Inductor

About: Inductor is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 52565 publications have been published within this topic receiving 484068 citations. The topic is also known as: passive two terminal.

A Novel Low-Loss Modulation Strategy for High-Power Bidirectional Buck ${\bm +}$ Boost Converters

Abstract: A novel, low-loss, constant-frequency, zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) modulation strategy for bidirectional, cascaded, buck-boost DC-DC converters, used in hybrid electrical vehicles or fuel cell vehicles (FCVs), is presented and its benefits over state-of-the-art converters and soft-switching solutions are discussed in a comparative evaluation. To obtain ZVS with the proposed modulation strategy, the buck+boost inductance is selected and the switches are gated in a way that the inductor current has a negative offset current at the beginning and the end of each pulse period. This allows the MOSFET switches to turn on when the antiparallel body diode is conducting. As the novel modulation strategy is a software-only solution, there are no additional expenses for the active or passive components compared to conventional modulation implementations. Furthermore, an analytical and simulation investigation predicts an excellent efficiency over the complete operating range and a higher power density for a nonisolated multiphase converter equipped with the low-loss modulation. Experimental measurements performed with 12 kW, 17.4 kW/L prototypes in stand-alone and multiphase configuration verify the low-loss operation over a wide output power range and a maximum efficiency of 98.3% is achieved.

Optimal Design of High-Order Passive-Damped Filters for Grid-Connected Applications

Abstract: Harmonic stability problems caused by the resonance of high-order filters in power electronic systems are ever increasing. The use of passive damping does provide a robust solution to address these issues, but at the price of reduced efficiency due to the presence of additional passive components. Hence, a new method is proposed in this paper to optimally design the passive damping circuit for the LCL filters and LCL with multituned LC traps. In short, the optimization problem reduces to the proper choice of the multisplit capacitors or inductors in the high-order filter. Compared to existing design procedures, the proposed method simplifies the iterative design of the overall filter while ensuring the minimum resonance peak with a lower damping capacitor and a lower rated resistor. It is shown that there is only one optimal value of the damping resistor or quality factor to achieve a minimum filter resonance. The passive filters are designed, built, and validated both analytically and experimentally for verification.

Virtual ripple generation in switch-mode power supplies

Abstract: A system and method provides virtual ripple signal generation for use in voltage regulation applications. Some switch-mode power converters or voltage regulators use output signal ripple to effect voltage regulation. A virtual ripple generator provides this type of voltage regulator with a virtual ripple signal comprising an offset component responsive to actual load voltage, but with a generated AC ripple component of arbitrary magnitude that is independent of actual output signal ripple. Unlike the actual output ripple signal, the generated AC ripple component is not dependent on implementation specifics, such as circuit board layout or output capacitor ESR, and may have its gain set independent of the offset component. The generated AC ripple component is synchronized to the inductor switching actions of the voltage regulator and thus reflects actual inductor phase switching in single and multi-phase regulation applications. Virtual ripple signal generation can include output (load) voltage droop compensation.

Inductor capacitor emi filter for human implant applications

Abstract: A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device includes a conductive ferrule conductively coupled to a housing of the medical device, a feedthrough capacitor conductively coupled to the ferrule, an inductor closely associated with the capacitor in non-conductive relation, and a conductive terminal pin extending through the capacitor and the inductor. The terminal pin extends through the inductor in non-conductive relation and is conductively coupled to active electrode plates of the capacitor. In one preferred form, the terminal pin is wound about the inductor. Additionally, the inductor may be maintained in close association with the capacitor without forming a direct physical attachment therebetween.

AC powered light emitting diode array circuits for use in traffic signal displays

Abstract: An LED array circuit includes a number of series connected LED pairs, each pair including two parallel connected oppositely polarized LEDS. The array is coupled to a standard AC voltage source in series with an inductor L having Q>5 and a reactance which is equivalent to the resistance of a current limiting resistor. The use of an inductor in place of a resistor increases the efficiency of the array to approximately 80%. The efficiency of the array is increased even further by coupling a capacitor parallel to the array and by tuning the inductor and capacitor to the frequency of the AC voltage source. According to one embodiment of the invention, a somg;e retro-fittable unit is provided wherein an inductor, a capacitor, and an array of LEDs are contained in a housing having substantially the same size and shape as a standard incandescent bulb or the lens/filter used in a traffic signal display. According to another embodiment of the invention, a single module is provided with a plurality of LED arrays, with each LED array having its own capacitor coupled in parallel thereto, and its own series coupled switch. The module is coupled to and across the AC voltage source, with one node of the module coupled to the AC voltage source by an inductor.