This paper proposes a novel phase-shifted zerovoltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) pulsewidth modulation full-bridge converter, which realizes ZVS for the leading leg and ZCS for the lagging leg. A blocking capacitor is added in series with the primary winding of the transformer to make the primary current decay to zero during zero state to ensure ZCS for the lagging leg. In order to prev...

Advances in power electronics enable efficient and flexible interconnection of renewable sources, loads and electric grids. While targets concerning efficiency of power converters are within reach, recent research endeavors to predict and improve their reliability to ensure high availability, low maintenance costs, and therefore, low Levelized-Cost-of-Energy (LCOE) of renewable energy systems. ...

The estimation of harmonic components of power voltage signals is one of the measurements prescribed by the power quality (PQ) standards (IEC 61000-4-30, 2008). In general, the harmonic components originate from non-linear elements connected to the power system such as non-linear loads (e.g., switched-mode power supplies) or transformers. An example of a distorted voltage measured in an office ...

Industrial and domestic equipments use non-linear electronic components. As examples of these nonlinear loads: rectifiers, inverters, choppers or in a general manner, all equipments using the electronic switches and the junctions with semiconductors. This creates non sinusoidal electrical currents which will be injected in the electrical supply network. These non sinusoidal currents present oth...

The proliferation of surge-protective devices and switch-mode power supplies has radically changed the surge environment in the low-voltage AC mains. Monitoring surge voltages has lost significance and can be misleading. Instead, surge currents should be monitored. The paper describes the performance of a silicon-based surge-protective device acting as a "magnet" for impinging surges in the pre...

Abstract: With rapid development in power semiconductor devices, the usage of power electronic systems has expanded to new and wide application range that include residential, commercial, aerospace and many others. Power electronic interfaces e.g. switch mode power supplies (SMPS) have proved to be superior over traditional linear power supplies. However, their non-linear behavior puts a questi...

This paper presents an optimal controller in order to achieve trajectory tracking for nonlinear systems and minimization of a quadratic cost functional. The synthesized optimal control law comes from solving the Hamilton-JacobiBellman equation for state-dependent coefficient factorized nonlinear systems. The proposed control scheme is applied for the Boost power converter. Power converters are ...

The trend in next-generation switched-mode power supplies will lead to modular, scalable solutions which can deliver power efficiently over a wide range of operation. Multiple parallel power stages, often called “phases”, are necessary to meet these requirements. This paper details a new approach to introduce more control features like phase-alignment, current sharing and phase shedding, which ...

Electrical power measurements are a central part of society today. Traditional power measurements have been focused on the power delivered by the 50 Hz or 60 Hz electrical grid with up to about 50 harmonics. This means that the bandwidth of such a power meter only needs to be a few kHz. Most modern electrical devices and machines are powered by batteries, or by the grid via DC converters. Ironi...

A new modeling approach for the spectral analysis of pulsewidth modulated (PWM) converters with independent inputs is developed. The key of this approach is to extend the Volterra functional series to nonlinear systems with multiple independent inputs. After formulating the state-space equations describing the dynamical behavior of PWM converters, the Volterra transfer function characterizing t...