Search for dissertations about: "High- Efficiency Converters"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 66 swedish dissertations containing the words High- Efficiency Converters.

  2. 1. High-Efficiency SiC Power Conversion : Base Drivers for Bipolar Junction Transistors and Performance Impacts on Series-Resonant Converters

    Author : Georg Tolstoy; Hans-Peter Nee; Stig Munk-Nielsen; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon Carbide; Bipolar Junction Transistor BJT ; Resonant converter; Series-resonant converter SLR ; Base drive circuits; High- Efficiency Converters; High-Frequency Converters; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to bring an understanding to the silicon carbide (SiC) bipolar junction transistor (BJT). SiC power devices are superior to the silicon IGBT in several ways. They are for instance, able to operate with higher efficiency, at higher frequencies, and at higher junction temperatures. READ MORE

  4. 2. Silicon-Carbide-Based High-Voltage Submodules for HVDC Voltage-Source Converters

    Author : Keijo Jacobs; Hans-Peter Nee; Staffan Norrga; Marc Hiller; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Silicon carbide; HVDC converters; voltage source converters; modular multilevel converters; submodule topologies; metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor MOSFET ; insulated-gate bipolar-transistor IGBT ; power semiconductor devices; high-voltage; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : In order to transition to renewable energy sources and simultaneously meet the increasing demand for electrical energy, highly flexible and efficient grids are required. High-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission and grids are foreseen to be a vital part of the future electricity grid. READ MORE

  5. 3. Hybrid Converters for HVDC Transmission

    Author : Panagiotis Bakas; Lennart Harnefors; Staffan Norrga; Hans-Peter Nee; Stephen Finney; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; High-voltage direct current HVDC ; hybrid alternate-common arm converter HACC ; hybrid converters; line-commutated converters LCCs ; modular multilevel converters MMCs ; thyristors; Hybrid alternate-common-arm converter HACC ; hybrid omvandlare; högspänd likströmsöverföring HVDC ; linjekommuterade omvandlare LCC ; modulära multinivåomvandlare MMC ; tyristorer; Electrical Engineering; Elektro- och systemteknik;

    Abstract : The line-commutated converter (LCC) and the voltage-source converter (VSC) are the two main converter technologies utilized in high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission applications. Depending on the application requirements, one technology might be more advantageous than the other. READ MORE

  6. 4. Offshore deployments of marine energy converters

    Author : Maria Angeliki Chatzigiannakou; Irina Temiz; Mats Leijon; Tony Lewis; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : offshore deployments; risk assessment; wave energy converter installation; marine current energy converter installation; economic efficiency; time efficiency; offshore operations; point absorber; hydrodynamic analysis; slack sling criterion; hoisting system failure.;

    Abstract : The depletion warning of non-renewable resources, such as gas, coal and oil, and the imminent effects of climate change turned the attention to clean and fossil fuel-free generated electricity. University research groups worldwide are studying solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and ocean energy harvesting. READ MORE

  7. 5. Multilevel three-phase dual active bridge dc-dc converters - A study on converter modulation, capacitive energy requirement, ZVS boundaries, MFT's winding connections, and core losses

    Author : Babak Alikhanzadehalamdari; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; high-voltage power converters; dual active bridge; harmonic analysis; three-phase system; medium-frequency transformer; capacitor sizing; multilevel converters; high power-density systems; transformer winding connection; core loss modeling; dc collector network; soft-switching converters;

    Abstract : The collection and transmission of power from offshore wind turbines using dc have advantages over the ac system. One of the enabling technologies for deploying dc collection is the dc-dc converter that boosts the dc output from the turbine to the medium-voltage dc level of the collection grid. READ MORE