{"title":"Auxiliary power convertors for locomotives","authors":"Kjell Frank, Kjell Rehnman","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089470","url":null,"abstract":"The use of squirrel cage motor for auxiliary loads in railroad applications makes it necessary to have a conversion system aboard the locomotive or the train. This system has to convert a 1-phase ac or a dc voltage into a 3-phase 50 or 60 Hz voltage. This paper presents solutions built on power electronics. Compared to rotating equipment the power electronic solution offers important advantages regarding weight, losses and mechanical flexibility. The transient behaviour at pantograph bounces and switching in the load is also dealt with.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134101941","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":"Improved power factor operation of a single phase controlled rectifier bridge through modified gating","authors":"S. Dewan, W. Dunford","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089469","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089469","url":null,"abstract":"The line power factor of a two pulse controlled rectifier bridge can be improved in both positive and negative output voltage quadrants by employing a modified gating strategy. This allows the load current to freewheel through the main bridge components. This technique is analysed for a series load consisting of an inductor, resistor and voltage source. Diagrams representing the performance under various operating conditions are presented and compared with the conventional mode of operation.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"152 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125914148","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":"Effects of Emitter-Open switching on the turn-off characteristics of high-voltage power transistors","authors":"B. Jackson, Dan Y. Chen","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089442","url":null,"abstract":"Test results have shown that using Emitter-Open switching turn-off scheme, the storage time and the fall time of a high-voltage power transistor can be reduced by a factor of at least 2. In addition, the effects of reverse-bias second breakdown are essentially eliminated up to the VCBO and IDC of the device.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122018830","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":"William E. Newell Power Electronics Award","authors":"R. Hoft, W. McMurray, S. Dewan","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089421","url":null,"abstract":"The William E. Newell Power Electronics Award is presented annually by the Power Electronics Specialists Conference for outstanding achievement in power electronics. It is dedicated to Dr. William E. Newell of the Westinghouse Research and Development Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The recipient receives an award of $250.00 and a suitably inscribed plaque.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122100074","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":"Application of small-signal modeling and measurement techniques to the stability analysis of an integrated switching-mode power system","authors":"R. C. Wong, G. E. Rodriguez, H. Owen, T. Wilson","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089439","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089439","url":null,"abstract":"Small-signal modeling techniques are used in a system stability analysis of a breadboard version of a complete functional electrical power system. The system consists of a regulated switching dc-to-dc converter, a solar-cell-array simulator, a solar-array EMI filter, battery chargers and linear shunt regulators. Loss mechanisms in the converter power stage, including switching-time effects in the semiconductor elements, are incorporated into the modeling procedure to provide an accurate representation of the system without requiring frequency-domain measurements to determine the damping factor. The small-signal system model is validated by the use of special measurement techniques which are adapted to the poor signal-to-noise ratio encountered in switching-mode systems. The complete electrical power system with the solar-array EMI filter is shown to be stable over the intended range of operation.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122181831","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":"Design and performance of power transformers with metallic glass cores","authors":"Joseph A. Mas","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089434","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089434","url":null,"abstract":"Magnetic metallic glasses can reduce transformer core losses to levels heretofore impossible to attain with conventional materials.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127193887","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":"A general steady-state analysis program ANASP for thyristor circuits based on adjoint-network approach","authors":"Y. Kuroe, H. Haneda, T. Maruhashi","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089447","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089447","url":null,"abstract":"Described is a new computer aided package program ANASP for computing the steady-state waveforms for any configuration of thyristor circuits. Newton-Raphson method is used to compute the initial state which generates the steady-state waveforms. For the efficient and accurate evaluation of the Jacobi an matrix the adjoint network is introduced into thyristor circuits containing power diodes and thyristors, and the method of sensitivity calculation is proposed. Using the program implemented, it is shown through examples that the computational time is considerably reduced to deter mine the steady state.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"40 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115706547","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":"A line interfaced inverter with active control of the output current waveform","authors":"M. Schlecht","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089454","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089454","url":null,"abstract":"A line interfaced inverter for photovoltaic systems is presented. This inverter employs a high frequency dc-chopper for shaping the output current, providing unity power factor operation and minimizing the size of the output filter. The isolation of the solar array from the utility is accomplished with a high frequency transformer, eliminating the need for large, 60 Hz magnetics. The dynamics of the power circuit are analyzed to determine proper compensation of the output current control loop. This analysis shows that a minor loop is required to stabilize the power circuit and that system response varies during the 60 Hz cycle. A Parity Simulation of the power circuit/control system is performed to verify this analysis. The results of this simulation are presented and compared to waveforms from a test inverter. The special considerations required for properly loading a photovoltaic array with a line interfaced inverter are discussed.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"229 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116236858","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":"Push-pull current-fed multiple-output dc/dc power converter with only one inductor and with 0 to 100% switch duty ratio","authors":"R. Redl, N. Sokal","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089467","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089467","url":null,"abstract":"The circuit has these properties: only one inductor for any number of outputs; insensitivity to transformer volt-second unbalance; only two power switches, and no need for two power switches in cascade; and non-pulsating input current.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128781455","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":"Parameter determination techniques for the Gummel-Poon CAD transistor model","authors":"J. Bowers, N. English, H. Nienhaus","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1980.7089436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1980.7089436","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes in detail all of the measurements and techniques necessary to accurately determine the parameters required for the large signal, Gummel-Poon CAD transistor model. The model is accurate for static and dynamic simulations in low and high power applications.","PeriodicalId":227481,"journal":{"name":"1980 IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1980-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121493758","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}