TL;DR: In this article, a LLC resonant converter is proposed for front end DC/DC conversion in a distributed power system, which utilizes leakage and magnetizing inductance of a transformer.
Abstract: A new LLC resonant converter is proposed for front end DC/DC conversion in a distributed power system. Three advantages are achieved with this resonant converter. First, ZVS turn on and low turn off current of MOSFETs are achieved. The switching loss is reduced so we can operate the converter at higher switching frequency. The second advantage is that with this topology, we can optimize the converter at high input voltage. Finally, with this topology, we can eliminate the secondary filter inductor, so the voltage stress on the secondary rectifier will be limited to two times the output voltage, better rectifier diodes can be used and secondary conduction loss can be reduced. The converter utilizes leakage and magnetizing inductance of a transformer. With magnetic integration concept, all the magnetic components can be built in one magnetic core. The operation and characteristic of this converter is introduced and efficiency comparison between this converter and a conventional PWM converter is given which shows a great improvement by using this topology.
TL;DR: In this paper, a high efficiency power converter comprises a boost converter for converting an input voltage to a first voltage on a first output, a buck converter, a linear regulator, and a voltage detector for detecting the input voltage for preventing a reverse current flowing from the second output to the buck converter.
Abstract: A high efficiency power converter comprises a boost converter for converting an input voltage to a first voltage on a first output, a buck converter for converting the input voltage to a second voltage on a second output, a linear regulator for converting the first voltage to a third voltage on the second output when the second voltage is lower than a first threshold, and a voltage detector for detecting the input voltage for preventing a reverse current flowing from the second output to the buck converter when the input voltage is lower than a second threshold.
TL;DR: A new topology for cascaded multilevel converter based on submultileVEL converter units and full-bridge converters is proposed, optimized for various objectives, such as the minimization of the number of switches, gate driver circuits and capacitors, and blocking voltage on switches.
Abstract: In this paper, a new topology for cascaded multilevel converter based on submultilevel converter units and full-bridge converters is proposed. The proposed topology significantly reduces the number of dc voltage sources, switches, IGBTs, and power diodes as the number of output voltage levels increases. Also, an algorithm to determine dc voltage sources magnitudes is proposed. To synthesize maximum levels at the output voltage, the proposed topology is optimized for various objectives, such as the minimization of the number of switches, gate driver circuits and capacitors, and blocking voltage on switches. The analytical analyses of the power losses of the proposed converter are also presented. The operation and performance of the proposed multilevel converter have been evaluated with the experimental results of a single-phase 125-level prototype converter.
TL;DR: In this paper, a nonlinear integrator is described which is superior in this respect to a linear type in the forward part of a servomechanism loop, where the time delay involved.
Abstract: INTEGRATION in the forward part of a servomechanism loop has long been known to reduce steady-state errors. With one perfect integrator, there will be no steady-state error following a simple step-function input; with two tandem integrators there will be no steady-state error due to a ramp input, etc. The major drawback to the linear integrator is the time delay involved. Each linear integrator introduces 90 degrees of phase lag at all frequencies, and so it takes only two integrators to make a basically unstable system. A nonlinear integrator is to be described which is superior in this respect to a linear type.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a new high step-up dc-dc converter designed especially for regulating the dc interface between various microsources and a dc-ac inverter to electricity grid.
Abstract: This paper proposes a new high step-up dc-dc converter designed especially for regulating the dc interface between various microsources and a dc-ac inverter to electricity grid. The figuration of the proposed converter is a quadratic boost converter with the coupled inductor in the second boost converter. The converter achieves high step-up voltage gain with appropriate duty ratio and low voltage stress on the power switch. Additionally, the energy stored in the leakage inductor of the coupled inductor can be recycled to the output capacitor. The operating principles and steady-state analyses of continuous-conduction mode and boundary-conduction mode are discussed in detail. To verify the performance of the proposed converter, a 280-W prototype sample is implemented with an input voltage range of 20-40 V and an output voltage of up to 400 V. The upmost efficiency of 93.3% is reached with high-line input; on the other hand, the full-load efficiency remains at 89.3% during low-line input.