Title :
High-efficiency regenerative electronic load using capacitive idling converter for power sources testing
Author :
Vendrusculo, Edson Adriano ; Pomilio, Jose Antenor
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., Campinas Univ., Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a regenerative electronic load developed for testing in a didactic electrical machines laboratory, and which is also suitable for burn-in test of power supplies. The basic topology is a capacitive idling Cuk converter. This converter allows independent control of the input current and permits provision of a sinusoidal output current, while assuring the power balance. An appropriate gate command allows some soft-commutation without the use of any auxiliary circuit. Design criteria and experimental results of a 1 kW prototype are presented
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; commutation; electric current control; load (electric); power supplies to apparatus; testing; 1 kW; Cuk converter; capacitive idling converter; didactic electrical machines laboratory; gate command; high-efficiency; independent control; input current control; power balance; power sources testing; regenerative electronic load; sinusoidal output current; soft-commutation; topology; Capacitors; Circuit testing; Circuit topology; DC generators; Electronic equipment testing; Laboratories; Maintenance; Power supplies; Prototypes; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1996. PESC '96 Record., 27th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baveno
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3500-7
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1996.548699