Solar cells convert sun light into electricity,but have the major drawbacks of high initial cost,low photo-conversion efficiency and intermittency.The current-voltage characteristics of the solar cells depend on solar...Solar cells convert sun light into electricity,but have the major drawbacks of high initial cost,low photo-conversion efficiency and intermittency.The current-voltage characteristics of the solar cells depend on solar insolation level and temperature,which lead to the variation of the maximum power point(MPP).Herein,to improve photovoltaic(PV)system efficiency,and increase the lifetime of the battery,a microcontroller-based battery charge controller with maximum power point tracker(MPPT)is designed for harvesting the maximum power available from the PV system under given insolation and temperature conditions.Among different MPPT techniques,perturb and observe(P&O)technique gives excellent results and thus is used.This work involves the design of MPPT charge controller using DC/DC buck converter and microcontroller.A prototype MPPT charge controller is tested with a 200 W PV panel and lead acid battery.The results show that the designed MPPT controller improves the efficiency of the PV panel when compared to conventional charge controllers.展开更多
Power&signal multiplex transmission(P&SMT)is a technique that uses power electronic circuits for communication signal transmission.In this paper,a three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter-based P&S MT syst...Power&signal multiplex transmission(P&SMT)is a technique that uses power electronic circuits for communication signal transmission.In this paper,a three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter-based P&S MT system is proposed.The proposed method can transmit communication signals without using a Controller Area Network bus,thereby reducing the wiring cost of the conventional electric vehicle(EV)communication system.The designed system can achieve motor speed regulation and battery balance discharging for EVs.With the combined pulse width modulation scheme and frequency shift keying method,both power and communication signals are transmitted successfully in a simulation model implemented in Matlab/Simulink.By evaluating the bit error rate of the transmitted signal,the maximum signal rate of the proposed system is determined as 600 bit/s.展开更多
This paper proposes a high-performance pulse-width modulation（PWM） AC/DC controller, which can drive a high-voltage（HV） 650-V power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect Transistor（MOSFET） in typical applicatio...This paper proposes a high-performance pulse-width modulation（PWM） AC/DC controller, which can drive a high-voltage（HV） 650-V power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect Transistor（MOSFET） in typical applications of adapters in portable electronic devices. In order to reduce the standby power consumption and improve the response speed in the start-up state, an improved under voltage lockout（UVLO） circuit without a voltage reference source or comparator is adopted. The AC/DC controller is fabricated using a 40-V 0.8-μm onepoly two-metal（1P2M） CMOS process, and it only occupies 1410 × 730 μm^2. A 12 V/2 A flyback topology for quick-charge application is illustrated as the test circuit, which is currently one of the most advanced power adapters in use. Test values show that the turn-on and the turn-off threshold voltages are 19.318 and 8.01 V, respectively. A high hysteresis voltage of 11.308 V causes the value of the power-charging capacitor to decrease to as low as 1 μF to reduce production cost. In addition, the start-up current of 2.3 μA is extremely small, and is attributed to a reduction in the system＇s standby power consumption. The final test results of the overall system are proven to meet the Energy Star Ⅵ standard. The controller has already been mass produced for industrial applications.展开更多
In 4-stroke internal combustion engines, air-fuel ratio control is a challenging task due to the rapid changes of engine throttle,especially during transient operation. To improve the transient performance, managing t...In 4-stroke internal combustion engines, air-fuel ratio control is a challenging task due to the rapid changes of engine throttle,especially during transient operation. To improve the transient performance, managing the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of the mass of the air, the fuel and the burnt gas is a key issue due to the imbalance of cyclic combustion process. This paper address the model-based estimation and control problem for cyclic air-fuel ratio of spark-ignition engines. A discrete-time model of air-fuel ratio is proposed, which represents the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of in-cylinder state variables under the assumptions of cyclic measurability of the total in-cylinder charge mass, combustion efficiency and the residual gas fraction. With the model,a Kalman filter-based air-fuel ratio estimation algorithm is proposed that enable us to perform a feedback control of air-fuel ratio without using lambda sensor. Finally, experimental validation result is demonstrated to show the effectiveness of proposed estimation and control scheme that is conducted on a full-scaled gasoline engine test bench.展开更多
基金2016 national key R&D program of China to support low-carbon Winter Olympics of integrated smart grid demonstration project(2016YFB0900501).
文摘Solar cells convert sun light into electricity,but have the major drawbacks of high initial cost,low photo-conversion efficiency and intermittency.The current-voltage characteristics of the solar cells depend on solar insolation level and temperature,which lead to the variation of the maximum power point(MPP).Herein,to improve photovoltaic(PV)system efficiency,and increase the lifetime of the battery,a microcontroller-based battery charge controller with maximum power point tracker(MPPT)is designed for harvesting the maximum power available from the PV system under given insolation and temperature conditions.Among different MPPT techniques,perturb and observe(P&O)technique gives excellent results and thus is used.This work involves the design of MPPT charge controller using DC/DC buck converter and microcontroller.A prototype MPPT charge controller is tested with a 200 W PV panel and lead acid battery.The results show that the designed MPPT controller improves the efficiency of the PV panel when compared to conventional charge controllers.
文摘Power&signal multiplex transmission(P&SMT)is a technique that uses power electronic circuits for communication signal transmission.In this paper,a three-phase cascaded multilevel inverter-based P&S MT system is proposed.The proposed method can transmit communication signals without using a Controller Area Network bus,thereby reducing the wiring cost of the conventional electric vehicle(EV)communication system.The designed system can achieve motor speed regulation and battery balance discharging for EVs.With the combined pulse width modulation scheme and frequency shift keying method,both power and communication signals are transmitted successfully in a simulation model implemented in Matlab/Simulink.By evaluating the bit error rate of the transmitted signal,the maximum signal rate of the proposed system is determined as 600 bit/s.
文摘This paper proposes a high-performance pulse-width modulation（PWM） AC/DC controller, which can drive a high-voltage（HV） 650-V power metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect Transistor（MOSFET） in typical applications of adapters in portable electronic devices. In order to reduce the standby power consumption and improve the response speed in the start-up state, an improved under voltage lockout（UVLO） circuit without a voltage reference source or comparator is adopted. The AC/DC controller is fabricated using a 40-V 0.8-μm onepoly two-metal（1P2M） CMOS process, and it only occupies 1410 × 730 μm^2. A 12 V/2 A flyback topology for quick-charge application is illustrated as the test circuit, which is currently one of the most advanced power adapters in use. Test values show that the turn-on and the turn-off threshold voltages are 19.318 and 8.01 V, respectively. A high hysteresis voltage of 11.308 V causes the value of the power-charging capacitor to decrease to as low as 1 μF to reduce production cost. In addition, the start-up current of 2.3 μA is extremely small, and is attributed to a reduction in the system＇s standby power consumption. The final test results of the overall system are proven to meet the Energy Star Ⅵ standard. The controller has already been mass produced for industrial applications.
文摘In 4-stroke internal combustion engines, air-fuel ratio control is a challenging task due to the rapid changes of engine throttle,especially during transient operation. To improve the transient performance, managing the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of the mass of the air, the fuel and the burnt gas is a key issue due to the imbalance of cyclic combustion process. This paper address the model-based estimation and control problem for cyclic air-fuel ratio of spark-ignition engines. A discrete-time model of air-fuel ratio is proposed, which represents the cycle-to-cycle transient behavior of in-cylinder state variables under the assumptions of cyclic measurability of the total in-cylinder charge mass, combustion efficiency and the residual gas fraction. With the model,a Kalman filter-based air-fuel ratio estimation algorithm is proposed that enable us to perform a feedback control of air-fuel ratio without using lambda sensor. Finally, experimental validation result is demonstrated to show the effectiveness of proposed estimation and control scheme that is conducted on a full-scaled gasoline engine test bench.
