• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.595-603
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• 2012

This paper presents a full digital control strategy for parallel connected modular inverter systems. Each modular inverter is a high frequency (HF) AC link inverter which is composed of a HF inverter and a HF transformer followed by a cycloconverter. To achieve equal sharing of the load current and to suppress the circulating currents among the modules, a three-loop control strategy, consisting of a common output voltage regulation (OVR) loop, individual circulating current suppression (CCS) loops and individual inner current tracking (ICT) loops, is proposed. The ICT loops are implemented with predictive current control from which high precision current tracking can be obtained. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by simulation and experimental results from parallel connected two full-bridge HF AC link inverter modules.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2001.07b
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• pp.605-607
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• 2001

In this paper, an off-tine UPS with CVT(constant voltage transformer) is designed and the experimental result and problems of the designed UPS is given and discussed. This off-line UPS consists of triple-port CVT and PWM inverter which acts as charger and inverter. It can be evaluated in low price because haying simple structure. It offers high performance because CVT restricts the short current automatically about two or three times of rated current, has nearly unit power factor and constant output voltage to varying input voltage. The weak points of this UPS are that the output voltage waveform is not perfect sinusoidal and has phase difference to input voltage. The experimental result and problems of the designed UPS is given.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2015.07a
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• pp.1492-1494
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• 2015

분산전원 연계기준에 따라 변압기 1차 중성점을 접지운전시 Y-Y-3Limb, $Y-{\Delta}$결선방식은 비대칭 계통전압에 의해 순환전류가 발생된다. 이러한 순환전류는 상별 전류에 영향을 주어 보호계전기 오동작 및 전력량계 오차를 발생시킨다. 따라서 순환전류로 인한 전력계산의 문제를 해결하기 위해 신동파워이론을 만들었다. 본 이론의 핵심은 비대칭 3상 전압과 변압기 결선 및 구조에 의해 발생되는 영상 임피던스(R+jX) 해석을 통해 중성선의 순환전류를 계산하였다. 따라서 정확한 전력계산을 위해 순환전류에 의해 발생되는 상별전류를 보정하는 새로운 이론을 소개 하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2007.07a
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• pp.913-914
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• 2007

Power transformer shall be designed and constructed to withstand the mechanical and thermal stresses produced by external short circuits which include three-phase, single line to ground, double line-to-ground, and line-to-line faults on any one set terminals at a time. This paper presents the method of short-circuit test and means of evaluation during and after each test to judge the results of short-circuit tests.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.242-249
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• 2011

The proposed converter has easy device selection for high step-up and high power applications since boost half bridge and voltage doubler cells are connected, respectively, in parallel and series in order to increase output power and voltage. Especially, optimized design of high frequency transformers is possible owing to reduced turn ratio and eliminated dc offset, and distributed power through three cores is beneficial to low profile and thermal distribution. The proposed converter does not necessitate start-up circuit and additional clamp circuit due to the use of whole duty range between 0 and 1 and is suitable for applications with wide input voltage range. Also, high efficiency can be achieved since ZVS turn on of switches are achieved in wide duty cycle range and ZCS turn on and off of diodes are achieved. The proposed converter was validated through 5 kW prototype.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.31-40
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• 2014

This paper describes an optimal configuration for multi-central inverters in a medium-voltage (MV) grid, which is suitable for large-scale photovoltaic (PV) power plants. We theoretically analyze a proposed common-mode equivalent model for problems associated with multi-central transformerless-type three-phase full bridge(3-FB) PV inverters employing two-winding MV transformers. We propose a synchronized PWM control strategy to effectively reduce the common-mode voltages that may simultaneously occur. In addition, we propose that the existing 3-FB topology may also have the configuration of a multi-central inverter with a two-winding MV transformer by making a simple circuit modification. Simulation and experimental results of three 350kW PV inverters in a multi-central configuration verify the effectiveness of the proposed synchronization control strategy. The modified transformerless-type 3-FB topology for a multi-central PV inverter configuration is verified using an experimental prototype of a 100kW PV inverter.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.34-44
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• 2018

This paper presents a pulse-width adjustment (PWA) strategy for a novel bidirectional DC-DC boost converter to improve the performance of the dynamic inductor current response. This novel converter consists of three main components: a full-bridge converter (FBC), a high-frequency isolated transformer with large leakage inductance, and a three-level voltage-doubler rectifier (VDR). A number of scholars have analyzed the principles, such as the soft-switching performance and high-efficiency characteristic, of this converter based on pulse-width modulation plus phase-shift (PPS) control. It turns out that this converter is suitable for energy storage applications and exhibits good performance. However, the dynamic inductor current response processes of control variable adjustment is not analyzed in this converter. In fact, dc component may occur in the inductor current during its dynamic response process, which can influence the stability and reliability of the converter system. The dynamic responses under different operating modes of a conventional feedforward control are discussed in this paper. And a PWA strategy is proposed to enhance the dynamic inductor current response performance of the converter. This paper gives a detailed design and implementation of the PWA strategy. The proposed strategy is verified through a series of simulation and experimental results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.213-221
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• 2004

In recent years, since more and more diode rectifiers with smoothing dc capacitor are used in electronic equipments, household appliances and ac drives, harmonics generated by these loads have become a major issue. In addition, 3-phase 4-wire system is widely employed in distributing electric energy to several office building and manufacturing plants. This systems show excessive currents in the neutral. These neutral currents are fundamentally third harmonic, and their presence is tied to wiring failure, elevating of neutral potentials, transformer overheating, etc. In response to the concerns, this paper proposes a series active power filter scheme based on direct compensating voltage extraction method and the advantage of this control algorithm is direct extraction of compensation voltage reference without multiplying gain. Therefore, the calculation of the compensation voltage reference will becom much simpler than other control algorithm. To verify the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm, a prototype active power filter is built and some experiments are carried out.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.145-156
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• 2012

These days, the application of electronic power transformers (EPTs) is expanding in place of ordinary power transformers. These transformers can transmit power via three or four wire converters. Their dynamic performance is extremely important, due to their complex structure. In this paper, a new method is proposed for improving the dynamic performance of distribution electronic power transformers (DEPT) by using sliding mode control (SMC). Hence, to express the dynamic characteristics of a system, different factors such as the voltage unbalance, voltage sag, voltage harmonics and voltage flicker in the system primary side are considered. The four controlling aims of the improvement in dynamic performance include: 1) maintaining the input currents so that they are in sinusoidal form and in phase with the input voltages so they have a unity power factor, 2) keeping the dc-link voltage within the reference amount, 3) keeping the output voltages at a fixed amount and 4) keeping the output voltages in sinusoidal and symmetrical forms. Simulation results indicate the potential and capability of the proposed method in improving DEPT behavior.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.2162-2163
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• 2011

현재 산업의 발전으로 인해 전기의 사용량이 증가하고 있는 상태이다. 이로 인하여 지락이나 단락과 같은 사고 발생 시 전류가 급격하게 증가하게 된다. 이러한 급격한 사고전류를 제한하기 위하여 본 논문에서는 재폐로 동작을 접목하여 전압 증가 시 사고유형별 3상 변압기형 초전도 한류기에 대해서 분석하였다. 재폐로 주기는 5-10-7-20주기로 설정하였고, 1선지락과 2선지락일 때 3상 변압기형 초전도 한류기의 전류제한에 대해서 분석해보면, 1선지락 일 때 2선지락 사고일 때보다 사고 제한율이 높은걸 확인 할 수 있다. 하지만 2개의 초전도 소자의 동시 ��치가 아닌 불균형 ��치가 일어나서 하나의 소자만이 전류를 제한하였다. 그리고 스위치가 open 되었을 때 초전도체의 회복특성은 전류제한과 마찬가지로 1선지락일 때 보다 빨리 회복되는 것을 확인 할 수 있다. 이처럼 사고 발생 시 사고전류를 낮게 제한하고, 재폐로 동작을 통하여 빠르게 사고 확인을 하여 사고를 차단할 수 있다고 사료된다.