{"title":"Design and implementation of a bidirectional dc-dc forward/flyback converter with leakage energy recycled","authors":"Yi-Ju Lu, Cisheng Lin, Kai-Hui Chen","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168572","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168572","url":null,"abstract":"A bidirectional interleaved forward-flyback DC-DC converter with leakage energy recycled is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter uses two transformers to reduce the current stress on the power components to reduce the conduction loss and improve the efficiency. When the proposed converter is operated in the step-up mode, the voltage across switches is clamped at the input voltage, and the leakage energy is recycled to the voltage source. When the proposed converter is operated in the step-down mode, the voltage of switches is clamped at the input voltage, and the leakage energy is recycled to the clamping capacitor or the voltage source. As the proposed converter is based on flyback converter, it is characterized with simple structure. Since the leakage inductance energy is recycled, the conversion efficiency is improved compared to conventional flyback converter. Finally, a laboratory prototype circuit with 200 V/24 V and output power 500 W is implemented to verify the feasibility of the proposed converter. The highest efficiency in the step-up and step-down stage is 92.3% and 95.5% respectively.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123728533","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Energy recovery from LNG regasification for space cooling-technical and economic feasibility study for Singapore","authors":"Ramanathan Subramanian, M. Berger, B. Tunçer","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168601","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168601","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates three scenarios for (LNG) Liquefied natural gas driven district cooling grids in terms of technological and economic feasibility. The scenarios consist of commercial, residential, and low temperature industrial cooling and their combinations. These scenarios achieve tremendous energy savings in comparison with conventional mechanical cooling. The free cooling potential in Singapore is calculated to Singapore Dollars (SGD) 800.75 million p.a. depending on the scenario, based on a regasification heat demand of 1009 kJ/kg of LNG with current terminal capacity of 3.5 Million Tonnes per annum (MTPA). In addition to the economic benefit, there is also an environmental benefit of 655.57 Million kg of CO2 e/a (CO2 equivalent) through Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction by free cooling utilization. The terminal's capacity has increased to 6 MTPA by the end of 2014.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127346448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hossein Dehghani Tafti, Cao Shuyu, K. R. Kishore, G. Farivar, Howe Li Yeo, V. Sriram, J. Pou, Anshuman Tripathi
{"title":"Control of active front-end rectifier of the solid-state transformer with improved dynamic performance during precharging","authors":"Hossein Dehghani Tafti, Cao Shuyu, K. R. Kishore, G. Farivar, Howe Li Yeo, V. Sriram, J. Pou, Anshuman Tripathi","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168622","url":null,"abstract":"The control of the active front-end rectifier of the three-stage solid-state transformer (SST) system is addressed in this paper. A comprehensive precharging sequence is introduced for the active front-end rectifier of the SST to limit the inrush current during the start-up process to its nominal current. The proposed precharging algorithm consists of two phases, passive and active precharging. The precharging resistor limits the current during the passive precharging, while a ramp increase of the voltage reference is used in the controller during the active precharging to prevent large inrush currents. Additionally, a feedforward voltage compensator is added to the voltage reference of the controller to improve the dynamic response at the beginning of the active precharging. The proposed algorithm is detailed and simulation results on a 4-kW active front-end converter are presented to validate its performance. The simulation results under various operation conditions show the ability of the proposed algorithm to limit the converter current to its nominal value during the precharging as well as to control the dc-link voltage under different load changes.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125582562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the self starting of darrieus turbine : An experimental investigation with secondary rotor","authors":"P. Kumar, K. Ajit, M. Surya, N. Srikanth, T. Lim","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168545","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168545","url":null,"abstract":"Darrieus type vertical axis wind turbines are preferred for the small scale distributed power generation for their distinctive advantages, yet these lift based turbines suffers from poor self-starting capability. As a potential solution, a Dual rotor Darrieus Turbine (DD) with secondary rotor in addition to the primary rotor has been proposed to improve the self-starting characteristics and to enhance the low wind speed performance. The current study experimentally evaluates the proposed rotor with two set of blades as a possible means of achieving higher static torque and thus promoting self-starting capability. Albeit, the design parameters for the secondary rotor such as solidity, appropriate airfoil, secondary rotor diameter, secondary rotor offset with respect to primary rotor requires extensive optimization, the current preliminary study is focused on the feasibility check of the DD turbine. Power coefficient, dynamic and static torque coefficient are obtained through wind tunnel test and compared with Conventional Darrieus (CD) turbine (only with primary rotor). The results indicate the novel dual rotor do improve the self-starting capability at the expense of reduced power performance.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116164059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of sic power devices for dualactive bridge converter","authors":"Yeo Howe Li, Venkata Ravi Kishore Kanamarlapudi","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168592","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168592","url":null,"abstract":"Double pulse testers are required for extraction of switching energies and waveforms of power devices. With the increasing adoption of wide bandgap semiconductors like silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) comes an increasing need for the creation of double pulse testers and associated procedures capable of testing fast switching speeds. To date, many papers involving double pulse test setups have been published. However, these papers tend to focus on the results of the characterisation rather than the technical aspects of the experimental setup itself. In this paper, the characterisation procedure and practical considerations of a double pulse tester are presented in detail. Practical considerations involving the testing of fast switches like SiC MOSFETs are also reviewed and highlighted.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124100512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nguyen Xuan Bac, Wang Peng, Choo Hoong, Xia Jianfang, Koh Leong Hai
{"title":"An Incorporation of DC Microgrid and Inductive Power Transfer for EV Charging Applications","authors":"Nguyen Xuan Bac, Wang Peng, Choo Hoong, Xia Jianfang, Koh Leong Hai","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168603","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168603","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the establishment and operation control strategy of a DC microgrid incorporated with bidirectional inductive power transfer (BIPT) system for Electric Vehicles (EVs) charging applications. The primary side of IPT system is powered by a DC microgrid which is established from PV as renewable energy source and battery for energy storage. The proposed concept minimizes power electronic components requirement while maintaining high power efficiency due to the reduction of power conversion stages and the proposed control strategy. The proposed concept is applicable for low to medium power level EV charging applications.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132051957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ANN based damping controller for VSC-HVDC System","authors":"Kai Liao, Yan Xu, Koh Leong Hai, Yichen Qiao","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168584","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168584","url":null,"abstract":"As the penetration of renewable energy increasing in power systems, the contribution of VSC-HVDC for system stability is highly expected. Due to the decoupling modulating of active and reactive power output, the influence of HVDC on the inter-area oscillation is widely studied. This paper proposes a new ANN (Artificial Neural Network) based control design scheme for VSC-HVDC systems to damp inter-area oscillations of power systems. The controller is integrated to the conventional vector control to enhance the damping of the inter-area oscillations. Simulation test in a two-area-four-machine interconnection power system is studied. The test result showed that the VSC-HVDC with proposed damping controller can enhance the system damping under various disturbances.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134116429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pitch angle control for horizontal axis wind turbine: A comparative study","authors":"S. Narasimalu, Brindha Chellaiah","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168546","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168546","url":null,"abstract":"Wind Energy is a promising sector which has a rapid growth over a recent few years. Hence a fault tolerant and optimized control system of a wind turbine is propitious as it secures the energy production. The nonlinear multidisciplinary physical modelling should be built which is convenient and seemly legit for the purpose of control analysis. Including the effect of wind shear and tower shadow in the aerodynamic module, adding a dynamic model in the drive train module and their integration along with the energy monitoring is taken for a significance of the present work. In light of this, Classical PID control, Fuzzy logic control and a gain scheduled PID control were designed to correct the deviations in the pitch perturbation for above-rated wind speed. Also to sustain the power generation of the turbine, MPPT controller was implemented to the generator. The dynamic model was built using Simscape in the MATLAB/Simulink Environment and a comparative study was done to evaluate the performance of different controllers.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131146027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis and design of isolated single-switch converter for magnetron filament heating","authors":"Yueh-Ru Yang","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168599","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168599","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the analysis and design of isolated voltage-fed single-switch soft-switched converter for magnetron filament heating. A step-down transformer is used to obtain the required voltage conversion ratio and isolation. By low-damped resonance, the primary transistor achieves zero-voltage switching. The secondary diode naturally attains zero-current switching due to discontinuous current. An additional inductor is added to the secondary current loop to stabilize the charging current. To verify the analysis and design, a prototype converter is built and tested. The simulation and experimental results coincide with the prediction.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124115613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kannappan Lakshmanan, N. Srikanth, Loganathan Pranava Saai
{"title":"Additive manufacturing process towards wind turbine components","authors":"Kannappan Lakshmanan, N. Srikanth, Loganathan Pranava Saai","doi":"10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACEPT.2017.8168547","url":null,"abstract":"In current Industrial world, there has been an increase in demand for wind power. Few of the major challenges in wind industry is the component complexity and material reliability. Thus, there is a need of determining alternative and more efficient manufacturing method. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is a process which enables layer-wise fabrication of complex parts directly from CAD files without part-specific tooling. Additive manufacturing increases design freedom for building complex part geometries that cannot be made by traditional manufacturing methods. The ability to build customized integrated parts with less material wastage is desirable. The main aim of this paper is to discuss about the possibilities of using AM in spare parts production in wind Industry. To justify the compatibility of AM, there is a need to determine the loads acting on the wind turbine components. Hence, load analysis of AOC 50 kW reference wind turbine was simulated through FAST and Rainflow counting algorithm. The results from the simulations were used to compare the experimental fatigue data of AM material with one of commonly used wind turbine material.","PeriodicalId":217916,"journal":{"name":"2017 Asian Conference on Energy, Power and Transportation Electrification (ACEPT)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114575087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}