International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS)
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS, ISSN: 2088-8694, a SCOPUS indexed Journal) is the official publication of the Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science (IAES). The scope of the journal includes all issues in the field of Power Electronics and drive systems. Included are techniques for advanced power semiconductor devices, control in power electronics, low and high power converters (inverters, converters, controlled and uncontrolled rectifiers), Control algorithms and techniques applied to power electronics, electromagnetic and thermal performance of electronic power converters and inverters, power quality and utility applications, renewable energy, electric machines, modelling, simulation, analysis, design and implementations of the application of power circuit components (power semiconductors, inductors, high frequency transformers, capacitors), EMI/EMC considerations, power devices and components, sensors, integration and packaging, induction motor drives, synchronous motor drives, permanent magnet motor drives, switched reluctance motor and synchronous reluctance motor drives, ASDs (adjustable speed drives), multi-phase machines and converters, applications in motor drives, electric vehicles, wind energy systems, solar, battery chargers, UPS and hybrid systems and other applications.
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FPGA Based V/f Control of Three Phase Induction Motor Drives Integrating Super-Lift Luo Converter
Elangovan P;
Nalin Kant Mohanty
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 5, No 3: 2015
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v5.i3.pp393-403
The significance of Elementary Positive Output Super-Lift Luo Converter (EPOSLLC) in constant Voltage/Hertz (V/f) controlled Induction Motor (IM) drive is presented. The traditional IM drive which integrates phase controlled rectifier or boost converter in the facade end upshot tribulations like DC link fluctuations and deprived DC link voltage level. To overcome the problem, the conventional DC-DC converter is replaced with Proportional plus Integral (PI) controlled EPOSLLC in the front end of IM drive that produce the DC link voltage in geometric progression. The Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) of the suggested system renders both open loop and closed loop V/f control scheme for IM by feedback regulated Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) technique. Simulation and experimental works are conceded and results presented to demonstrate the viability of the proposed approach. Simulation is carried out using MATLAB /SIMULINK software and the experimental setup is built with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Spartan-6 processor. The anticipated EPOSLLC is found fit for V/f controlled IM drives considering the DC link Voltage, Speed response of IM and Total Harmonic Distorion (THD) in IM current.
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Emulator Using PI Controlled Buck Converter
Himadry Shekhar Das;
Chee Wei Tan;
AHM Yatim;
Nik Din bin Muhamad
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 1: March 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i1.pp462-469
Alternative energy technologies are being popular for power generation applications nowadays. Among others, Fuel cell (FC) technology is quite popular. However, the FC unit is costly and vulnerable to any disturbances in input parameters. Thus, to perform research and experimentation, Fuel cell emulators (FCE) can be useful. FCEs can replicate actual FC behavior in different operating conditions. Thus, by using it the application area can be determined. In this study, a FCE system is modelled using MATLAB/Simulink®. The FCE system consists of a buck DC-DC converter and a proportional integral (PI) based controller incorporating an electrochemical model of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC). The PEMFC model is used to generate reference voltage of the controller which takes the load current as a requirement. The characteristics are compared with Ballard Mark V 5kW PEMFC stack specifications obtained from the datasheet. The results show that the FCE system is a suitable replacement of real PEMFC stack and can be used for research and development purpose.
Adaptive Sliding Mode Control of PMLSM Drive
Maamar Yahiaoui;
Abderrahmane Kechich;
Ismail Khalil Bouserhane
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 2: June 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i2.pp639-646
In this paper, we propose a study by software MATLAB/Simulink of the adaptive nonlinear controller of permanent magnet linear synchronous machine. The lumped uncertainties due for saturation magnetic and temperature and distribution load effects in performances of the system control. To resolve this problem the sliding mode controller is designed with estimator of load force by MRAS method the simulation results prove clearly the robustness of controlling law and estimator method.
Three-Phase Three-Level Soft Switching Dc-Dc Converter for Industrial Applications
J. Sivavara Prasad;
Y.P. Obulesh;
Ch. Sai Babu
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 2: June 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i2.pp785-794
In high power DC applications, the single-phase DC-DC converter will face large voltage and current stress in each control switch and thereby the power handling capacity is less. To overcome this problem, three-phase DC-DC converter is used and it is suitable for high power applications with reduced number of switches as compared with the conventional topologies. The asymmetrical duty cycle control is considered to operate the switches under soft switching and hence the switching losses are reduced. The transformer leakage inductances are used along with junction capacitances in order to form resonance and hence ZVS commutation is possible in a wider load range. The modified phase shift control method is used for the proposed converter.The operational modes and design equations of the proposed converter have been observed. The simulation is carried out with a load of 1000W for validating the proposed work.
Efficient Approach to LVRT Capability of DFIG-Based Wind Turbines under Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Voltage Dips Using Dynamic Voltage Restorer
Kiarash Azizi;
Murtaza Farsadi;
Mohammad Farhadi Kangarlu
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 2: June 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i2.pp945-956
The capability of low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) of doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) has been considered as an essence for grid code requirements. Any unbalance on the grid side causes the rotor current of the generator to rise which leads to saturate the dc-link of the back-to-back converter or even destroy it. To meet this requirement, a dynamic voltage restorer (DVR) without dc-link energy storage elements is utilized to compensate any disturbance imposed to the DFIG wind turbine system. On the time of any disturbance or fault, DFIG and DVR are properly controlled in order to compensate the specified faulty phase uninterruptedly. DVR is connected in series to the grid and by injecting instantaneous compensating voltage, prevents the stator voltage from rapid changing; consequently, the rotor side converter can accomplish its normal operation. As voltage dips are the most common grid faults subjected to DFIGs, this paper investigates both symmetrical and asymmetrical voltage dips caused by grid faults. The independent and instantaneous phase voltage compensation, less volume, weight, and cost are the merits to utilize the proposed DVR along with DFIG wind turbines. PSCAD/EMTDC based simulations verifies the capabilities of the proposed technique for the LVRT capability of DFIG.
Sensorless Control of a Fault Tolerant PMSM Drives in Case of Single-phase Open Circuit Fault
Kamel Saleh;
Mark Sumner
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 7, No 4: December 2016
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v7.i4.pp1061-1074
This paper introduces a sensorless-speed-controlled PMSM motor fed by a four-leg inverter in case of a single phase open circuit fault regardless in which phase is the fault. To minimize the system performance degradation due to a single phase open circuit fault, a fault tolerant control strategy that includes taking appropriate actions to control the two remaining healthy currents is used in addition to use the fourth leg of the inverter. Tracking the saliency is done through measuring the dynamic current responses of the healthy phases of the PMSM motor due the IGBT switching actions using the fundamental PWM method without introducing any modification to the operation of the fourth leg of the inverter. Simulation results are provided to verify the effectiveness of the proposed strategy for sensorless controlling of a PMSM motor driven by a fault-tolerant four-phase inverter over a wide speed ranges under the case of a single phase open circuit.
Phase-shifted Series Resonant Converter with Zero Voltage Switching Turn-on and Variable Frequency Control
Mohamed Salem;
Awang Jusoh;
Nik Rumzi Nik Idris;
Tole Sutikno;
Yonis.M.Yonis Buswig
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i3.pp1184-1192
This paper presents a phase shifted series resonant converter with step up high frequency transformer to achieve the functions of high output voltage, high power density and wide range of Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS). In this approach, the output voltage is controlled by varying the switching frequency. The controller has been designed to achieve a good stability under different load conditions. The converter will react to the load variation by varying its switching frequency to satisfy the output voltage requirements. Therefore in order to maintain constant output voltage, for light load (50% of the load), the switching frequency will be decreased to meet the desired output, while for the full load (100%) conditions, the switching frequency will be increased. Since the controlled switching frequency is limited by the range between the higher and lower resonant frequencies , the switches can be turned on under ZVS. In this study, a laboratory experiment has been conducted to verify the effectiveness of the system performance.
An Improved of Multiple Harmonic Sources Identification in Distribution System with Inverter Loads by Using Spectrogram
M.H. Jopri;
A.R. Abdullah;
M. Manap;
M.R. Yusoff;
T. Sutikno;
M.F. Habban
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 7, No 4: December 2016
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v7.i4.pp1355-1365
This paper introduces an improved of multiple harmonic sources identification that been produced by inverter loads in power system using time-frequency distribution (TFD) analysis which is spectrogram. The spectrogram is a very applicable method to represent signals in time-frequency representation (TFR) and the main advantages of spectrogram are the accuracy, speed of the algorithm and use low memory size such that it can be computed rapidly. The identification of multiple harmonic sources is based on the significant relationship of spectral impedances which are the fundamental impedance (Z1) and harmonic impedance (Zh) that extracted from TFR. To verify the accuracy of the proposed method, MATLAB simulations carried out several unique cases with different harmonic producing loads on IEEE 4-bus test feeder cases. It is proven that the proposed method is superior with 100% correct identification of multiple harmonic sources. It is envisioned that the method is very accurate, fast and cost efficient to localize harmonic sources in distribution system.
Advanced Direct Power Control for Grid-connected Distribution Generation System Based on Fuzzy Logic and Artificial Neural Networks Techniques
Mustapha Jamma;
Abderrahim Bennassar;
Mohamed Barara;
Mohammed Akherraz
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 3: September 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i3.pp979-989
This paper proposes an improvement of the direct power control (DPC) scheme of a grid connected three phase voltage source inverter based on artificial neural networks (ANN) and fuzzy logic (FL) techniques for the renewable energy applications. This advanced control strategy is based on two intelligent operations, the first one is the replacement of the conventional switching table of a three phase voltage source inverter (VSI) by a selector based on artificial neural networks approach, and the second one is the replacement of the hysteresis comparators by fuzzy logic controllers for the instantaneous active and reactive power errors. These operations enable to reduce the power ripples, the harmonic disturbances and increase the response time period of the system. Finally, the simulation results were obtained by Matlab/Simulink environment, under a unity power factor (UPF). These results verify the transient performances, the validity and the efficiency of the proposed DPC scheme.
A Robust EKF Based Speed Estimator and Fuzzy Optimization Technique for Sensorless Induction Motor Drives
Mohana Lakshmi J.;
Suresh H. N.
International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS) Vol 8, No 1: March 2017
Publisher : Institute of Advanced Engineering and Science
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DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v8.i1.pp147-155
The speed estimation technique of induction machines has become a non-trivial task. For estimating the speed of an induction motor precisely and accurately an optimum state estimator is necessary. This paper deals with the performance analysis of induction motor drives using a recursive, optimum state estimator. This technique uses a full order state space Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) model where the rotor flux, rotor speed and stator currents are estimated. A major challenge with induction motor occurs at very low and at near zero speed. In such cases, information about the rotor parameters with respect to stator side become unobservable while using the synchronously rotating reference frame. To overcome this lost coupling effect, EKF observer linearizes the non-linear parameter in every sampling period and estimates the states and machine parameters simultaneously. The proposed algorithm is tuned to obtain least error in estimated speed. Any error found is further optimized using a non-linear fuzzy controller to obtain improved performance of the drive.