Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer

Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) design with low frequency transformers for isolation purposes are known to contribute to their bulkiness in terms of size and weight. A UPS with high frequency isolation transformer has been proposed in literature to overcome the problems related to the use of th...

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Main Author: Pil Ramli, Suzana
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spelling my-utm-ep.270342017-08-17T03:03:32Z Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer 2010 Pil Ramli, Suzana TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) design with low frequency transformers for isolation purposes are known to contribute to their bulkiness in terms of size and weight. A UPS with high frequency isolation transformer has been proposed in literature to overcome the problems related to the use of the low frequency transformers. This research involves a simulation study on a single-phase UPS system with design that includes a high frequency isolation transformer. With the use of a high frequency ferrite transformer for instance the UPS system can be made smaller and lighter. There are a few stages of the system that need to be considered in the simulation study. This includes a rectifier and inverters with high switching frequency and at line frequency respectively. The high switching frequency inverter is linked directly to the high frequency transformer. The UPS has been designed to eliminate harmonic currents while realizing isolation between the AC input and DC output power stage as well as matching the DC voltage of the PWM inverter by means of integrating a compact high frequency transformer into high-frequency transitional state. The results of the simulation study however are not as expected at all stages of the system. 2010 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/27034/ masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering
institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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topic TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering
Electronics Nuclear engineering
Pil Ramli, Suzana
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
description Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) design with low frequency transformers for isolation purposes are known to contribute to their bulkiness in terms of size and weight. A UPS with high frequency isolation transformer has been proposed in literature to overcome the problems related to the use of the low frequency transformers. This research involves a simulation study on a single-phase UPS system with design that includes a high frequency isolation transformer. With the use of a high frequency ferrite transformer for instance the UPS system can be made smaller and lighter. There are a few stages of the system that need to be considered in the simulation study. This includes a rectifier and inverters with high switching frequency and at line frequency respectively. The high switching frequency inverter is linked directly to the high frequency transformer. The UPS has been designed to eliminate harmonic currents while realizing isolation between the AC input and DC output power stage as well as matching the DC voltage of the PWM inverter by means of integrating a compact high frequency transformer into high-frequency transitional state. The results of the simulation study however are not as expected at all stages of the system.
format Thesis
qualification_level Master's degree
author Pil Ramli, Suzana
author_facet Pil Ramli, Suzana
author_sort Pil Ramli, Suzana
title Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
title_short Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
title_full Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
title_fullStr Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
title_full_unstemmed Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) using high frequency transformer
title_sort uninterruptible power supply (ups) using high frequency transformer
granting_institution Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
granting_department Faculty of Electrical Engineering
publishDate 2010
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