CENTER-POINT-CLAMPED AC-AC DIRECT POWER CONVERTER WITH CONSIDERATIONS FOR INPUT SIDE FILTER
Madhav Manjrekar
University Of North Carolina, Charlotte
Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, Senior Member of IEEE, is an Associate Professor at University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Prior to joining academia in 2012, Dr. Manjrekar worked as the Vice President of Global Research and Innovation at Vestas (wind turbine company), and previously has held leadership and management positions at Siemens, Eaton and ABB. He holds 8 US and international patents, has published over 40 journal and conference papers and received an IEEE prize paper award. He has also served on various task forces, including High Mega-Watt Leadership Team of National Institute of Standards and Technology, Smart Grid Task Force of North American Electric Reliability Corporation, IEEE Standard P2030, and on review panels for ARPA-E, and National Science Foundation. Dr. Manjrekar’s research interests are in applications of power electronics in power systems and variable speed motor drives, renewable power generation and energy storage, smart grids, and cyber vulnerability of electric infrastructure.
Abstract
A novel topology for direct ac-ac power conversion has been introduced recently. This topology employs a clamping structure so as to reduce the voltage stress on the switching power semiconductor devices. This paper analyzes... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Pankaj Kumar Bhowmik (University Of North Carolina, Charlotte)
- Madhav Manjrekar (University Of North Carolina, Charlotte)
Topic Areas
AC-AC Power Converters , Small Signal Analysis and Modeling of Power Converters , Modeling of AC Energy Converters and Systems
Session
OP-6A » AC/AC Converters (09:50 - Wednesday, 2nd December, Rubi)
