• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1716-1724
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• 2016

This paper proposes both an active-switched quasi-Z-source inverter (AS-qZSI) and an extended active-switched qZSI (EAS-qZSI), which are based on the classic qZSI. The proposed AS-qZSI adds only one active switch and one diode to the classic qZSI for increasing the voltage boost capability. Compared with other topologies based on the switched-inductor/capacitor qZSI, the proposed AS-qZSI requires fewer passive components in the impedance network under the same boost capability. Additionally, the proposed EAS-qZSI is designed by adding one inductor and three diodes to the AS-qZSI, which offers enhanced boost capability and lower voltage stress across the switches. The performances of the two proposed topologies are verified by simulation and experimental results obtained from a prototype with a 32-bit DSP built in a laboratory.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.388-395
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• 2010

An active boost converter for a single phase SRM using series-parallel connected capacitors is proposed in this paper. The proposed active boost converter has two diodes and one power switch with an anti-parallel diode and one additional boost capacitor. The additional boost capacitor could be series or parallel connected to the dc-link capacitor to produce proper excitation and demagnetization voltage. The proposed active boost converter can easily achieve a fast excitation and demagnetization from the capacitor connection. In this paper, series and parallel connected converters are reviewed, and the detailed operating modes as well as the voltage characteristics of the proposed converter are analyzed. The simulation and experimental results shows the effectiveness of the proposed active boost converter.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2008

A single active capacitor snubber-assisted soft-switching sinewave pulse modulation utility-interactive power conditioner with a three-winding flyback high frequency transformer link and a bidirectional active power switch in its secondary side has been proposed. With the aid of the switched-capacitor quasi-resonant snubber cell, the high frequency switching devices in the primary side of the proposed DC-to-AC sinewave power inverter can be turned-off with ZVS commutation. In addition to this, the proposed power conditioner in the DCM can effectively take the advantages of ZCS turn-on commutation. Its output port is connected directly to the utility AC power source grid. At the end, the prototype of the proposed HF-UPC is built and tested in experiment. Its power conversion conditioning and processing circuit with a high frequency flyback transformer link is verified and the output sinewave current is qualified in accordance with the power quality guidelines of the utility AC interactive power systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 한국컴퓨터정보학회 2017년도 제56차 하계학술대회논문집 25권2호
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• pp.388-389
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 효율적인 에너지 관리를 위해 리튬이온 배터리를 적용 능동 셀 밸런싱 시스템 BMS에 대해 제안하였다. 제안된 방법은 다수의 셀과 하나의 커패시터로 구성된 SSC(Single Switched Capacitor) 방식에서 사용되는 커패시터를 리튬이온 배터리로 변경하여 적용한 것이다. SSC 방식은 커패시터의 방향성으로 인하여 홀수 번째와 짝수 번째의 배터리에 대해 별도의 스위치를 설치하여야 하며 조작이 복잡하다는 단점을 가지고 있었다. 이러한 단점을 보완하여 커패시터를 리튬이온 배터리로 대체하여 셀의 순서에 상관없이 적용이 가능한 셀 밸런싱 방법을 제안하였다. 제안된 방법의 효율성은 BMS를 구현하여 실험 하였다. 실험 결과 셀 밸런싱이 기존의 SSC 방식보다 개선되어 효율성이 입증되었다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 전력전자학회 2016년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.220-221
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• 2016

This paper proposes an active switched-capacitor embedded quasi-Z-source inverter (ASC-EqZSI) topology. In order to improve boost ability, One diode and one switch device are added in the qZSI impedance network, and a single dc source is shifted in series with the inductor in the impedance network. The performances of the proposed topology are verified with simulation and experimental results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.579-589
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• 2017

In this study a new high step-up dc-dc converter is presented. The operation of the proposed converter is based on the capacitor switching and coupled inductor with a single active power switch in its structure. A passive voltage clamp circuit with two capacitors and two diodes is used in the proposed converter for elevating the converter's voltage gain with the recovered energy of the leakage inductor, and for lowering the voltage stress on the power switch. A switch with a low $R_{DS}$ (on) can be adopted to reduce conduction losses. In the generalized mode of the proposed converter, to reach a desired voltage gain, capacitor stages with parallel charge and series discharge techniques are extended from both sides of secondary side of the coupled inductor. The proposed converter has the ability to alleviate the reverse recovery problem of diodes with circuit parameters. The operating principle and steady-states analyses are discussed in detail. A 40W prototype of the proposed converter is implemented in the laboratory to verify its operation.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 대한전기학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 에너지변화시스템부문
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• pp.139-142
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• 2009

Comparison of three converter topologies for single phase switched reluctance motor is proposed in this paper. Due to the limitation of do-link voltage, conventional asymmetric converter is difficult to build up enough phase current in the high speed operation. In order to solve this problem, boost converter is used to improve the performance. Two active boost converters are reviewed: one is series-connected type, another is parallel-connected. Otherwise, a novel active boost converter is proposed. The comparison of these converters is based on the voltage raring of capacitor, stability and converter topology. Because the converter selection depends on the motor design, the single phase 6/6 SRM is considered in this paper. Some simulations results are executed. And the results verified the analysis in this paper.

• Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.62-71
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• 2017

This paper presents a low-power voltage converter based on a reconfigurable capacitor array. Its energy recycling capacitor array stores the energy during a charge stage and supplies the voltage during an energy recycle stage even after the power source is disconnected. The converter reconfigures the capacitor array step-wise to boost the lost voltage level during the energy recycle stage. Its energy saving is particularly effective when most of the energy remaining in the charge capacitors is wasted by the leakage current during a longer sleep period. Simulations have been conducted using a voltage source of 500 mV to supply a $V_{DD}$ of around 800 mV to a load circuit consisting of four 32-bit adders in a 65-nm CMOS process. Results demonstrate energy recycling efficiency of 85.86% and overall energy saving of 40.14% compared to a conventional converter, when the load circuit is shortly active followed by a long sleep period.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2015

In this paper, a buck-boost type battery charger is developed for charging battery set with a lower voltage. This battery charger is configured by a rectifier circuit, an integrated boost/buck power converter and a switched capacitors circuit. A boost power converter and a buck power converter sharing a common power electronic switch are integrated to form the integrated boost/buck power converter. By controlling the common power electronic switch, the battery charger performs a hybrid constant-current/constant-voltage charging method and gets a high input power factor. Accordingly, both the power circuit and the control circuit of the developed battery charger are simplified. The switched capacitors circuit is applied to be the output of the boost converter and the input of the buck converter. The switched capacitors circuit can change its voltage according to the utility voltage so as to reduce the step-up voltage gain of the boost converter when the utility voltage is small. Hence, the power efficiency of a buck-boost type battery charger can be improved. Moreover, the step-down voltage gain of the buck power converter is reduced to increase the controllable range of the duty ratio for the common power electronic switch. A prototype is developed and tested to verify the performance of the proposed battery charger.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• 제11B권4호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2001

This paper suggests a novel single-stage drive for a switched reluctance motor (SRM) to achieve sinusoidal, near unity power factor input currents. The proposed drive is very simple without additional active switch. As a single-stage approach, which combines a DC link capacitor used as dc source and a drive used for driving the motor into one power stage, a simple structure and low cost drive in implemented. A prototype drive for an 8/6 pole SRM equipping a suitable encoder is designed to evaluate the proposed topology. Also subscription control algorithm is presented. The characteristics and validity of the proposed circuit will be discussed in depth through the experimental results.