{"title":"Maximum power point tracking of a variable speed wind turbine with a coreless AFPM synchronous generator using OTC method","authors":"M. Ebrahimi, H. Javadi, A. Daghigh","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910379","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents control of a coreless axial flux permanent magnet synchronous generator for variable speed wind turbine application. The generator is designed and it is modeled with 3-D Finite Element Method (FEM). In the control method, the optimum torque values for different wind speeds are calculated to extract the maximum power from the variable speed wind turbine. In order to accurate modeling of the system and direct connection of the generator model in FEM to control system in Matlab-Simulink, the Simplorer software is used. Using this software and the real model of the generator in FEM, are lead to more accurate results. The results show that the control system tracks the generator maximum power point with good dynamic response","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126551684","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}
Saman Dadjo Tavakoli, Gholamreza Kadkhodaei, M. Mahdavyfakhr, M. Hamzeh, K. Sheshyekani
{"title":"Interlinking converters in application of bipolar dc microgrids","authors":"Saman Dadjo Tavakoli, Gholamreza Kadkhodaei, M. Mahdavyfakhr, M. Hamzeh, K. Sheshyekani","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910387","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910387","url":null,"abstract":"This paper investigates two converter topologies, including neutral-point diode-clamped (NPC) and Vienna converters, to be employed as an interlinking converter in bipolar dc microgrid. Since bipolar dc microgrids are subjected to severe voltage unbalance, the interlinking converters should be able to perform voltage-balancing function at their dc-link capacitors. In addition, they should exchange power between upper and lower terminals of bipolar dc microgrid. It is shown that the voltage-balancing function can not be integrated into the control system of the NPC converter, so the parallel connection of a voltage balancer is suggested and the pertinent voltage control system is designed. Moreover, a Vienna converter with modified topology and switching algorithm is proposed to perform voltage-balancing function. The viability of NPC and Vienna converters is evaluated using MATLAB software.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121810444","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 efficient interleaved boost converter with novel switch adaptive control in PV systems","authors":"S. Babaa, M. Armstrong","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910382","url":null,"abstract":"Energy conversion efficiency is an important factor for the long term feasibility of photovoltaic systems. Nowadays, even the most promising power converter topologies do not necessarily guarantee optimum performance under all operating conditions. For instance, the efficiency of the power conversion stage may be excellent during periods of high irradiance, but significantly lower in poorer light conditions. In this paper, the energy conversion efficiency of a standalone PV system is maximized over a wider range of operating conditions by employing an interleaved boost converter with novel switch adaptive control scheme. Experimental result show that the proposed converter control scheme offers better performance and higher conversion efficiency compared to the conventional operation of interleaved converter.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115068368","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}
Mohammad Abshari, Hossein Hooshmandi Safa, S. M. Saghaiannejad
{"title":"Indirect torque control of SRM by intelligent controller with considering torque ripple reduction","authors":"Mohammad Abshari, Hossein Hooshmandi Safa, S. M. Saghaiannejad","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910336","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, for modifying the transient state and improving dynamic response, an intelligent control method, namely, brain emotional learning based intelligent controller (BELBIC) is used in cascade with a PI conventional controller to control the switched reluctance motor torque indirectly. In the proposed method, the output of the PI controller is compared with the estimated machine torque and then is applied to the intelligent controller. To evaluate the effectiveness of suggested method, some numerical results are presented and speed-torque response is investigated. The obtained results show the robustness with a satisfactory response in the presence of disturbances and uncertain system parameters.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133632950","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}
K. Varesi, A. A. Ghandomi, S. Hosseini, M. Sabahi, E. Babaei
{"title":"An improved structure for Multi-Input high step-up DC-DC converters","authors":"K. Varesi, A. A. Ghandomi, S. Hosseini, M. Sabahi, E. Babaei","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910330","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes an improved structure for none-isolated Multi-Input (MI) high step-up dc-dc converters. The bidirectional power flow operation can also be provided for the proposed topology. Unlike most of none-isolated none-coupled inductor based topologies, the proposed topology can produce high voltage gains with low voltage stress on the switches/diodes. Due to the simple structure of proposed topology, the control strategy and consequently the production of switching signals is very straightforward. Different operational modes of proposed topology have been introduced and illustrated. Then, steady-state analysis have been investigated. Finally, to confirm the proposed concepts, the topology has been modeled and simulated in PSCAD/EMTDC software. Simulation results validate the proper performance of proposed topology.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"11 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114046541","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 procedure of a novel high voltage gain DC/DC boost converter","authors":"Amir Farakhor, Hossein Ardi, M. Abapour","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910368","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel high step-up DC/DC boost converter is presented. The presented converter consists of a power switch, a coupled-inductor and four diodes. The presented converter is based on the conventional SEPIC converter. A voltage multiplier cell is used to increase the voltage gain. The leakage current of the coupled inductor is recycled by the passive clamp circuit, so the voltage spikes on the power switch are avoided. In addition, the voltage stress on the power switch is reduced. Furthermore, the efficiency of the conversion is increased due to the low switching loss. The steady-state analysis and the design procedure of the presented converter are discussed in details. The simulation results are provided by the MATLAB/Simulink Software to confirm the analysis and proper operation of the converter.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114642427","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 of a 400 Hertz inverter transformer by considering specific leakage inductance","authors":"Elham Jamalzadeh, A. Dastfan","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910325","url":null,"abstract":"The conversion process in power electronics requires the use of transformer components that are frequently the heaviest and bulkiest item in the conversion circuit. They also have a significant effect upon the overall performance and efficiency of the system. Leakage inductance determination in transformer play a significant role in power electronic circuit. This paper present a procedure for designing a 400 Hertz inverter transformer whose leakage inductance is specific value due to playing the role of the output filter inductor or eliminate some harmonics to decrease the size of filter inductor. By the procedure presented here optimum core size and winding parameters could be specified. Analysis developed in this paper is validated by example case results and verified by finite element method (FEM) analysis which is made by Magnet.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"140 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131847968","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}
S. R. Khayam Hoseini, H. Givi, E. Farjah, T. Ghanbari
{"title":"Phase locked loop-free sliding-mode-based power control for grid-connected voltage-sourced inverters under unbalanced network conditions","authors":"S. R. Khayam Hoseini, H. Givi, E. Farjah, T. Ghanbari","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910369","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a phase locked loop-free power control method is presented for grid-connected voltage-sourced inverters under unbalanced network conditions. The main advantages of the proposed technique are low implementation cost and simplicity of the control strategy. These advantages are achieved through elimination of phase locked loop (PLL) function by the proposed compensation strategy. Phase locked loop functions are considered as an expensive part of a system. Hence, PLL elimination leads to simpler implementation of the power control as well as reduction of the system cost. The proposed power control method is based on modification of normal sliding mode power control using compensation feedbacks for active and reactive powers. Two scenarios including unbalanced angles for three phase voltages and nonidentical voltage amplitudes are considered for unbalanced network conditions. The performance of the modified sliding mode control (SMC) in the mentioned unbalanced conditions is evaluated using simulations in MATLAB/Simulink. The results confirm that the proposed technique reduces the pulsations of active and reactive powers considerably in comparison with the normal SMC strategy.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133931939","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 high voltage gain DC-DC converter in photovoltaic system with energy storage","authors":"Farzad Mohammadzadeh Shahir, E. Babaei","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910334","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the new structure of non-isolated boost dc-dc converter is considered as achieving maximum power transferring to load from a photovoltaic (PV) power network. To achieving maximum power point (MPPT) of operating mode, the Perturb-and-Observe (P&O) is applied after modeling of other part of this power network such as battery, bidirectional dc-dc converter and proposing new control scheme. To verify the proposed control scheme, performance of new structure of non-isolated boost dc-dc converter and power network, the simulation results of MATLAB/Simulink is used.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133486484","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}
Masoud Noushak, Alireza Hadizadeh, H. Iman‐Eini, S. Farhangi, D. Frey
{"title":"Reduction of capacitor voltage ripple in a modular multilevel converter employed in adjustable speed drive application","authors":"Masoud Noushak, Alireza Hadizadeh, H. Iman‐Eini, S. Farhangi, D. Frey","doi":"10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDSTC.2017.7910345","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays modular multilevel converters (MMCs) are widely used due to their excellent performance and high modularity. However, in the variable speed drive application, there is a challenge to control the voltage ripple of submodules at the low frequency operating points. This challenge is even more critical during the startup procedure of electrical drives. In this paper, the main reasons of voltage ripple generation are explained. Then a method to control the amount of voltage ripple at the low frequency applications is introduced. In fact, the trapezoidal voltage waveform is injected at the reference of phase voltage to reduce the voltage ripple. Next, the proposed method is compared with existing methods to show its better performance. Finally, MATLAB/Simulink software is used to evaluate the performance of proposed and already existing methods.","PeriodicalId":414828,"journal":{"name":"2017 8th Power Electronics, Drive Systems & Technologies Conference (PEDSTC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130046553","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}