Power Electronics Laboratory
Prof. Shigeo MASUKAWA
Power Systems, Electric Machinery
Electronic, Information Systems
Research and Development of
Power Electronics Circuits
Power electronics is the essential technology of electrical and electronics engineering. It has been used in medical, manufacturing, transportation, Electric railway, power, Home electronics and OA equipment. The laboratory member work for the following projects.
(a) Development of multilevel converter, as showing Fig. 1.
(b) Research of an output leveling circuit for wind turbine generation system with battery and EDLC, as showing Fig. 2.
(c) Development of hybrid generating system with photovoltaic and wind turbine.
(d) Development of thermoelectric power generation system.
(a) Circuit construction.
iU: input current waveform vUO: phase voltage waveforms of proposed method
(b) Measurement waveforms.
Fig. 1. Three-phase 18-step voltage source diode rectifier using harmonic injection.
Fig. 2. Output leveling circuit for wind turbine generation system with battery and EDLC.