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Design And Control Of A Bidirectional Dual Active Bridge Dc-Dc Converter To Interface Solar, Battery Storage, And Grid-Tied Inverters, Kenny George
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
In order to further reduce the size of today’s power converters, wide bandgap semiconductor technologies are being explored. These devices, such as silicon carbide (SiC), have been shown to outperform their silicon counterparts when used in high frequency switching, high temperature, and high voltage applications. These properties make them highly desirable in the bidirectional dual active bridge power converter. Being an isolated converter topology, the dual active bridge employs a transformer to provide step-up/step-down functionality and galvanic isolation for the converter. Transformers, as well as other passive components such as inductors and capacitors may be reduced in size when higher …
Implementation Of Natural Switching Surface Control For A Flyback Converter, Ethan Storm Williams
Implementation Of Natural Switching Surface Control For A Flyback Converter, Ethan Storm Williams
Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Honors Theses
The flyback converter is an extremely common topology used for DC/DC power conversion. Widely used methods to control the flyback converter include voltage mode and current mode controllers. More recently, sliding mode control has been developed for the flyback converter. While these control methods may be considered adequate, the Natural Switching Surface (NSS) sliding mode control method detailed in this thesis presents a more robust controller. NSS control eliminates the effects presented from variations in components and design as well as minimizes the effects from external disturbances. This thesis steps through the complete design and implementation process of a NSS …