• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.54-62
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• 2013

This paper proposes a high-efficiency DC-DC converter with improved dynamic response characteristics for modular photovoltaic power conversion. High power efficiency is achieved by reducing switching power losses of the DC-DC converter. The voltage stress of power switches is reduced at primary side. Zero-current switching of output diodes is achieved at secondary side. A modified proportional and integral controller is suggested to improve the dynamic responses of the DC-DC converter. The performance of the proposed converter is verified based on a 200 [W] modular power conversion system including the grid-tied DC-AC inverter. The proposed DC-DC converter achieves the efficiency of 97.9 % at 60 [V] input voltage for a 200 [W] output power. The overall system including DC-DC converter and DC-AC inverter achieves the efficiency of 93.0 % when 200 [W] power is supplied into the grid.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2007

동적 전압 조절(Dynamic voltage scaling, DVS) 기법은 가장 효과적이면서 가장 잘 알려진 전력 관리 기법 중 하나이다. DVS가 효율적인 여유 시간(Slack time) 분배 방법, 전압 할당 방법 등 다양한 방면에서 연구되었지만, 전압 변경 가능 프로세서 이외의 장치들에 대한 영향은 제대로 연구되지 못했다. DC-DC 변환기는 오늘날 대부분의 내장형 시스템에서 내부 장치들을 위한 다양한 값의 공급 전압 생성 및 전압 안정화 기능을 제공하는 중요한 역할을 하고 있으며, 특히 공급 전압의 계속적인 변경이 필요한 DVS를 적용하기 위해서는 필수적인 구성 요소이다. 이 논문에서는 DC-DC 변환기의 전력 소모를 포함한 시스템의 에너지 소모에 대해 분석하고 이를 바탕으로 DC-DC 변환기를 포함하는 시스템 또는 이와 유사한 형태의 에너지 소모 특성을 가지는 시스템에서 에너지 소모를 최소화하는 새로운 에너지 최적 오프라인 DVS 스케줄링 알고리즘을 제안하고, 실험 결과를 통해 제안된 알고리즘이 어떤 종류의 설정에서도 기존의 DVS 알고리즘보다 더 적은 에너지 소모의 스케줄을 생성함을 보여준다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.653-663
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• 2017

Multilevel active neutral-point-clamped (ANPC) converter combines the advantages of three-level ANPC converter and multilevel flying capacitor (FC) converter. However, multilevel ANPC converter often suffers from capacitor voltage balancing problems. In order to solve the capacitor voltage balancing problems for five-level ANPC converter, phase-shifted pulse width modulation (PS-PWM) is used, which generally provides natural voltage balancing ability. However, the natural voltage balancing ability depends on the load conditions and converter parameters. In order to eliminate voltage deviations under steady-state and dynamic conditions, the active voltage-balancing control (AVBC) methods of floating capacitors and dc-link capacitors based on PS-PWM are proposed. First, the neutral-point current is regulated to balance the neutral-point voltage by injecting zero-sequence voltage. After that, the duty cycles of the redundant switch combinations are adjusted to balance the floating-capacitor voltages by introducing moderating variables for each of the phases. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed AVBC methods is verified by experimental results.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1303-1314
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• 2018

To match the dynamic lower voltage of a fuel cell stack and the required constant higher voltage (400V) of a DC bus, an H-type structural Boost three-level DC-DC converter with a wide voltage-gain range (HS-BTL) is presented in this paper. When compared with the traditional flying-capacitor Boost three-level DC-DC converter, the proposed converter can obtain a higher voltage-gain and does not require a complicate control for the flying-capacitor voltage balance. Moreover, the proposed converter, which can draw a continuous and low-rippled current from an input source, has the advantages of a wide voltage-gain range and low voltage stress for power semiconductors. The operating principle, parameters design and a comparison with other converters are presented and analyzed. Experimental results are also given to verify the aforementioned characteristics and theoretical analysis. The proposed converter is suitable for application of fuel cell systems.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.430-437
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• 2009

This paper presents the dynamic characteristics of buck and buck-boost dc-dc converters with digital filters. At first, the PID, the minimum phase FIR filter and the IIR filter controls are discussed in the buck dc-dc converter. Comparisons of the dynamic characteristics between the buck and buck-boost converters are then discussed. As a result, it is clarified that the superior dynamic characteristics are realized in the IIR filter method. In the buck converter, the undershoot is less than 2% and the transient time is less than 0.4ms. On the other hand, in the buck-boost converter, the undershoot is about 3%. However, the transient time is approximately over 4ms because the output capacitance is too large to suppress the output voltage ripple in this type of converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.310-317
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• 2007

In this paper, an analysis and hysteretic controller design of a $3^{rd}$ order buck converter is presented. The proposed hysteretic controller consists of an inner current-loop, just like the conventional cascade control scheme, and an outer voltage-loop for load voltage regulation. Although it is possible to include an inner current loop from different branches of the converter, from the feasibility and operational point of view, the load side capacitor current would be the better choice. The addition of an inner current-loop improves the dynamic performance of the converter while preserving the robustness of the hysteretic control. The controller formulation and closed-loop converter performance analysis are validated through computer simulations. Few experimental results of the proposed converter are given and compared with the buck converter.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1999년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.448-451
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• 1999

This paper describes controller development for a dynamic voltage compensator using a shunt diode converter and series inverter. The control system was designed using 1/4 period integrator and vector relationship between the supply voltage and load voltage. A simulation model and scaled hardware model were developed for analyzing performance of the controller and the whole system. Both results confirm that the dynamic compensator can restore the load voltage under the fault of the distribution system.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.327-334
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 새로운 quasi Z-소스 토폴로지의 동적전압보상기를 제안한다. 제안된 시스템은 quasi Z-소스 PWM 교류-교류 컨버터를 기반으로 하고 있으며, 입력단과 출력단은 공통 접지이고, 연속적인 입력전류 모드(CCM)로 동작하는 특징을 가지고 있다. 전원 전압의 sag와 swell을 검출하기 위하여, 피크치 전압 검출기법이 사용되었으며, 제안된 시스템의 동작 원리를 제시하고 회로 해석을 하였다. 제안된 시스템은 30% 전압 swell과 60%의 심한 전압 sag가 발생하여도 과전압과 부족전압에 대하여 순간적으로 보상을 하였으며, 부하전압을 정현파의 정격전압으로 유지할 수 있었다. PSIM 시뮬레이션과 실험결과를 통하여 본 연구의 타당성을 입증하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1627-1633
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• 2018

A constant voltage AC-DC converter based on digital assistant technology is proposed in this paper, which has rapid dynamic response capability. The converter operates in the PFM (Pulse Frequency Modulation) mode. According to the load state, the compensation current produced by the digital compensation module was injected into the CS pin to adjust the switching pulse width dynamically and improve the dynamic response. The control chip is implemented based on NEC $1{\mu}m$ 5V/40V HVCMOS process. A 5V/1.2A prototype has been built to verify the proposed control method. When the load jumps from idle to heavy, the undershoot time is only 7.4ms.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.208-215
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 DT-CMOS(Dynamic Threshold voltage CMOS) 스위칭 소자를 사용한 모바일 기기용 고 효율 전원 제어 장치(PMIC)를 제안하였다. 휴대기기에서 필요한 높은 출력 전압과 낮은 출력 전압을 제공하기 위하여, 부스트 변환기(Boost Converter)와 벅 변환기(Buck Converter)를 원칩(One-chip)으로 구현하였다. 그리고 높은 출력 전류에서 고 전력 효율을 얻기 위하여 PWM(Pulse Width Modulation) 제어 방식을 사용하여 PMIC를 구현하였으며, 낮은 온 저항을 갖는 DT-CMOS를 설계하여 도통 손실을 감소시켰다. Voltage-mode PWM 제어 회로와 낮은 온 저항 스위칭 소자를 사용하여 구현한 부스트 변환기와 벅 변환기는 100mA 출력 전류에서 92.1%와 95%의 효율을 구현하였으며, 1mA이하의 대기모드에서도 높은 효율을 구현하기 위하여 LDO를 설계하였다.