• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.538-548
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• 2014

This study provides a robust control of a grid-connected three-phase two-level photo voltaic inverter. The introduced control method uses the cascade control strategy to regulate AC-side current and DC-link voltage. A robust controller with integration action is used for the inner-loop AC-side current control, which maximizes the convergence rate using a linear matrix inequality-based optimization design method and eliminates the offset error. The robust controller design method considers the parameter uncertainty set to accommodate parameter mismatch and un-modeled components in the inverter model. An outer-loop proportional-integral controller is used to regulate DC-link voltage with linearization of DC/AC relation. The proposed control strategy is applied to a grid-connected 100 kW photo voltaic inverter.

• Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.154-162
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• 2007

In this paper, we propose a new AC-DC converter control method to comply with harmonics regulation(IEC 61000-3) effective for the inverter system of an air conditioner whose power consumption is less than 2,500W. There are many different ways of AC-DC converter control, but this paper focuses on the converter control method that is adopting an input reactor with low cost silicon steel core to strengthen cost competitiveness of the manufacturer. The proposed control method controls input current every half cycle of the line frequency to get unit power factor and at the same time to reduce switching loss of devices and acoustic noise from reactor. This kind of converter is known as a Partial Switching Converter(PSC). In this study, theoretical analysis of the PSC has been performed using Matlab/Simulink while a 16-bit micro-processor based converter has been used to perform the experimental analysis. In the theoretical analysis, electrical circuit models and equations of the PSC are derived and simulated. In the experiments, micro-processor controls input current to keep the power factor above 0.95 by reducing the phase difference between input voltage and current and at the same time to maintain a reference DC-link voltage against voltage drop which depends on DC-link load. Therefore it becomes possible to comply with harmonic regulations while the power factor is maximized by optimizing the time of current flow through the input reactor for every half cycle of line frequency.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.131-137
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• 1998

The solar cells should be operated at the maximum power point because its output characteristics are greatly fluctuated on the variation of insolation, temperature and load. Photovoltaic system needs an inverter which can interface the dc output power of solar cell with the residential ac load. The inverter has to supply a sinusoidal current and voltage to the load and the utility line with a high power factor. This paper proposes an utility interactive photovoltaic system designed with a step-up chopper and a PWM voltage source inverter. The step-up chopper operates in continuous mode by adjusting the duty ratio so that the photovoltaic system tracks the maximum power points of solar cell without any influence on the variation of insolation and temperature. The voltage source inverter operates in a manner that its output voltage is in phase with the utility voltage. The inverter supplies an ac power with high factor and low level of harmonics to the load and the utility power system.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.14-15
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 단상입력을 가지고, 직류단에 소형 캐패시터를 사용하는 인버터를 사용해 3상 전동기 가변속 구동을 한다. 이때 주기적으로 크게 맥동하는 직류단 전압 조건에서 어떻게 전동기를 제어하는가에 대해 언급한다. 평균 전압 제한원을 전류 영역에 표현하고, 새로운 약자속 영역을 정의한다. 이를 바탕으로 전류 지령을 생성하는 제어기를 구성하여 전동기를 제어할 수 있는 기법을 제안하고 이를 실험을 통해 검증한다. 이를 통해 입력 전류의 고조파를 줄여 역율도 개선할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2005.07a
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• pp.385-388
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• 2005

본 논문에서는 코로나 방전 처리를 위해서 PDM에 의한 전압원 직렬공진인버터의 제어와 동작을 위한 알고리듬을 제안한다. PDM 인버터는 동작주파수와 일정 DC 전압 상태에서 평균 출력 전력을 제어하기 위해서 AC 출력단자에 구형파 AC 전압과 영전압 상태를 생성한다. 또한 스위칭 손실의 최소화를 위해서 영전류 스위칭과 영전압 스위칭을 모든 동작 상태에서 이루어짐을 보인다. 또한 강한 비선형적인 특성을 가진 코로나 방전 부하에 대하여 $5%{\sim}100%$의 폭 넓은 방전 전력을 제어함을 보인다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.437-438
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 OR게이트를 적용한 순차전압제어방식의 24V 태양광 단위 모듈 확장형 태양광-ESS 시스템을 나타내고 있다. 저압연계방식으로 용량확대에 따른 문제점을 가지고 있었던 기존 태양광 시스템에 고압의 아날로그 방식의 순차전압 제어 방식을 적용함으로써 고효율, 저가격이 가능하다. 본 논문은 기존 24V 태양광 단위 모듈의 직렬연결 확장형 고압 배터리의 출력전압 384V을 DC-AC 인버터의 입력 전압으로 하여 인버터의 출력 전압과 출력 전력을 AC380[V]@60[Hz]과 10kW로 구성하여 실험을 통해 OR게이트를 적용한 순차전압제어시스템의 동작 특성을 확인하였다.

• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2012.03a
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• pp.182-187
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• 2012

Since PV PCS uses output current sensor for ac output current control, the sensor's sensing value includes unnecessary offset inevitably. If PV inverter is controlled by the included offset value, it's output current will generate DC offset. The DC offset of output current for trans-less PV inverter is fatal to grid, which results in saturating grid side transformer. Usually DSP controller of PV inverter reads several times sensing value during initial operation and, finally, it's average value is used for offset calibration. However, if temperature changes, the offset changes, too. Therefore, output current sensor measures sensing value that includes offset again. In this paper we propose new algorithm where two identical forward and reverse sensors are used to calculate the offset in real time. As a result the offset is not correlated with temperature change. The proposed algorithm is verified through PSIM simulation for validity.

• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.59 no.11
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• pp.1996-2005
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• 2010

This paper proposes a new method for constant control of the output AC voltage of a voltage-fed three phase Z-source inverter (ZSI), in case of Z-network DC voltage variation or heavy change of load. The modulation index for the reference output AC voltage of ZSI can be calculated by the basic definition of ZSI, the input DC voltage and capacitor voltage of Z-network. And, the output AC voltage of ZSI is controlled by the modified space vector modulation (SVM) with the calculated modulation index. By the proposed method, the modulation index of output AC voltage is closely following in the reference modulation index. The validity of the proposed method is verified using PSIM simulation. In case which the input DC voltage of ZSI is heavily changed from 100[V] to 70[V] (or to 150[V]) and in case which load is changed from $30[\Omega]$ to $10[\Omega]$, we confirmed that the output AC voltage of ZSI is constantly controlled by the proposed method because the modulation index of ZSI is also simultaneously changed. Finally, FFT and %THD of the output voltage and current of ZSI by the proposed method are analyzed.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.323-329
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• 1998

In this paper, we compose of the utility interactive photovoltaic(PV) generation system with a PWM stepdown chopper and a current source inverter. The stepdown chopper is controlled by the several gate pulses (twice frequency of utility voltage, square pulse and without the chopper) of chopper part to reduce pulsation of DC current and size of DC reactor. PV current only is measured for maximum power point tracking without any influence on the variation of insolation and temperature. Therefore, we can control modulation factor of the chopper to operate at maximum power point of solar cell. And, the utility interactive photovoltaic generation system supplies an AC power to the load and the utility power system.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.7
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• pp.492-498
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• 2016

It is well known that since abrupt faults in induction motors tend to lead to subsequent faults and deterioration of the drive apparatus, motor faults may lead to several operating restrictions, such as security problems and economic loss. A lot of research has been done in the area of diagnosis to detect machine faults and to prevent catastrophic hazards in the motor drive system. This paper presents a new method of motor current signature analysis in which the DC-link current of the inverter-driven induction motor system, where a single current sensor is employed instead of three AC current sensors, is measured, and fast Fourier transform analysis is performed. This proposed method makes it possible to easily discern and clearly separate the motor fault current signature from the normal operation current flowing through the stator and rotor windings.