J. L. Christian, J. Dickman, R. W. Bercaw, I. Myers, A. Hammoud, M. Stavnes, J. Evans
{"title":"Wiring for aerospace applications","authors":"J. L. Christian, J. Dickman, R. W. Bercaw, I. Myers, A. Hammoud, M. Stavnes, J. Evans","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254757","url":null,"abstract":"The authors summarize the state of knowledge of arc propagation in aerospace power wiring and efforts by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) toward the understanding of arc tracking phenomena in the space environment. Recommendations are made for additional testing. A database of the performance of commonly used insulating materials will be developed to support the design of advanced high power missions, such as Space Station Freedom and lunar/Mars exploration.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128866288","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 integrated knowledge- and algorithm-based method for power converter design","authors":"J. Hsieh, C. Liu","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254724","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254724","url":null,"abstract":"A knowledge-based system (KBS) is developed as a computer-aided tool for power converter designers. The knowledge acquired from experienced designers is generalized and extended in the KBS. The algorithm-based methods are integrated with the KBS to overcome the difficulty of incomplete design knowledge. This integrated method is intended to reduce the design time and costs. Practical converter design examples are provided.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115321044","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 novel power factor corrected single ended resonant converter with three phase supply","authors":"J. Pforr, L. Hobson","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254753","url":null,"abstract":"A three-phase rectifier stage, enabling a whole class of switched mode and resonant switched mode power converters to automatically draw sinusoidal input currents from a three-phase supply, is introduced. The proposed technique offers advantages including very simple power circuits, simple control and protection, and very-high-quality input currents. The power factor correction method is described, and the analysis, design, and performance obtained from a buck-type single-ended resonant converter with three-phase supply based on this principle are outlined. Results for a 2.5 kW/40 kHz prototype converter, utilizing a single high-speed GTO as the active switching device and operating directly offline from a 415 V three-phase mains supply, are presented to verify theoretical predictions. The measured input current waveforms drawn from the three-phase supply are sinusoidal with approximately unity power factor.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"11 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120936938","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":"Innovative inverter topology for concentrated winding PM motor drives","authors":"F. Caricchi, F. Crescimbini, T. Lipo, E. Santini","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254779","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254779","url":null,"abstract":"Applications of concentrated winding machines prompt new solutions in designing the power converter which supplies the machine, since the machine average torque can be increased significantly by supplying three-phase current waveforms matching in full the trapezoidal back EMF. However, such current supply arrangements involve a third-harmonic current flowing into the machine. An innovative converter topology is presented to overcome this problem. This new configuration extends the standard layout of conventional PWM voltage source inverters by adding a fourth branch devoted to controlling the machine neutral voltage. Computer simulations are used to show the inverter modes of operation. Experimental results for a converter prototype which has been constructed using IGBTs are reported.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127111890","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":"Modular power conditioning unit for photovoltaic applications","authors":"R. Bhide, S. R. Bhat","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254813","url":null,"abstract":"The concept of modular power conditioning systems for photovoltaic (PV) applications is discussed, with particular reference to the battery as the load. A MOSFET-based power conditioning unit (PCU) of 1 kW capacity is discussed in detail along with a control algorithm to track the maximum power point. Maximum power from each PV array is extracted in spite of any mismatch in the array characteristics. One system controller is capable of handling several PCUs, simplifying the design and resulting in a lower cost of the system. It was observed that the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) increases the power output by abut 10% over a day as compared to the direct connection.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127484267","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 precise model for the transient characteristics of power diodes","authors":"R. Kraus, K. Hoffmann, H. Mattausch","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254792","url":null,"abstract":"A power diode model for circuit simulations is described. All important phenomena like transient behavior, temperature dependence, emitter recombination, mobile charge carriers in depletion layer, carrier multiplication, and self-heating are included. Comparisons between simulations and measurements show less than 10% deviation of current and voltage over the temperature range of 25 degrees C-125 degrees C.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124911922","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":"High performance deadbeat controlled PWM inverter using a current source compensator and nonlinear loads","authors":"C. Hua, R. Hoft","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254847","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254847","url":null,"abstract":"A control technique which generates high-quality sinusoidal output voltage form a single-phase pulse-width-modulated (PWM) inverter suitable for uninterruptible systems is presented. A scheme for combining the deadbeat control with a current source compensator is proposed, and the control mechanism is analyzed. A current source compensator is used to compensate the voltage drop at the firing instant of a triac-controlled resistive load. The PWM is determined at every sampling instant by the proposed algorithm. Simulation results show that the scheme can produce nearly sinusoidal waveforms for nonlinear loads.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"321 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123686069","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 of reactive power in resonant converters","authors":"R. Farrington, M. Jovanovic, F. Lee","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254672","url":null,"abstract":"A number of resonant power converters are analyzed to derive the reactive power and RMS current circulating through the transformer. The results of the analysis are used to define design guidelines that minimize the circulating energy in the converters and maximize their efficiencies and power densities. The analyzed converter topologies include the half-bridge zero current switching quasi-resonant converter (HB ZCS-QRC), the half-bridge zero-voltage-switched multiresonant converter (HB ZVS-MRC), the constant-frequency half-bridge zero-voltage-switched multiresonant converter (CF HB ZVS-MRC), the HB ZVS that uses the magnetizing inductance as a resonant element (HB ZVS-MRC (L/sub M/)), and the full-bridge series-parallel-resonant converter (FB SPRC). The results of the analysis show that the HB ZCS-QRC and the soft-switched HB ZVS-MRC (L/sub M/) circulate relatively small amounts of power. However, the circulating power in the HB ZVS-MRC, CF HB ZVS-MRC, and SPRC is found to be considerably larger. The analysis is used to generate sets of characteristics for each converter that can be used in their design optimization based on the minimization of the circulating power.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125530231","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":"Methods for loss reduction in planar inductors","authors":"I. Sasada, T. Yamaguchi, K. Harada","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254748","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254748","url":null,"abstract":"Numerical analyses of the current distribution in a single rectangular conductor sandwiched by a pair of magnetic substrates, which form a base for understanding AC resistance of the conductor, are presented. The inductance and AC resistance of an inductor in which meander coil is embedded in the one magnetic substrate of a pair and is covered with the other with a given air gap between the two substrates are calculated. The role of the air gap in governing tradeoff between the copper losses and the iron losses as well as the value of inductance is shown. Characteristics of inductors fabricated using NiZn ferrites and an embedded meander coil are presented. A mesh coil by which eddy currents losses in the magnetic core can be reduced is described.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126810495","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 2 kW power subsystem for microgravity isolation platform experiments","authors":"S. Weinberg","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254758","url":null,"abstract":"Work contributing to the development of a 2 kW power subsystem for a future Spacelab microgravity platform is reported. Power transfer through a single-turn floating isolation transformer allows physical independence between Spacelab and the platform. Resonant techniques are used to nullify leakage inductance effects. A power system, based on a single 28 V, 72 A series-resonant converter, and to be realized in space-qualified hybrid technology. achieves an overall efficiency greater than 88% with an efficiency of 94% for the power inverter.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122763000","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}