# IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

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• ### Step-Up DC–DC Converters: A Comprehensive Review of Voltage-Boosting Techniques, Topologies, and Applications

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9143 - 9178
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DC-DC converters with voltage boost capability are widely used in a large number of power conversion applications, from fraction-of-volt to tens of thousands of volts at power levels from milliwatts to megawatts. The literature has reported on various voltage-boosting techniques, in which fundamental energy storing elements (inductors and capacitors) and/or transformers in conjunction with switch(... View full abstract»

• ### Overview of Dual-Active-Bridge Isolated Bidirectional DC–DC Converter for High-Frequency-Link Power-Conversion System

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):4091 - 4106
Cited by:  Papers (122)
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High-frequency-link (HFL) power conversion systems (PCSs) are attracting more and more attentions in academia and industry for high power density, reduced weight, and low noise without compromising efficiency, cost, and reliability. In HFL PCSs, dual-active-bridge (DAB) isolated bidirectional dc-dc converter (IBDC) serves as the core circuit. This paper gives an overview of DAB-IBDC for HFL PCSs. ... View full abstract»

• ### Review of Battery Charger Topologies, Charging Power Levels, and Infrastructure for Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):2151 - 2169
Cited by:  Papers (431)  |  Patents (1)
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This paper reviews the current status and implementation of battery chargers, charging power levels, and infrastructure for plug-in electric vehicles and hybrids. Charger systems are categorized into off-board and on-board types with unidirectional or bidirectional power flow. Unidirectional charging limits hardware requirements and simplifies interconnection issues. Bidirectional charging support... View full abstract»

• ### Control of Power Converters in AC Microgrids

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):4734 - 4749
Cited by:  Papers (445)  |  Patents (1)
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The enabling of ac microgrids in distribution networks allows delivering distributed power and providing grid support services during regular operation of the grid, as well as powering isolated islands in case of faults and contingencies, thus increasing the performance and reliability of the electrical system. The high penetration of distributed generators, linked to the grid through highly contr... View full abstract»

• ### Single-Phase PLLs: A Review of Recent Advances

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9013 - 9030
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Single-phase phase-locked loops (PLLs) are popular for the synchronization and control of single-phase grid-connected converters. They are also widely used for monitoring and diagnostic purposes in the power and energy areas. In recent years, a large number of single-phase PLLs with different structures and properties have been proposed in the literature. The main aim of this paper is to provide a... View full abstract»

• ### Comprehensive Approach to Modeling and Simulation of Photovoltaic Arrays

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1198 - 1208
Cited by:  Papers (1171)
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This paper proposes a method of modeling and simulation of photovoltaic arrays. The main objective is to find the parameters of the nonlinear I-V equation by adjusting the curve at three points: open circuit, maximum power, and short circuit. Given these three points, which are provided by all commercial array data sheets, the method finds the best I-V equation for the single-diode p... View full abstract»

• ### Modeling, Analysis and Testing of Autonomous Operation of an Inverter-Based Microgrid

Publication Year: 2007, Page(s):613 - 625
Cited by:  Papers (670)
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The analysis of the small-signal stability of conventional power systems is well established, but for inverter based microgrids there is a need to establish how circuit and control features give rise to particular oscillatory modes and which of these have poor damping. This paper develops the modeling and analysis of autonomous operation of inverter-based microgrids. Each sub-module is modeled in ... View full abstract»

• ### Virtual-Impedance-Based Control for Voltage-Source and Current-Source Converters

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):7019 - 7037
Cited by:  Papers (43)
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The virtual impedance concept is increasingly used for the control of power electronic systems. Generally, the virtual impedance loop can either be embedded as an additional degree of freedom for active stabilization and disturbance rejection, or be employed as a command reference generator for the converters to provide ancillary services. This paper presents an overview of the virtual-impedance-b... View full abstract»

• ### Impedance-Based Stability Criterion for Grid-Connected Inverters

Publication Year: 2011, Page(s):3075 - 3078
Cited by:  Papers (286)
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Grid-connected inverters are known to become unstable when the grid impedance is high. Existing approaches to analyzing such instability are based on inverter control models that account for the grid impedance and the coupling with other grid-connected inverters. A new method to determine inverter-grid system stability using only the inverter output impedance and the grid impedance is developed in... View full abstract»

• ### Operation, Control, and Applications of the Modular Multilevel Converter: A Review

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):37 - 53
Cited by:  Papers (255)
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The modular multilevel converter (MMC) has been a subject of increasing importance for medium/high-power energy conversion systems. Over the past few years, significant research has been done to address the technical challenges associated with the operation and control of the MMC. In this paper, a general overview of the basics of operation of the MMC along with its control challenges are discusse... View full abstract»

• ### Accurate Calorimetric Switching Loss Measurement for 900 V 10 m $\Omega$ SiC mosfets

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8963 - 8968
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This letter presents and evaluates three accurate (±20 %) calorimetric switching loss measurement methods, which are capable of measuring hardand soft-switching losses at high speed (20-25 min/point) compared to other calorimetric methods. A comprehensive switching loss measurement data accuracy analysis is done, setting the benchmark for the accuracy analysis of switching loss data. The hi... View full abstract»

• ### A Voltage and Frequency Droop Control Method for Parallel Inverters

Publication Year: 2007, Page(s):1107 - 1115
Cited by:  Papers (570)  |  Patents (7)
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In this paper, a new control method for the parallel operation of inverters operating in an island grid or connected to an infinite bus is described. Frequency and voltage control, including mitigation of voltage harmonics, are achieved without the need for any common control circuitry or communication between inverters. Each inverter supplies a current that is the result of the voltage difference... View full abstract»

• ### VSC-Based HVDC Power Transmission Systems: An Overview

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):592 - 602
Cited by:  Papers (621)  |  Patents (22)
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The ever increasing progress of high-voltage high-power fully controlled semiconductor technology continues to have a significant impact on the development of advanced power electronic apparatus used to support optimized operations and efficient management of electrical grids, which, in many cases, are fully or partially deregulated networks. Developments advance both the HVDC power transmission a... View full abstract»

• ### Enhancing the Reliability of Modular Multilevel Converters Using Neutral Shift

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8953 - 8957
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This letter presents an approach for modular multilevel converters that enables a stable operation with failed nonredundant modules. This is achieved by using a neutral shift with a dedicated power feed-forward control. The feasibility of the approach is verified by simulation. View full abstract»

• ### Optimization of perturb and observe maximum power point tracking method

Publication Year: 2005, Page(s):963 - 973
Cited by:  Papers (1092)  |  Patents (8)
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Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques are used in photovoltaic (PV) systems to maximize the PV array output power by tracking continuously the maximum power point (MPP) which depends on panels temperature and on irradiance conditions. The issue of MPPT has been addressed in different ways in the literature but, especially for low-cost implementations, the perturb and observe (P&O) maximum... View full abstract»

• ### Extension of Soft-Switching Region of Dual-Active-Bridge Converter by a Tunable Resonant Tank

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9093 - 9104
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Hard-switching-induced switching loss can contribute significantly to the power loss of an isolated bidirectional dual-active-bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter operating at high frequency. An LC-type series resonant DAB converter based on a switch-controlled-inductor (SCI) is proposed to mitigate the loss arising from hard switching under wide-range variations in output voltage and current. Zero-voltag... View full abstract»

• ### A Generic and Unified Global-Gyrator Model of Switched-Resonator Converters

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8945 - 8952
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A generic algebraic model of switched-resonator converters is developed and demonstrated by published and new converter configurations data. The model hinges on a newly introduced multiport global-gyrator matrix, of which the classical two-port gyrator is a private case. The main attribute of the skew-symmetrical as well as a Toeplitz global-gyrator matrix is that it expresses the magnitude and di... View full abstract»

• ### A Critical Review of Recent Progress in Mid-Range Wireless Power Transfer

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):4500 - 4511
Cited by:  Papers (200)
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Starting from Tesla's principles of wireless power transfer a century ago, this critical review outlines recent magneto-inductive research activities on wireless power transfer with the transmission distance greater than the transmitter coil dimension. It summarizes the operating principles of a range of wireless power research into 1) the maximum power transfer and 2) the maximum energy efficienc... View full abstract»

• ### An Adaptive Power-Split Strategy for Battery–Supercapacitor Powertrain—Design, Simulation, and Experiment

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9364 - 9375
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Electric vehicles (EVs) adopting both batteries and supercapacitors have attracted a significant amount of attention in research communities due to their unique power-sharing capabilities. A hybrid energy storage system (HESS) can effectively reduce power stress that would, otherwise, be applied to batteries alone, and whose weight and size is still a common concern when competing against conventi... View full abstract»

• ### Single-Stage Three-Phase Grid-Tied PV System With Universal Filtering Capability Applied to DG Systems and AC Microgrids

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9131 - 9142
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This paper proposes a single-stage three-phase four-wire grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system operating with a dual compensating strategy and feedforward control loop (FFCL). Besides injection of active power into the grid, the PV system operates as a unified power quality conditioner (UPQC), suppressing load harmonic currents and compensating reactive power. Furthermore, regulated, balanced, a... View full abstract»

• ### The Benefits of SiC mosfets in a T-Type Inverter for Grid-Tie Applications

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2808 - 2821
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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It is well known that multilevel converters can offer significant benefits in terms of harmonic performance and reduced switching losses compared to their two-level counterparts. However, for lower voltage applications the neutral-point-clamped inverter suffers from relatively large semiconductor conduction losses because the output current always flows through two switching devices. In contrast, ... View full abstract»

• ### Methodology for Wide Band-Gap Device Dynamic Characterization

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9307 - 9318
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The double pulse test (DPT) is a widely accepted method to evaluate the dynamic behavior of power devices. Considering the high switching-speed capability of wide band-gap devices, the test results are very sensitive to the alignment of voltage and current (V-I) measurements. Also, because of the shoot-through current induced by Cdv/dt (i.e., cross-talk), the switching losses of the nonoperating s... View full abstract»

• ### Hybrid Modulation Concept for Five-Level Active-Neutral-Point-Clamped Converter

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8958 - 8962
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In this letter, a hybrid modulation concept consisting of three-level space vector modulation (3L-SVM) and phase-shifted pulse width modulation (PS-PWM) is proposed for five-level active-neutral-point-clamped (5L-ANPC) converter. Under this concept, a simpler 3L-SVM plus PS-PWM scheme is applied to realize 5L modulation, instead of using complex 5L-SVM. The control of neutral voltage, flying capac... View full abstract»

• ### Intelligent Gate Drive for Fast Switching and Crosstalk Suppression of SiC Devices

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9319 - 9332
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This paper presents an intelligent gate drive for silicon carbide (SiC) devices to fully utilize their potential of high switching-speed capability in a phase-leg configuration. Based on the SiC device's intrinsic properties, a gate assist circuit consisting of two auxiliary transistors with two diodes is introduced to actively control gate voltages and gate loop impedances of both devices in a ph... View full abstract»

• ### Stationary frame current regulation of PWM inverters with zero steady-state error

Publication Year: 2003, Page(s):814 - 822
Cited by:  Papers (686)  |  Patents (1)
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Current regulators for AC inverters are commonly categorized as hysteresis, linear PI, or deadbeat predictive regulators, with a further sub-classification into stationary ABC frame and synchronous d-q frame implementations. Synchronous frame regulators are generally accepted to have a better performance than stationary frame regulators, as they operate on DC quantities and hence can eliminate ste... View full abstract»

• ### Magnetic Resonant Coupling As a Potential Means for Wireless Power Transfer to Multiple Small Receivers

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1819 - 1825
Cited by:  Papers (382)  |  Patents (9)
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Wireless power transfer via magnetic resonant coupling is experimentally demonstrated in a system with a large source coil and either one or two small receivers. Resonance between source and load coils is achieved with lumped capacitors terminating the coils. A circuit model is developed to describe the system with a single receiver, and extended to describe the system with two receivers. With par... View full abstract»

• ### A Two-Plate Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer System for Electric Vehicle Charging Applications

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s): 1
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This letter proposes a two-plate capacitive wireless power transfer (CPT) system for electric vehicle charging applications. The vehicle chassis and the earth ground are used to transfer power, which can replace two plates in a conventional four-plate CPT system. Therefore, only two external plates are required in the proposed CPT system. The coupling capacitance between the plates allows the curr... View full abstract»

• ### Isolated Bidirectional Grid-Tied Three-Phase AC–DC Power Conversion Using Series-Resonant Converter Modules and a Three-Phase Unfolder

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9001 - 9012
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Power-bidirectional converters are used to integrate energy storage with both dc and ac distribution grids. A modular bidirectional dc-dc converter system consisting of multiple dual-bridge series resonant converter (DBSRC) modules can be reconfigured to extend the system operating range. This paper proposes a modular three-phase ac-dc converter system by adding a line-frequency unfolder to series... View full abstract»

• ### Power Routing for Cascaded H-Bridge Converters

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9435 - 9446
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Modular power converters are expected to play a major role in medium- and high-voltage/power applications. Normally, each module processes the same amount of power; however, this does not take into consideration that different modules can have a different remaining useful lifetime. This paper proposes the concept of power routing for cascaded H-bridge (CHB) converters, with the purpose of delaying... View full abstract»

• ### Control and Experiment of Pulsewidth-Modulated Modular Multilevel Converters

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1737 - 1746
Cited by:  Papers (602)  |  Patents (7)
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A modular multilevel converter (MMC) is one of the next-generation multilevel converters intended for high- or medium-voltage power conversion without transformers. The MMC is based on cascade connection of multiple bidirectional chopper-cells per leg, thus requiring voltage-balancing control of the multiple floating DC capacitors. However, no paper has made an explicit discussion on voltage-balan... View full abstract»

• ### Impedance Modeling and Analysis of Grid-Connected Voltage-Source Converters

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):1254 - 1261
Cited by:  Papers (95)
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This paper presents small-signal impedance modeling of grid-connected three-phase converters for wind and solar system stability analysis. In the proposed approach, a converter is modeled by a positive-sequence and a negative-sequence impedance directly in the phase domain. It is further demonstrated that the two sequence subsystems are decoupled under most conditions and can be studied independen... View full abstract»

• ### A Frequency Adaptive Phase Shift Modulation Control Based LLC Series Resonant Converter for Wide Input Voltage Applications

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8360 - 8370
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This paper presents an isolated LLC series resonant DC/DC converter with novel frequency adaptive phase shift modulation control, which suitable for wide input voltage (200-400 V) applications. The proposed topology integrates two half-bridge in series on the primary side to reduce the switching stress to half of the input voltage. Unlike the conventional converter, this control strategy increases... View full abstract»

• ### Reactive Power Compensation Capabilities of V2G-Enabled Electric Vehicles

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9447 - 9459
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Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) paradigm is a way of executing services in favor of the grid by electric vehicles (EVs) with bidirectional battery chargers (BBC). The V2G service that has attracted the major interest is the exchange of active power for load leveling purposes. Less attention has received the so-called ancillary V2G services, such as the reactive power compensation. This service is much attra... View full abstract»

• ### An Adaptive High-Precision OCP Control Scheme for Flyback AC/DC Converters

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8969 - 8973
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Flyback topology has been widely used in low-power applications due to its simplicity, wide input voltage range, low cost, and low standby power. However, conventional over current protection (OCP) control scheme in flyback converters cannot meet the high precision constant current (CC) requirement in battery charger and LED applications. The proposed adaptive high-precision OCP control scheme can... View full abstract»

• ### Parallel Operation of Bidirectional Interfacing Converters in a Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid Under Unbalanced Grid Voltage Conditions

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):1872 - 1884
Cited by:  Papers (1)
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Today, interests on hybrid ac/dc microgrids, which contain the advantages of both ac and dc microgrids, are growing rapidly. In the hybrid ac/dc microgrid, the parallel-operated ac/dc bidirectional interfacing converters (IFCs) are increasingly used for large capacity renewable energy sources or as the interlinking converters between the ac and dc subsystems. When unbalanced grid faults occur, the... View full abstract»

• ### Design and Analysis of a Novel ZVZCT Boost Converter With Coupling Effect

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8992 - 9000
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In this paper, a new zero voltage zero current transition (ZVZCT) boost DC-DC converter using a coupled inductor is proposed. This topology provides the main switch ZVZCT for the turn-on and zero voltage switching (ZVS) for the turn-off. Moreover, the auxiliary switch turns on at zero current switching (ZCS) and turns off at ZVS. The main diode turns on with ZVT and turns off with ZCS, and other d... View full abstract»

• ### An Improved Droop Control Method for DC Microgrids Based on Low Bandwidth Communication With DC Bus Voltage Restoration and Enhanced Current Sharing Accuracy

Publication Year: 2014, Page(s):1800 - 1812
Cited by:  Papers (175)
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Droop control is the basic control method for load current sharing in dc microgrid applications. The conventional dc droop control method is realized by linearly reducing the dc output voltage as the output current increases. This method has two limitations. First, with the consideration of line resistance in a droop-controlled dc microgrid, since the output voltage of each converter cannot be exa... View full abstract»

• ### Comparison of Dynamic Characteristics Between Virtual Synchronous Generator and Droop Control in Inverter-Based Distributed Generators

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):3600 - 3611
Cited by:  Papers (26)
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In recent researches on inverter-based distributed generators, disadvantages of traditional grid-connected current control, such as no grid-forming ability and lack of inertia, have been pointed out. As a result, novel control methods like droop control and virtual synchronous generator (VSG) have been proposed. In both methods, droop characteristics are used to control active and reactive power, ... View full abstract»

• ### Distributed Control to Ensure Proportional Load Sharing and Improve Voltage Regulation in Low-Voltage DC Microgrids

Publication Year: 2013, Page(s):1900 - 1913
Cited by:  Papers (175)
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DC microgrids are gaining popularity due to high efficiency, high reliability, and easy interconnection of renewable sources as compared to the ac system. Control objectives of dc microgrid are: 1) to ensure equal load sharing (in per unit) among sources; and 2) to maintain low-voltage regulation of the system. Conventional droop controllers are not effective in achieving both the aforementioned o... View full abstract»

• ### New Tunable Piezoelectric Transformers and Their Application in DC–DC Converters

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8974 - 8978
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This paper introduces a new tunable piezoelectric transformer (TPT) and demonstrates its operation in a dc-dc converter application. Piezoelectric transformers (PTs) have been conventionally used in high-voltage, low-power applications such as electronic ballasts. Recently, radial type PTs have been developed for higher power ac-dc and dc-dc step down applications. Based on the latter, a new TPT h... View full abstract»

• ### Short-Circuit Degradation of 10-kV 10-A SiC MOSFET

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):9342 - 9354
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The short-circuit behavior of power devices is highly relevant for converter design and fault protection. In this paper, the degradation during short circuit of a 10-kV 10-A 4H-SiC MOSFET is investigated at 6 kV dc-link voltage. The study aims to present the behavior of the device during short-circuit transients as it sustains increasing short-circuit pulses during its lifetime. As the short-circu... View full abstract»

• ### A Review of the State of the Art of Power Electronics for Wind Turbines

Publication Year: 2009, Page(s):1859 - 1875
Cited by:  Papers (565)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper reviews the power electronic applications for wind energy systems. Various wind turbine systems with different generators and power electronic converters are described, and different technical features are compared. The electrical topologies of wind farms with different wind turbines are summarized and the possible uses of power electronic converters with wind farms are shown. Finally, ... View full abstract»

• ### Improved PV Inverter Operating Range Using a Miniboost

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):8470 - 8485
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In the past two decades, the operating voltage of photovoltaic (PV) installation has increased in order to reduce current ratings and system installation costs. Such a large number of PV panels in series (e.g., 1000-1500 V systems) lead to wide variations of PV voltage due undesirable effects such as shading, soiling/dust, aging, and hot surface temperature. A partial shade would normally shut dow... View full abstract»

• ### DC Microgrids—Part II: A Review of Power Architectures, Applications, and Standardization Issues

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):3528 - 3549
Cited by:  Papers (26)
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DC microgrids (MGs) have been gaining a continually increasing interest over the past couple of years both in academia and industry. The advantages of dc distribution when compared to its ac counterpart are well known. The most important ones include higher reliability and efficiency, simpler control and natural interface with renewable energy sources, and electronic loads and energy storage syste... View full abstract»

• ### A New Battery/UltraCapacitor Hybrid Energy Storage System for Electric, Hybrid, and Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Publication Year: 2012, Page(s):122 - 132
Cited by:  Papers (280)
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In this paper, a new battery/ultracapacitor hybrid energy storage system (HESS) is proposed for electric drive vehicles including electric, hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Compared to the conventional HESS design, which uses a larger dc/dc converter to interface between the ultracapacitor and the battery/dc link to satisfy the real-time peak power demands, the proposed desig... View full abstract»

• ### Review of Active and Reactive Power Sharing Strategies in Hierarchical Controlled Microgrids

Publication Year: 2017, Page(s):2427 - 2451
Cited by:  Papers (2)
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Microgrids consist of multiple parallel-connected distributed generation (DG) units with coordinated control strategies, which are able to operate in both grid-connected and islanded modes. Microgrids are attracting considerable attention since they can alleviate the stress of main transmission systems, reduce feeder losses, and improve system power quality. When the islanded microgrids are concer... View full abstract»

• ### Cascaded DC-DC converter connection of photovoltaic modules

Publication Year: 2004, Page(s):1130 - 1139
Cited by:  Papers (408)  |  Patents (144)
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New residential scale photovoltaic (PV) arrays are commonly connected to the grid by a single dc-ac inverter connected to a series string of pv panels, or many small dc-ac inverters which connect one or two panels directly to the ac grid. This paper proposes an alternative topology of nonisolated per-panel dc-dc converters connected in series to create a high voltage string connected to a simplifi... View full abstract»

• ### Maximum Power Point Tracking Converter Based on the Open-Circuit Voltage Method for Thermoelectric Generators

Publication Year: 2015, Page(s):828 - 839
Cited by:  Papers (24)
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Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) convert heat energy into electricity in a quantity dependent on the temperature difference across them and the electrical load applied. It is critical to track the optimum electrical operating point through the use of power electronic converters controlled by a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm. The MPPT method based on the open-circuit voltage is argua... View full abstract»

• ### Stability of photovoltaic and wind turbine grid-connected inverters for a large set of grid impedance values

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):263 - 272
Cited by:  Papers (397)  |  Patents (2)
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The aim of this paper is to analyze the stability problems of grid connected inverters used in distributed generation. Complex controllers (e.g., multiple rotating dq-frames or resonant-based) are often required to compensate low frequency grid voltage background distortion and an LCL-filter is usually adopted for the high frequency one. The possible wide range of grid impedance values (distribute... View full abstract»

• ### DC Microgrids—Part I: A Review of Control Strategies and Stabilization Techniques

Publication Year: 2016, Page(s):4876 - 4891
Cited by:  Papers (23)
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This paper presents a review of control strategies, stability analysis, and stabilization techniques for dc microgrids (MGs). Overall control is systematically classified into local and coordinated control levels according to respective functionalities in each level. As opposed to local control, which relies only on local measurements, some line of communication between units needs to be made avai... View full abstract»

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IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics covers fundamental technologies used in the control and conversion of electric power.

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