Fuzzy Logic Control for Solar PV Fed Modular Multilevel Inverter Towards Marine Water Pumping Applications
ABSTRACT This paper presents the design and implementation of Modular Multilevel Inverter (MMI) to control the Induction Motor (IM) drive using intelligent techniques towards marine water pumping applications. The proposed inverter is of eleven levels and has the...
SOLAR POWERED LED STREET LIGHT WITH INTENSITY CONTROL
ABSTRACT The project is designed for LED based street lights with auto intensity control using solar power from photovoltaic cells. As awareness for solar energy is increasing, more and more individuals and institutions are opting for solar energy. Photovoltaic...
SPEED CONTROL OF AC DRIVES USING CONTROLLER
ABSTRACT: This project is to control the speed of single phase induction motor by PWM technique. This technique has high efficiency to drive an induction motor using pulse width modulation technique (PWM) and is designed for minimal cost. The circuit is controlled by...
A Novel Topology of Multilevel Bidirectional and Symmetrical Split-Pi Converter
ABSTRACT The paradigm of smart grids has encouraged new developments of power electronics converters, for instance, in the perspective of renewables and electric mobility applications. Aligned with this perspective, this paper proposes a novel topology of a multilevel...
TSUNAMI ALERT SYSTEM FOR FISHERMEN
ABSTRACT: An Indian Ocean tsunami on December 26, 2004 - which killed about 230,000 people in 11 countries - is the worst on record. An earthquake and a following tsunami killed more than 180 people on Samoa, American Samoa and nearby islands on Sept. 2009. The main...
Reduced Switch Voltage Stress Ultra-gain DC-DC Converter for High Voltage Low Power Applications
ABSTRACT An ultra-voltage gain dc-dc converter is proposed in this paper using an active impedance network with a single MOSFET switch. The proposed converter utilizes minimum components and achieves the ultra-gain with lower switch voltage stress. The general...
Buck-Boost DC-DC Converter Designed for PCB Applications
ABSTRACT In this paper is presented four-switch buck-boost dc-dc converter designed with Cadence OrCAD software tools for printed circuit board (PCB) applications. The output voltage of the converter V OUT is equal to 12 V, while the input voltage V IN can vary from...
WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER
ABSTRACT: The concept is demonstrated through a wireless power transfer (WPT) system for electric vehicle battery charging, namely Z-source resonant converter (ZSRC). Due to the Z-source network (ZSN), the ZSRC inherently performs PFC and regulate the system output...
Active and Reactive Power Control based on Predictive Voltage Control in a Six-Phase Generation System using Modular Matrix Converters
ABSTRACT Renewable energy generation systems under distributed generation frame emerges as a plausible solution for nowadays growing world energy demands. In this context multiphase wind generation systems are a feasible option that consist of renewable AC source that...
SENSOR LESS SPEED CONTROL OF ACTIVE CURRENT INDUCTION MOTOR USING MICROCONTROLLER
ABSTRACT: It is usual find single-phase induction motor (SPIM) in several house, office, shopping, farm, and industry uses,which are become each time more refined and requiring variable speed drives. In view of the low cost of this machine, the recognition of...
Predictive Current Control Strategy for a Multi-Modular Matrix Converter
ABSTRACT Matrix converter technology have so far been mainly limited to low power applications. Multi-level voltage source converters are often used for high power applications. In order to combine the good characteristics of both topologies this paper presents the...
INDUSTRIAL BATTERY CHARGER BY THYRISTOR FIRING ANGLE CONTROL
ABSTRACT: The project is designed for charging batteries by DC from AC power supply. DC power for a battery charger is derived from a thyristor controlled rectifier system. AC power is applied to a bridge rectifier comprising of diodes and a triac getting desired...