Isolated Bidirectional DC-DC Converter and System Level Control for EV Charger

An isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter is designed for a dual-output EV charger. Various DC-DC converter topologies are compared, including single-output converters and dual-output converters. Then one suitable topology is selected between the multiport CLLC converter and triple active bridge converter based on the simulation performances for...

Modelling and Control of MPPT Converters for DC Microgrids

To tackle the effect of climate change while meeting the ever-growing demand of energy, a high scale of integration of renewable energy resources has been performed in the past decade. Solar Photovoltaics have played a monumental role in this process, thus contributing in the fulfillment of the energy demand. The scalability and the flexibility...

A Dynamically Reconfigurable Recursive Switched-Capacitor DC-DC Converter with Adaptive Load Ability Enhancement

Multiple voltage conversion ratio (VCR) recursive switched-capacitor (SC) DC-DC<br/>converters, based on a number of basic 2:1 converters, are widely used for on-chip power supplies due to their flexible VCRs for higher energy efficiency. However, conventional multi-VCR SC converters usually have one or more 2:1 converters unused for some VCRs,...

Development of control strategy of DC-DC converter for optimal operation of PV powered Electrolyser

With the current need of implementing renewable energy sources to combat climate change, significant developments are being done into storage options for these intermittent energy sources. Green Hydrogen can be produced by the connection of a renewable energy source to an electrolyser which produces hydrogen, in this project the Photovoltaic (PV...

On-chip Switched-Capacitor DC-DC converter for CMUT Biasing

Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) technology has been considered as a promising alternative for the conventional piezo electric-based technology in ultrasound imaging systems. Its potential advantages include better image quality, higher operational frequency, and ease of fabrication and<br/>integration with CMOS read-out...

A Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter for Automotive Applications: Design of a High Efficiency Bidirectional DAB Converter for the Lightyear One

In the past years electric cars have been rapidly taking market share in the automotive industry. Stimulated by their sustainable image and due to large investments in the charging infrastructure, the electric automobile has gained popularity in the field of research. Many papers are written on a variety of power converters inside the cars to...

Design and Prototyping of Auxiliary Power Supply for MMC based High Voltage Generator

Power electronics technology has been widely used in industry. High-frequency harmonics caused by power electronics related products will have a huge influence on the insulation characteristics of the electrical devices. In order to study these influences, an arbitrary waveform high voltage generator is needed. The multilevel modular converter...