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Publication date: 27 May 2022

Faruk Yalcin, Ugur Arifoglu and Irfan Yazici

This paper aims to present the design and implementation of a new general-purpose single-phase buck-type inverter.

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present the design and implementation of a new general-purpose single-phase buck-type inverter.

Design/methodology/approach

The operation of the proposed inverter is based on the general-purpose buck converter. The proposed buck-type inverter topology is designed with reduced numbers of passive and active elements to minimize design cost and complexity. Also, an efficient hybrid control technique based on the proportional‐integral‐derivative (PID) supported by open-loop control signal is offered for the control of the proposed inverter. The proposed hybrid control method improves the performance of the PID controller during the change of inverter operation parameters. A close to single-phase sine wave output voltage with low total harmonic distortion (THD) can be produced by the proposed inverter in a wide range of voltage and frequency lower than the inverter input voltage value.

Findings

Simulation and experimental test studies are applied to the proposed inverter. The experimental laboratory setup is built for 0–50 Hz, 0–100 Vp, 0.5 kW. Both the simulation and the experimental test results show that the single-phase inverter can produce close to sine wave output voltage with THD level under 5% in a wide range of frequency for various operating conditions and for different loads.

Originality/value

In this paper, a new topology and a new hybrid control technique that are patented by the corresponding author are implemented for a single-phase buck-type inverter through a scientific project. The operating results of the study reveal the efficient operating capability with a simple topology structure.

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Circuit World, vol. 48 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Article
Publication date: 8 June 2022

Chinnaraj Gnanavel and Kumarasamy Vanchinathan

These implementations not only generate excessive voltage levels to enhance the quality of power but also include a detailed investigating of the various modulation methods and…

Abstract

Purpose

These implementations not only generate excessive voltage levels to enhance the quality of power but also include a detailed investigating of the various modulation methods and control schemes for multilevel inverter (MLI) topologies. Reduced harmonic modulation technology is used to produce 11-level output voltage with the production of renewable energy applications. The simulation is done in the MATLAB/Simulink for 11-level symmetric MLI and is correlated with the conventional inverter design.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper is focused on investigating the different types of asymmetric, symmetric and hybrid topologies and control methods used for the modular multilevel inverter (MMI) operation. Classical MLI configurations are affected by performance issues such as poor power quality, uneconomic structure and low efficiency.

Findings

The variations in both carrier and reference signals and their performance are analyzed for the proposed inverter topologies. The simulation result compares unipolar and bipolar pulse-width modulation (PWM) techniques with total harmonic distortion (THD) results. The solar-fed 11-level MMI is controlled using various modulation strategies, which are connected to marine emergency lighting loads. Various modulation techniques are used to control the solar-fed 11-level MMI, which is connected to marine emergency lighting loads. The entire hardware system is controlled by using SPARTAN 3A field programmable gate array (FPGA) board and the least harmonics are obtained by improving the power quality.

Originality/value

The simulation result compares unipolar and bipolar PWM techniques with THD results. Various modulation techniques are used to control the solar-fed 11-level MMI, which is connected to marine emergency lighting loads. The entire hardware system is controlled by a SPARTAN 3A field programmable gate array (FPGA) board, and the power quality is improved to achieve the lowest harmonics possible.

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Circuit World, vol. 49 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0305-6120

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Article
Publication date: 28 July 2020

Eralp Sener and Gurhan Ertasgin

This paper aims to present an inverter with a current-source input for 400 Hz avionic systems to have a system which removes DC-link capacitors and presents a high efficiency.

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to present an inverter with a current-source input for 400 Hz avionic systems to have a system which removes DC-link capacitors and presents a high efficiency.

Design/methodology/approach

A battery-powered DC link inductor generates a constant-current source. A single high-frequency switch is used to provide a sinusoidally modulated current before the inverter. The output of the switch is “unfolded” by a thyristor-based H-bridge inverter to generate an AC output current. The system uses a CL low-pass filter to obtain a 400 Hz pure sine wave by removing pulse width modulation components.

Findings

Simulations and Typhoon HIL real-time experiments were performed with closed-loop control to validate the proposed inverter concept while meeting the critical standards of MIL-STD-704F.

Originality/value

This current source inverter topology is suitable for avionic systems that require 400 Hz output frequency. The topology uses small DC-link inductor and eliminates bulky capacitor which determines the inverter lifetime.

Details

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, vol. 92 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1748-8842

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Article
Publication date: 9 November 2012

Uroš Flisar, Danijel Vončina and Peter Zajec

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of different distribution of shoot through mode on Z‐source inverter efficiency and particularly on complexity of switching…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of different distribution of shoot through mode on Z‐source inverter efficiency and particularly on complexity of switching pattern generation. Switching pattern generation has been optimized for field‐oriented control (FOC) of induction motor operating beyond its nominal speed which can be easily accomplished due to the input voltage boosting implemented inherently by Z‐source inverter. The proposed drive is unaffected to supply voltage sags, too.

Design/methodology/approach

The space vector modulation switching pattern of the traditional FOC drive was modified in order to insert shoot through mode necessary for input voltage boosting. Since this can be accomplished only on account of zero mode of the inverter, the active modes have to be reduced. Consequently, the output voltage space vector has to be reduced, as well.

Findings

In order to maximize profit of the input DC voltage and to omit the output voltage distortion, mathematical limitations have been derived giving the optimal boost ratio for required output voltage and ride‐through capability during voltage sags.

Practical implications

The experimental tests of upgraded FOC of induction motor with the proposed distribution of shoot through mode in the switching pattern of Z‐source inverter and optimized control of inverter voltage are demonstrated. It is also shown that such a drive can withstand a long period of input voltage sags and operate in a broader field weakening regime.

Originality/value

The paper's value lies in the overall, DSP‐based control of the induction motor supplied with Z‐source inverter gaining the maximum utilization of the input DC supply source and optimum trade‐off between inverter efficiency and inverter components voltage stress.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 31 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 1 January 2012

Badii Bouzidi, Bassem El Badsi and Ahmed Masmoudi

This paper seeks to investigate the performance of a DTC strategy dedicated to the control of four‐switch three‐phase (B4) inverter fed induction motor drives. The major advantage…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper seeks to investigate the performance of a DTC strategy dedicated to the control of four‐switch three‐phase (B4) inverter fed induction motor drives. The major advantage of the B4 inverter is the reduced number of the involved power switches which opens up crucial cost benefits.

Design/methodology/approach

The principle of operation of the B4 inverter fed induction motor drive is recalled in a first step. Then, the basis of the proposed DTC strategy is presented. Following this, the synthesis of the corresponding vector selection table is carried out considering a subdivision of the space vector plan into sixteen sectors.

Findings

It has been found experimentally that the B4 inverter fed induction motor drive offers, under the proposed control strategy, interesting performance.

Research limitations/implications

This work should be extended considering a comparison between the performance of B4 inverter fed induction motor drive under the proposed DTC strategy and those of the B6 inverter fed induction motor drive under the popular Takahashi DTC strategy.

Originality/value

The paper proposes a new DTC strategy dedicated to induction motor drives fed by B4 inverter. This reduced structure inverter is of great interest for large‐scale production industries such as the automotive one as far as cost‐effectiveness is concerned.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 31 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 1 February 1989

Bennett J. Price

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems are typically designed to provide power to computers for five to thirty minutes after all utility company power has failed. In addition…

Abstract

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems are typically designed to provide power to computers for five to thirty minutes after all utility company power has failed. In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags, and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units (PDUs). The major components or subsystems of a typical UPS system are detailed, and a sample bid specification is appended. Three sidebars discuss UPSs and air conditioning, the maintenance bypass switch (MBS), and literature for further reading.

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Library Hi Tech, vol. 7 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0737-8831

Article
Publication date: 26 July 2021

Vikash Gurugubelli and Arnab Ghosh

The share of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the power system is increasing day by day. The RESs are intermittent, therefore maintaining the grid stability and power balance is…

Abstract

Purpose

The share of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the power system is increasing day by day. The RESs are intermittent, therefore maintaining the grid stability and power balance is very difficult. The purpose of this paper is to control the inverters in microgrid using different control strategies to maintain the system stability and power balance.

Design/methodology/approach

In this paper, different control strategies are implemented to the voltage source converter (VSC) to get the desired performance. The DQ control is a basic control strategy that is inherently present in the droop and virtual synchronous machine (VSM) control strategies. The droop and VSM control strategies are inspired by the conventional synchronous machine (SM). The main objective of this work is to design and implement the three aforementioned control strategies in microgrid.

Findings

The significant contributions of this work are: the detailed implementation of DQ control, droop control and VSM control strategies for VSC in both grid-connected mode and standalone mode is presented; the MATLAB/Simulink simulation results and comparative studies of the three aforementioned controllers are introduced first time in the proposed work; and the opal-RT digital real-time simulation results of the proposed VSM control show the superiority in transient response compared to the droop control strategy.

Research limitations/implications

In the power system, the power electronic-based power allowed by VSM is dominated by the conventional power which is generated from the traditional SM, and then the issues related to stability still need advance study. There are some differences between the SM and VSM characteristics, so the integration of VSM with the existing system still needs further study. Economical operation of VSM with hybrid storage is also one of the future scopes of this work.

Originality/value

The significant contributions of this work are: the detailed implementation of DQ control, droop control and VSM control strategies for VSC in both grid-connected mode and standalone mode is presented; the MATLAB/Simulink simulation results and comparative studies of the three aforementioned controllers are introduced first time in the proposed work; and the opal-RT digital real-time simulation results of the proposed VSM control show the superiority in transient response compared to the droop control strategy.

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World Journal of Engineering, vol. 19 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1708-5284

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Article
Publication date: 31 January 2020

Subhendu Bikash Santra and Subodh Kumar Mohanty

The purpose of this study is to present a new methodology of selective harmonics elimination (SHE) technique suitable for single-phase photovoltaic (PV) tied pulse width modulated…

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to present a new methodology of selective harmonics elimination (SHE) technique suitable for single-phase photovoltaic (PV) tied pulse width modulated (PWM) inverter.

Design/methodology/approach

In the proposed SHE, switching angles for inverter control are determined offline through numerical techniques and stored in a microcontroller memory as a function of modulation index (md). The methodology uses the solution that leads to a lower change of switching angles from the previous modulation index (md) for storing in the processor memory for multiple solutions. This leads to a smaller number of sections when a piecewise mixed model is considered for storing the entire switching angle curve for the online inverter control. The proposed idea is simulated and experimentally validated on a laboratory prototype of PV (500 W) grid-tied PWM inverter. The control environment is then realized in NI c-RIO 9082.

Findings

This proposed technique is suitable for limiting voltage total harmonics distortion (THD) in single-phase PV tied grid connected voltage source inverter (VSI). Moreover, it is found that filter (L-C) size requirement is less.

Originality/value

The proposed SHE with piecewise mixed model technique effectively reduces voltage THD with less filter size (L-C) in a single-phase PV-tied system.

Details

COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering , vol. 39 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 5 May 2020

Congliang Fei, Pengfei Xiahou and Fujun Wang

This study aims to focus on the grid connected inverter.

Abstract

Purpose

This study aims to focus on the grid connected inverter.

Design/methodology/approach

The grid connected inverter for harmonic suppression was designed, the topological structure of the inverter and the design of LCL filter were analyzed, then a PIR controller was proposed and finally simulation and experiment were carried out.

Findings

The simulation results showed that the distortion rates of the 5th, 7th and 11th harmonics under PIR control were 0.14%, 0.13% and 0.06%, respectively, which were significantly lower than that under PI control. The system test results also showed that the current waveform under PI control was rough and total harmonic distortion (THD) content was 3.8%; under PIR control, the grid connected current waveform was relatively smooth, with fewer spikes and burrs, and the THD content was 1.9%, indicating that the harmonics were effectively suppressed.

Originality/value

The experimental results verify that the inverter and PIR controller designed in this study are effective for harmonic suppression. This work makes some contributions to the improvement of the effect of harmonic suppression and promotion of the better application of grid connected inverter.

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Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology , vol. 18 no. 5
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1726-0531

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Article
Publication date: 11 January 2022

Pradeep Vishnuram and Ramachandiran Gunabalan

Induction heating applications aided by power electronic control have become very attractive in the recent past. For cooking applications, power electronics circuits are very…

Abstract

Purpose

Induction heating applications aided by power electronic control have become very attractive in the recent past. For cooking applications, power electronics circuits are very suitable to feed power to multi loads with an appropriate control technique. The purpose of this paper is to develop a three leg inverter to feed power to three loads simultaneously and independently.

Design/methodology/approach

Pulse density modulation control technique is used to control the output power independently with constant switching frequency.

Findings

Multi-load handling converter with independent power control is achieved with reduced number of switching devices (two switches/per load) with simple control strategy.

Originality/value

The proposed system is simulated in MATLAB/Simulink, and the thermal analysis is carried out in COMSOL multi-physics software. The hardware realisation is performed for a 1 kW prototype with 20 kHz switching frequency and 10 kHz pulse density modulation frequency. PIC16F877A microcontroller is used to validate the experimental results for various values of control signals (DPDM). The simulation and experimental results are in good agreement and validates the developed system.

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