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New Photonic Power Converters: Theories and Experimental Verification

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Photonic power converter (PPC) is a novel dc–dc converter or transformer, that uses photons as the medium to realize energy transfer. Current PPCs can only achieve dc–dc power conversion, limiting their application spectrum. To realize other types of power conversion, this study proposes ac–dc, ac–ac and dc–ac PCCs, which utilizes the combined material characteristics of light-emitting diode and photovoltaic cells. After theoretical proposition, prototypes for dc–dc, ac–dc, ac–ac, and dc–ac PPCs are built for experimental verification, and the total harmonic distortion (THD) is analyzed by power quality analyzer. The working prototypes of the four types of PPCs will find wide applications in various industries.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

DOI: 10.1109/tpel.2024.3441654

Authors: Guidong Zhang, Zaoming Huang, Xiaoyang Ma, Samson Shenglong Yu, Bo Zhang, Chi K. Tse

Institutions: Guangdong University of Technology, Deakin University, South China University of Technology, City University of Hong Kong

Language: English

Topic: Advanced DC-DC Converters

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Affordable and clean energy, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funders: Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province for Distinguished Young Scholars, Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province