Power Block Geometry Applied to the Building of Power Electronics Converters

• Published in: IEEE 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
• Language: English
• 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

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...