Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019
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| author | Hanson, Alex J.(Alex Jordan) |
| author2 | David J. Perreault. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1227352019-11-06T03:02:50Z Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion Hanson, Alex J.(Alex Jordan) David J. Perreault. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019 Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-281). Many of the most critical challenges of the twenty-first century revolve around energy and its management. Improved performance (efficiency, density) in electrical energy management systems require advancements in a number of areas - semiconductor devices, passive energy storage components, and a variety of circuit- and system-level concerns. The sections of this thesis are somewhat distinct and may find application in a great variety of circumstances. Nevertheless, they can be understood as contributions to a single application system: a grid-interface power converter. These kinds of converters have several unique aspects that make them good targets for research, including a heavy reliance on magnetic components, relatively high voltages for application of emerging GaN transistors, wide range of operating voltages and powers, and a twice-line-frequency energy storage component that is difficult to miniaturize. This thesis will present a high-frequency inductor structure with greatly improved density, an exploration of the limits of magnetic-based current sensing, a method for characterizing GaN losses with large-signal excitations, a control approach for miniaturizing grid-interface energy buffers, and a grid-interface circuit with several advantages over the state of the art. by Alex J. Hanson. Ph. D. Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2019-11-04T20:21:43Z 2019-11-04T20:21:43Z 2019 2019 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122735 1124682384 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 281 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Hanson, Alex J.(Alex Jordan) Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title | Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title_full | Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title_fullStr | Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title_short | Enabling miniaturized grid-interface power conversion |
| title_sort | enabling miniaturized grid interface power conversion |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/122735 |
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