Title :
Design considerations for single-phase uninterruptible power supplies using double-layer capacitors as the energy storage element
Author :
Halpin, S. Mark ; Ashcraft, Steven R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Mississippi State Univ., MS, USA
Abstract :
The use of uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) has grown dramatically in the recent past. However, there have been only minor advances in the technology used in the devices. The advantages and disadvantages of using double-layer capacitors as the energy storage element in UPSs are presented in this paper. Capacitor bank configurations and power converter topologies and control methods are examined via computer simulation to determine the most suitable designs for low-voltage single-phase UPSs. In addition to performance evaluations of the proposed designs, comparisons with battery, motor-generator, and superconducting magnetic energy storage systems are provided. Both performance and cost are considered
Keywords :
capacitor storage; power capacitors; power convertors; uninterruptible power supplies; capacitor bank configurations; computer simulation; cost comparison; design considerations; double-layer power capacitors; energy storage element; performance evaluations; power converter topologies; single-phase uninterruptible power supplies; Batteries; Capacitors; Circuits; Energy storage; Inverters; Power supplies; Power system protection; Switches; Topology; Uninterruptible power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1996.563906
