• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.918-925
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• 2014

This study presents an extended boost single-phase qZ-source DC-AC inverter for a single-phase photovoltaic system. Unlike the previously proposed single-phase qZ-source and semi-qZ-source inverters that achieve the same output voltage as that of the traditional voltage-fed full-bridge inverter, the proposed inverter can obtain higher output than input voltage. The proposed inverter also shares a common ground between DC input voltage and AC output voltage. Thus, possible ground leakage current problem in non-isolated grid-tied inverters can be eliminated with the proposed inverter. A 120 W prototype inverter is built and tested to verify the performance of the proposed inverter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.305-311
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• 2013

This paper proposes a performance improvement of existing single-phase current-fed qZ-Source inverter. Voltage gain of the traditional voltage-fed full-bridge inverter and single-phase current-fed qZ-source inverter is only equal to or smaller than input voltage. The proposed inverter can obtain twice higher voltage gain than the single-phase current-fed qZ-Source inverter by adding an extra switch and a capacitor in the circuit. In addition, the proposed inverter shares the common ground between dc input and ac output voltage. Therefore, the proposed inverter can eliminate the possible ground leakage current problem when it is used for grid-tied photovoltaic inverter system. A 120 W prototype inverter is built and tested to verify performances of the proposed inverter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.1-9
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• 2015

This study presents a novel transformer isolated parallel connected quasi Z-source (qZ-source) full-bridge DC-DC converter that uses a coupled inductor in both the qZ-source network and output filter inductor. Unlike traditional voltage-fed or current-fed converters, the proposed converter can be open- and short-circuited without damaging switching devices. Therefore, the desired buck and boost functions can be achieved and converter reliability can be significantly improved. All the bulky inductors in the qZ-source network and output filter can also be minimized with the proposed inductor structures. A 4 kW prototype DC-DC converter is built and tested to verify the performance of the proposed converter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.56-57
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 단상 전류형 qZ-Source 인버터를 개선하여 전압이득이 확장된 단상 전류형 qZ-Source를 제안 한다. 기존의 인버터는 출력전압이 입력전압보다 작거나 같지만 제안한 인버터는 기존의 인버터보다 2배의 출력전압을 가진다. 120 W의 시제품을 제작하여 실험 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.407-408
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• 2015

The existing (q)Z-source PWM AC-AC converters have limited voltage gain because of the equivalent series resistance in the Z-source inductor. In order to obtain higher voltage gain than (q)Z-source AC-AC converters, a coupled inductor (or transformer) based Z-source AC-AC converter is proposed in this paper. By increasing turns ratio of the coupled inductor more than 1, the proposed converter can obtain higher output voltage than (q)Z-source converters with the same duty ratio. A 120 W prototype AC-AC converter is built and tested to verify performances of the proposed converter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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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 the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.22 no.10
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• pp.41-48
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• 2008

This paper proposes a three-phase Z-source dynamic voltage restorer (Z-DVR) to mitigate the voltage sag for the critical loads. The proposed system is composed of passive filter and Z-source topology inverter. As an ESS(Energy Storage System) of the proposed system is employed the Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC). To calculate and control the harmonics and compensation voltage, $i_{d}-i_{q}$ theory in dq rotating reference frame and PI controller are used. In case that three-phase voltage sags occurred, a PSIM simulation was done for the performance comparison of the conventional method employed battery stacks and proposed method. As a result, considering the voltage compensation performance, each method was nearly similar. Also, the compensation performance and the %THD(%Total Harmonic Distortion) result under the various source voltage conditions (sag or swell) were presented and discussed to show the performance of the proposed system.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2005.10c
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• pp.189-191
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• 2005

본 연구는 Z-source 인버터롤 단상 능동전력필터에 적용하여 전원 측 고조파 전류를 보상하기 위한 방법을 제시하였다. Z-source 능동전력필터는 연료전지를 dc전원으로 하고 있으며, 단상 p q이론에 의해 보상기준전류가 연산된다. PSIM 시뮬레이션에 의하여 제안된 방법의 보상성능을 확인하였으며, 부하전류와 전원전류에 대한 파형 및 스펙트럼을 비교 검토하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.90-93
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 전압품질에 민감한 설비를 위한 3상 하이브리드 Z-소스 동적 전압 보상기(Z-HDVR : Hybrid Z-Source Dynamic Voltage Restorer)을 제시하였다. 제안된 시스템은 수동필터와 Z-소스 토폴로지의 직렬형 능동필터로 구성된다. Z-HDVR의 ESS(Energy Storage System)로는 친환경적인 고분자 전해질 연료전지(PEMFC : Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells)를 사용하였다. 고조파 검출 알고리즘은 동기좌표계의 $i_d-i_q$ 이론에 의하였으며, 부하전압 보상을 위하여 PI제어를 사용하였다. 전압swell 및 sag등 다양한 전원 조건하에서 제안된 시스템의 보상 성능을 검토하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.541-549
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• 2014

In this paper, an extended switched-inductor quasi-Z-source inverter (ESL-qZSI) with high boost voltage inversion ability is presented, which combines the SL-qZSI with the traditional boost converter, as well as improves the switched-inductor cell. Compared with the classic qZSI topologies, the proposed topology reduces the voltage stresses of capacitors, power devices and diodes for the same input and output voltage. Furthermore, the conversion efficiency is improved. The operation principle of the proposed topology is analyzed in details, which is followed by the comparison between the three topologies. In addition, the performance of the proposed topology is verified by simulations and experiments.