Power Block Geometry Applied to the Building of Power Electronics Converters

This paper proposes a new methodology, Power Block Geometry (PBG), for the presentation of power electronics topologies that process ac voltage. PBG's strategy uses formal methods based on a geometrical representation with particular rules and defines a universe with axioms and conjectures to e...

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Published inIEEE transactions on education Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 191 - 198
Main Authors dos Santos Junior, Euzeli Cipriano, da Silva, E. R. C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.2013
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc
Subjects
Capacitors
Control systems
dc-ac power converter
Electronics
Energy
energy conversion
Engineering Education
Geometric Concepts
Geometry
Graduate Study
Interdisciplinary Approach
power control
Power electronics
pulse width modulation converters
Scientific Concepts
Shape
Topology
Undergraduate Study
Voltage control
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Summary:This paper proposes a new methodology, Power Block Geometry (PBG), for the presentation of power electronics topologies that process ac voltage. PBG's strategy uses formal methods based on a geometrical representation with particular rules and defines a universe with axioms and conjectures to establish a formation law. It allows power electronics configurations observed in the technical literature to be obtained by just following PBG's proposed rules, taking a systematic approach and using the familiar concept of connection blocks. Such an approach provides the formal outline needed for a comprehensive didactic presentation .
ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2012.2208114