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Dc-Dc Converter Control System For The Energy Harvesting From Exercise Machines System, Alexander Sireci
Dc-Dc Converter Control System For The Energy Harvesting From Exercise Machines System, Alexander Sireci
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Current exercise machines create resistance to motion and dissipate energy as heat. Some companies create ways to harness this energy, but not cost-effectively. The Energy Harvesting from Exercise Machines (EHFEM) project reduces the cost of harnessing the renewable energy. The system architecture includes the elliptical exercise machines outputting power to DC-DC converters, which then connects to the microinverters. All microinverter outputs tie together and then connect to the grid. The control system, placed around the DC-DC converters, quickly detects changes in current, and limits the current to prevent the DC-DC converters and microinverters from entering failure states.
An artificial neural …