Power Electronics Converter for Polymer Capacitor Generator
Author
Dimopoulos, Emmanouil
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Abstract
Specialet analyserer, simulerer, designer trin for trin, bygger og tester en effektelektronisk omformer med en tapped induktor (en spole med et ekstra tilslutningspunkt) til energihøst fra en Dielectric ElectroActive Polymer (DEAP) generator. For at udvide omformerens spændingsområde og samtidig bevare høj virkningsgrad anvendes en gate balancing core-teknik, som gør det muligt at seriekoble flere switche, så spændingen fordeles sikkert. Specialet præsenterer og diskuterer omfattende forsøg med både seriekobling af switche og med omformerens drift, udført i AAU’s laboratorium.
This thesis analyzes, simulates, designs step by step, builds, and experimentally tests a power electronics converter that uses a tapped inductor (a coil with an extra connection point) to harvest energy from a Dielectric ElectroActive Polymer (DEAP) generator. To widen the converter’s operating voltage range while maintaining high energy efficiency, it employs a gate balancing core technique that allows several switches to be connected in series so the voltage is shared safely. The thesis presents and discusses extensive experiments on both the series connection of switches and the converter’s operation, carried out in the AAU laboratory.
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