DC-Link Capacitor Optimization in AC–DC Converter by Load Current Prediction

Alternating Current–Direct Current(AC–DC)converters require a high value bulk capacitor or afilter capacitor between the DC–DC conversion stages,which in turn causes many problems in the design of a AC–DC converter.The component package size for this capacitor is large due to its high voltage rating and capacitance value.In addition,the high charging current creates more pro-blems during the product compliance testing phase.The shelf life of these specific high value capacitors is less than that of Multilayer Ceramic Capacitors(MLCC),which limits its use for the highly reliable applications.This paper presents a fea-sibility study to overcome these two problems by adding a few sensing mechan-isms to the typical AC–DC converter topology.In majority of the AC–DC converter,Al-Elko capacitor takes approximately 3%to 5%of the converter size.The proposed method reduces this to approximately 50%size and so it effectively approximates 2%to 3%size reduction in converter size.The proposed method basically works based on the load current prediction method and hence it is highly suitable for the constant load application.Moreover,the converter response time increases in this method,which limit its application in high-speed systems.The high temperature application of Al-Elko capacitor is limited because of its poor performance,which is significantly rectified by replacing the Al-Elko with MLCC as it delivers good performance in high temperature.

Efficient Single-Stage Bridgeless AC to DC Converter Using Grey Wolf Optimization

Bridgeless single-stage converters are used for efficient(alternative current)AC-(direct current)DC conversion.These converters control generators,likeelectromagnetic meso-and micro-scale generators with low voltage.Power factorcorrection helps increase the factor of the power supply.The main advantage ofthe power factor is it shapes the input current for increasing the real power of theAC supply.In this paper,a two-switch bridgeless rectifier topology is designedwith a power factor correction capability.For the proposed converter topologyto have good power quality parameters,the closed loop scheme,which uses thegrey wolf optimization(GWO)algorithm,is implemented.The successes ofGWO encourage this research to implement GWO in the topology.The performanceof the proposed topology is analyzed under different load conditions.Simulation is carried out using the MATLAB/Simulink environment,and theresults are compared with those of conventional(proportional integral derivative)PID and(particle swarm optimization)PSO controllers.To validate the simulation results,a 350-W hardware prototype is implemented,and the voltage ripple,efficiency,and power factor under different load conditions are analyzed and tabulated.The comparative study clearly indicates that the proposed convertertopology with a closed loop control scheme using the GWO algorithm improves the power factor to 0.9732 and reduces the voltage ripple to 0.12%with a conversion efficiency of 98.25%.

Design and Analysis of the Main AC/DC Converter System for ITER

A design of the main AC/DC converter system for ITER is described and the configuration of the main AC/DC converters is presented. To reduce the reactive power absorbed from the converter units, the main AC/DC converters are designed to be series-connected and work in a sequential mode. The structure of the regulator of the converter system is described. A simulation model was built up for the PSCAD/EMTDC code, and the design was validated accordingly. Harmonic analysis and reactive power calculation of the converters units are presented. The results reveal the advantage of sequential control in reducing reactive power and harmonics.

Single-Phase to Three-Phase Inverter with Small DC-Link Capacitor for Motor Drive System

The electrolytic-capacitor-less(EL-cap-less)technique has been attracting more and more interests in these years.The EL-cap-less single-phase to three-phase inverter(STI)with front-end diode rectifier is applied to home electrical appliances.In EL-cap-less systems,film-type capacitor is used to suppress the high-frequency ripple components instead of smoothing the DC-link voltage.By using the EL-cap-less solution,reliability can be improved,lifetime can be increased and high power factor(PF)also can be realized.The EL-cap-less STI brings the opportunity to simplify system structure and lower cost.Because a certain DC-link capacitance is still required,the real PF is limited.To further improve the PF,the ripple components of current references are made in synchronous with the DClink voltage.And the capacitance chosen guideline of the film-type capacitor also be presented.A prototype is built to verify its real performance.

Model Predictive Control Circuit of the Current Source Matrix Converter

In this paper, a new predictive control strategy for current source matrix converter (CSMC) is presented. Proposed predictive control strategy allows for creating output voltages with boost type voltage transfer ratio and desired frequency. The description of predictive control circuit of the CSMC is presented. Furthermore the simulation test results to confirm functionality of the proposed control strategy and converter properties under this strategy are shown.