZ) converter employing a double-ended capacitors in the Z-source network are rectifier (DER) is proposed. The proposed reduced significantly while maintaining DER for the FBZ converter provides a the same converter performance. bidirectional powering path in the rectifier. As a result, the improved voltage waveform of the rectifier reduces the output filter size and voltage stresses on rectifier CONSERVATION OF ENERGY components. Moreover, it offers a wide ZVS LOSSES IN SNUBBERS THROUGH range. In addition, to minimize the UNIQUE ENERGY RECOVERY secondary snubber loss, a simple lossless METHOD snubber is adopted. The operational K. R. NITHIYAA, Mr.T.ARUN SRINIVAS principles and characteristics of the Jeppiaar engineering college proposed converter are to be analyzed and Email Id: krnithiyaa@gmail.com verified experimentally.
ABSTRACT: The structure utilizes a
passive soft-switching snubber (PSSS) Z-SOURCE BASED SERIES RESONANT CONVERTER FOR employs a snubber circuit consisting of HIGH-POWER LOW-VOLTAGE diodes and capacitors for each phase leg to FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS provide low dv/dt and low switching losses to the switching devices and to realize be more appropriate. Design of fuzzy soft switching operation over a wide line controllers is based on heuristic knowledge of converter behavior. The controller is and load range . All primary side switches designed to regulate the duty cycle of the are operated with zero-current switching converter to control the output voltage. (ZCS) and the snubber switches are The proposed fuzzy controller is evaluated by computer simulation using operated with zero- voltage switching. The MATLAB/SIMULINK software energy used for soft- switching is self- adaptable. This paper proposes a new Space Vector Modulation for snubber that is inserted in the primary Unidirectional PWM Rectifiers side of a current-driven FB converter. ZCS A.Anitha , J. Baskaran, N.Hemalatha of the power switches is obtained at a very Adhiparasakthi Engineering College
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low value of the input current, by always Abstract— This paper presents the using the minimum necessary energy. concepts for application of space vector The snubber switches are operated with modulation to two-level unidirectional pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifiers ZVS. A properly snubbed circuit enhances and a methodology for the use of this system reliability, is more efficient, than an modulation is proposed and applied in un snubbed circuit. three different groups of rectifiers. For each group of rectifiers, the converter switching stages are analyzed to determine switch control signals for space FLC BASED CLOSED LOOP CONTROL OF vector modulation. One switching DC-DC CONVERTER sequence is proposed for all rectifiers in order to minimize the number of switch F.T. Josh , Elizabeth Rajan commutations and reduce the switching School of Electrical Sciences losses. Duty cycle functions are determined Karunya University ,Coimbatore and the desired switching sequences are Email id: josh@karunya.edu, performed by a simple PWM, without the eliz87rose@gmail.com need to determine the present sector of the vector. For this purpose, it is necessary to Abstract- This paper proposes the design impose the desired current sectors from of a fuzzy logic controller for DC-DC input voltage references only. In order to converter. Since DC-DC converters exhibit validate the proposed modulation more of non-linear characteristics, a non- techniques, simulation results are linear controller, fuzzy logic controller will presented. CASCADED H-BRIDGE MUTI-LEVEL ABSTRACT-In a hospital setting, INVERTER FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC automation of patient care to some extent SYSTEM will go a long way in reducing work load on staff and in increased efficiency of R.Deepa, Mrs.E.Jayashree. performance. A robot can be especially Sree Sastha Institute of Engg. & Tech. used in the following areas like high risk areas like radiology department, drug (SSIET) deepa_sanju01@yahoo.co.in delivery to patients in ICU and general ekjayashree@gmail.com wards and many such areas like this. The manipulator and the programming Abstract-This paper presents a single-phase determines the function of the robot. cascaded H-bridge inverter for photo voltaic Purpose of these robots is not to replace (PV) application. It consists of single H- nurses but to help them so that they can spend more time with patients. bridge cell to produce five or more levels of output. The cascaded H-bridge inverter utilizes single PV cell to achieve nine level output with reduced harmonics. This WAVELET BASED FAULT inverter offers advantages such as DETECTION FOR WIND TURBINES operation at lower switching frequency or Dinesh Kumar.J, Karuppiah.S, lower current ripple compared to standard Satish.S, Vishal. L two-level inverter. Simulation and Amrita school of Engineering, experimental results are presented for nine Coimbatore levels of output. Special attention is dinesh.kumar0808@gmail.com karuppiah05@gmail.com dedicated to the latest and more relevant reachoutsathish@gmail.com applications of these inverters such as vishal_mehta21@hotmail.com laminators, conveyor belts and unified power flow controllers. Abstract: The installed energy generation capacity of wind turbines is increasing dramatically on a global scale; this means that reliability of wind turbines is of higher importance. A part of this task is to TELE-PRESENCE ROBOTIC SURVEILLANCE FOR PATIENT CARE IN improve fault detection of the wind HOSPITALS turbine. This paper uses a benchmark model for simulation of fault detection. D.Sudarvizhi, Anritha Ebenezer, Srividhya.P The benchmark model used deals with the wind turbine on a system level Avinashilingam Deemed University for containing sensors, actuators and system Women, Coimbatore faults in the pitch system, drive train, and generator and converter system. Wavelet sudarvizhi.durai@gmail. com is used for fault detection in the wind anritha.ebenezer@gmail.com turbine power generation system as shreecool8@gmail.com described and the results of the faults are comprehended in this paper.