An improved power quality direct AC-to-AC frequency converter

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Department: Electrical Engineering

Designation: Assistant Professor
Advisor: Dr. Naveed Ashraf
Qualification: MSEE(UET), Ph.D.(UET)
Contact: naveed.ashraf@ee.uol.edu.pk
Advisee: Electrical Engineering students Group size: 4

Area(s): Power Electronics, control system in Engineering

AC/AC power electronic converters are used to convert the one frequency AC power to
another frequency AC power. This can be achieved by adjusting the input–output relation in
such a way that the effective output voltage value refers to a certain required output voltage.
Large size filters are required in the rectifier and inverter sides of the VFD in order to
compensate the power quality problems. A bulky multi- pulse phase-shifting transformer is
used in VFD for the rectification, which introduces harmonics to the grid. As a result, the
input power factor of the line is reduced significantly, which degrades the power quality. A
cycloconverter provides direct AC/AC power conversion, which may overcome. The issues
related to rectifier and inverter-based converter.
Most traditional AC/AC power converters suffer from power quality problems and multi-
Description: stage power conversion losses. The rectifier and inverter-based AC/AC converter topology
not only increases multi-stage power conversion losses, but also increases the volume,
weight, and cost, and decreases the longevity of the converter due to the DC-link capacitor,
line filter and electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter. High-frequency (about 10 kHz)
switching advanced pulse width modulation techniques are generally used in order to
compensate the power quality problems, which increase the switching losses and introduce
the EMI problems. In this research project a new generalized step-down single-stage line-
frequency switching AC/AC power converter topology is proposed. The proposed converter
uses line-frequency switching, and does not require any pulse width modulation techniques.
The proposed topology offers promising performances in terms of lower order harmonics,
total harmonic distortion, the elimination of DC-link capacitors and EMI filters, and
switching losses. The circuit will be designed and simulated in a MATLAB/Simulink
environment.

Tools Required: All tools are available. Required consumables:

Tools to be arranged: All tools are available.

Consumables Capacitors, Transistors, Thermistors, Diodes, transformers, isolated dc supply, Arduino

Required: controller, zero crossing detector
Strong concepts in:
 Power Electronics
 Linear Control System
Pre-Requisite  Electric Network Analysis
Knowledge:  Electronic Devices and circuit
 Linear Control System
 MATLAB programming (can learn)

Engineer and Society

Now-a-days, modern consumers use programmable logic controllers, computerized
and information processing equipment. Many customers use fluorescent lights to
illuminate the facility. A large number of these devices are susceptible to the effects
of unstable power quality. However, nowadays, consumers are considering some
cases to check power quality technical and non-professional loads to system
administrators. Fundamental instability about the specific trouble of various
 segments of the system because of the unstable influence of different power quality,
it should be possible to get a possible sign of a poor power quality effect in the
system. The problem of power quality especially for utilities, consumers and end
customers, it must be known by experts or customers because power quality is a
terrible effect on financial activities. The industry presented by the power quality
problem is real even in the "low technology" industry, which is given in the despair
of the actual budget. The global financial crisis is the main factor that reduces the
income of Asian countries. Power quality (power quality) is a concern for utilities,
end customers, producers, and all other customers. Power quality is to control the
characteristics of the power supply. Power quality is increasingly vital that it is a
matter of concern. The use of a deregulation approach both in the power provider
and the consumer framework causes development problems regarding power quality
problems. These results are a severe problem in various industries including those
related to money, administration, pharmaceutical services, sophisticated; this brings
financial disgrace. In this project, we will try to make An improved power quality
direct AC-to-AC frequency converter that can give the solution to recover the power
quality problem for developing economic growth.

Environment and Clean power is significant for modern commercial and industrial equipment, which
Sustainability relies on a computational control system and communication system that continues
to focus on industrial productivity. Half of the power quality damage starts with the
transmission and distribution components of the power system. The advantage of
digital economic growth means that billions of dollars have not spent on power
quality issues. Equally important is the newly open the door to digital economic
development that emerged when industries in the new century responded to calls
from a perfect power quality with reliable power supply.
 1. Study of existing work: lectures & seminars, research papers, and books.
2. Prepare project proposal.
3. Simulation of band-pass under-sampling and Direct digitization in MATLAB
4. Learn the use of Signal generator, Network Analyzer and Spectrum analyzer.
5. Design, build, and test DDS
Task Breakdown: 6. Design, build, and test RF analog front-end and digitizer.
7. Design & build test harness, system integration, and testing
8. Demo of the hardware
9. Thesis/report writing
10. Research paper writing

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