Computer-aided design of direct static converters

Author

Saad, Maarouf ; Rafesthain, T. ; Rajagopalan, V. ; Al-Haddad, Kamal

Author_Institution

Group de Recherche en Electron. Ind., Quebec Univ., Trois-Rivieres, Que., Canada

Volume

18

Issue

3

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

97

Lastpage

103

Abstract

The notion of the commutation cell has been introduced and used to study the local and systemic aspects of the commutation process, such as the functioning modes of a switch and the commutation mechanism. The authors show that this notion can also be a tool in a computer-aided design software, for the study and synthesis of the topologies of static converters. In this light, general laws and rules for electronic commutation are defined. Their application in an elementary commutation cell allows a graphical analysis of input and output waveforms (current and voltage at the switches).

Keywords

circuit CAD; commutation; network topology; power convertors; power engineering computing; commutation cell; commutation mechanism; commutation process; computer-aided design software; current; electronic commutation; functioning modes; graphical analysis; input waveforms; output waveforms; static converters; switch; topologies; voltage; Design automation; Gold; Software; Switches; Thyristors; Topology; Transistors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Canadian Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0840-8688

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/CJECE.1993.6592923

Filename

6592923