Power Converters in Power Electronics

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Subjects: History of engineering and technology; active balance circuit; add-on pulse charger; bi-directional converter; bidirectional DC/DC converter (BDC); boost converter; carrier-based pulse width modulation; cascade H bridge multilevel inverter; cascaded H-bridge inverter; circuit simulation; classical gate driver; common-mode voltage; common-mode voltage elimination; computational complexity; conducted emission; confluence plate; constant current (CC); constant voltage (CV); counter-based; current sharing; current sharing control; current source converter; current source inverter; Current-fed; dc converter; DC motor; differential flatness; diode clamped multilevel inverter; direct power control; disturbance observer; dual mode operation; electromagnetic compatibility (EMC); EMI; experimental validation; fast charging; finite control set model predictive control; fixed frequency; flying capacitor multilevel inverter; fractional order elements; full bridge (FB); full bridge converter; full-bridge Buck inverter; full-power testing; grid-connected inverter; grid-tied; H-bridge five-level inverter; harmonic; high-frequency switching; high-power; impedance network; individual phase; inductive power transfer (IPT); input current ripple; intelligent control; interference sources; LCL filter; leakage current; Li-ion battery; lithium battery; low-voltage and high-current; Lyapunov algorithm; mathematical model; matrix rectifier; Medium-Frequency; minimal number of commutations; model predictive control (MPC); modular multilevel dc-dc converters (MMDCs); motor drives; multilevel inverter; multiplexed modulation; n/a; Neutral Point Clamped Converter; neutral-point clamped (NPC) inverter; offset function; one-comparator; operation test; parameter perturbation; parameter uncertainty; parametric modeling method; peak-current-mode (PCM) control; PFM; Photovoltaics; PI controllers; power converters; power decoupling; power efficiency; power factor adjustment; power ripple; Power-Imbalance; PSCAD/MULTISIM simulation; pulse charging; Pulse Width Modulation; PWFM; PWM; PWM control techniques; quasi-switched boost; quasi-switched boost inverter; quasi-switched-boost network; quasi-z-source inverter; quick charge; RPWM; selective voltage harmonic elimination; SEPIC converter; series-connected battery; shoot through state; shoot-through; single phase; single-phase inverter; space vector modulation; space-vector pulse-width modulation; stability; stability analysis; state feedback linearization; state machine; static synchronous compensator (STATCOM); switching loss reduction; switching model power supply (SMPS); target period orbit tracking; three-bridge switching; three-level T-type inverter; three-phase inverter; time-varying duty cycle; total harmonic distortion; transformerless; vector fitting algorithm; voltage multiplier; wireless power transmission; Z-Source; Z-source inverter; Z-source network; zero voltage operation; zero-current switching (ZCS); zero-voltage switching (ZVS)
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (354 p.)
• ISBN: 9783039361328; 9783039361335; books978-3-03936-133-5
• Access: Open Access

In recent years, power converters have played an important role in power electronics technology for different applications, such as renewable energy systems, electric vehicles, pulsed power generation, and biomedical sciences. Power converters, in the realm of power electronics, are becoming essential for generating electrical power energy in various ways. This Special Issue focuses on the development of novel power converter topologies in power electronics. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Z-source converters; multilevel power converter topologies; switched-capacitor-based power converters; power converters for battery management systems; power converters in wireless power transfer techniques; the reliability of power conversion systems; and modulation techniques for advanced power converters.