Computer Simulations of Optimum Boost and Buck-Boost Converters

The development of mathematical models suitable for minimum weight boost and buck-boost converter designs are presented. The facility of an augumented Lagrangian (ALAG) multiplier-based nonlinear programming technique is demonstrated for minimum weight design optimizations of boost and buck-boost power converters. ALAG-based computer simulation results for those two minimum weight designs are discussed. Certain important features of ALAG are presented in the framework of a comprehensive design example for boost and buck-boost power converter design optimization. The study provides refreshing design insight of power converters and presents such information as weight and loss profiles of various semiconductor components and magnetics as a function of the switching frequency.     

Power Converter Design Optimization

Utilizing the demonstrated capability of nonlinear programming algorithms, a practical design optimization approach for power converters is established which allows conception of a design to meet all power-circuit performance requirements and concurrently optimize a defined quantity such as weight or losses. In addition to facilitating a costeffective design, the computer-aided approach provides a means to readily assess 1) the weight-efficiency tradeoff, 2) impacts of converter requirements and component characteristics on a given design, and 3) optimum powersystem configurations.     

Design Optimization for a Half-Bridge DC-DC Converter

A nonlinear programming technique using the penalty function method is employed for the minimum weight design of a halfbridge dc-dc buck power converter. The cost-effective computeraided approach provides a minimum weight design down to the details of the component level which concurrently meets all power circuit performance requirements. Important design insights and guidelines are obtained to readily assess 1) the tradeoffs between weight and loss as the switching frequency is increased, 2) the optimum operating frequency range over which the total weight/loss is minimized, 3) the impact of device characteristics on the total weight and loss profile.     

PWM full-bridge converter with natural input power factor correction

A pulsewidth modulated (PWM) full-bridge converter that simultaneously performs input power factor correction (PFC) and DC-DC conversion is proposed. The converter is the same as the standard voltage-fed PWM full-bridge converter with a diode-bridge low-pass filter front end, but with a slight modification that results in an improvement in power factor that is sufficient to satisfy the EN61000-3-2 requirements for electrical equipment. The operation of the converter is explained and analyzed, and the results of the analysis are used to determine the converter's steady-state characteristics, which are discussed in detail. A design procedure for the selection of components is then derived and demonstrated with an example. The feasibility of the converter and its ability to satisfy EN61000-3-2 requirements on electrical equipment is shown with results obtained from an experimental prototype.     

Soft-switching single-stage AC-to-DC converter with low harmonic distortion

A 1 /spl phi/ high-frequency (HF) transformer isolated, soft-switching single-stage ac-dc converter with low line-current harmonic distortion is presented. Its operation is explained with equivalent circuits for the various intervals. The converter is analyzed and design curves are obtained. An optimization parameter is introduced and a systematic design procedure is illustrated with a design example. Detailed SPICE simulation and experimental results of a 500 W converter with load as well as line voltage variation are given to verify theory. The proposed converter employs a zero-voltage transition (ZVT) network to ensure zero-voltage switching (ZVS) at all loads, and natural power factor correction is ensured using a simple control circuit.     

超临界机翼多目标气动优化设计的策略与方法

超临界机翼的气动设计十分复杂,往往需要借助于有效的优化手段。然而,优化方法本身往往无法直接表达真实完整的设计意图,因此需要将工程需求和约束转换为优化方法所能处理的数学形式。本文首先探讨了梯度优化方法和进化类优化方法在气动优化中的表现。之后简要总结了前人在飞机气动设计中提出的准则和要求,并基于压力分布形态定义了超临界机翼气动设计的关键特征及定量要求,探究其在超临界机翼气动优化设计中的应用效果。研究结果表明,在多目标优化中引入面向压力分布形态特征的目标和约束,能有效引导优化体现工程设计思想,进而提高优化效率。     

Comprehensive sizing and optimization method for series-hybrid unmanned convertiplane

This paper presents a novel sizing and optimization approach for the emerging series-hybrid unmanned convertiplane, which can be used to translate the top-level design requirements into the design parameters corresponding to the optimal power supply strategy and minimum total takeoff weight. The method comprehensively considers the design constraints in the rotor, fixed-wing, and transition modes, and pays special attention to the characteristic response of Series Hybrid Electric System (S-HES) in complex application scenarios, especially the coupling of battery power, energy, and state-of-charge under high-power discharge conditions, the variation of fuel economy, and the adjustment of power supply strategy. With proposed method, it’s possible to rapidly explore the design space in the initial design stage and find out the optimal design results with high confidence. A case study was proposed to verify the approach. The results reveal the particularity of convertiplane in terms of power requirements, and prove the necessity to consider detailed S-HES characteristic responses during parameter determination. The optimal design parameters were obtained through the hybrid control parameter optimization, which verified the effectiveness of proposed method. Possible errors and corresponding correction methods were also presented.     

Design and technology of compact high-power converters

New material technologies such as Silicon Carbide (SiC) are promising in the development of compact high-power converters for next-generation power electronics applications. This paper presents an optimized converter design approach that takes into consideration non-linear interactions among various converter components, source and load. It is shown that with the development of high-temperature, high-power SiC power module technology, magnetic components and capacitors become important technology challenges, and cannot be ignored. A 50% improvement in power density is calculated for a 100 V-2 kV, 7 kW SiC DC-DC power converter operating at 150°C compared to a silicon power converter. The SiC power converter can be operated at junction temperatures in excess of 300°C (as compared to 150°C for a silicon power converter) with reasonable efficiency that potentially leads to a significant reduction in thermal management     

A Hybrid Optimization Approach for SRM FINOCYL Grain Design

This article presents a method to design and optimize 3D FINOCYL grain （FCG） configuration for solid rocket motors （SRMs）. The design process of FCG configuration involves mathematical modeling of the geometry and parametric evaluation of various independent geometric variables that define the complex configuration. Virtually infinite combinations of these variables will satisfy the requirements of mass of propellant, thrust, and burning time in addition to satisfying basic needs for volumetric loading fraction and web fraction. In order to ensure the acquisition of the best possible design to be acquired, a sound approach of design and optimization is essentially demanded. To meet this need, a method is introduced to acquire the finest possible performance. A series of computations are carried out to formulate the grain geometry in terms of various combinations of key shapes inclusive of ellipsoid, cone, cylinder, sphere, torus, and inclined plane. A hybrid optimization （HO） technique is established by associating genetic algorithm （GA） for global solution convergence with sequential quadratic programming （SQP） for further local convergence of the solution, thus achieving the final optimal design. A comparison of the optimal design results derived from SQP, GA, and HO algorithms is presented. By using HO technique, the parameter of propellant mass is optimized to the minimum value with the required level of thrust staying within the constrained burning time, nozzle and propellant parameters, and a fixed length and outer diameter of grain.     

Control design and closed-loop analysis of a switched-capacitorDC-to-DC converter

The theoretical and practical details involved in the control design and closed-loop analysis of a step-down switched-capacitor (SC) DC-to-DC converter are presented. The state-space averaging technique is applied to extract the small-signal dynamics of the power stage, and a graphical loop gain method is used to design the feedback compensation and analyze the closed-loop performance of an SC converter. The results of the control design and closed-loop analysis are substantiated by experiments using a prototype SC converter     

Evaluation of active hybrid fuel cell/battery power sources

Hybrid fuel cell/battery power sources have potentially widespread uses in applications wherein the power demand is impulsive rather than constant. Interposing a dc/dc converter between a fuel cell and a battery can create two configurations of actively controlled hybrid fuel cell/battery power sources. Those two configurations are compared using both theory and experiment with special attention to the peak power enhancement, and power losses in the converter. Both of the defined configurations were built, using a 35 W polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell, an 8-cell lithium-ion battery pack, and a high-efficiency power converter. Both two configurations yielded a peak power output of 135 W, about 4 times as high as the fuel cell alone could supply, with only a slight (13%) increase of weight. The converter losses were quantitatively analyzed. Which of the two configurations yields a smaller loss depends on the load power demand characteristics including peak power and load duty ratio. The study results provide guidance for the design of hybrid sources according to the particular load power requirements.     

DC-to-DC Converter Power-Train Optimization for Maximum Efficiency

A new way is given to describe the independent and dependent design variables of the power train of a dc-to-dc converter in terms of a multidimensional design-parameter space. These concepts provide a framework for examining the problem of design optimization of the power train, with particular emphasis on the maximization of converter efficiency. Numerous examples of important parameterspace surfaces illustrate some of the major relationships between core volume, switching frequency, and output power and between efficiency, ripple, and temperature rise of the energy-storage reactor. Also, the difference in performance between the continuous and discontinuous magnetomotive (MMF) force modes of operation is explored.     

某型发动机喷管的多学科设计优化

以某型发动机喷管为研究对象，在iSIGHT软件平台上利用单级优化算法对其进行多学科设计优化，目标为权衡喷管推力和质量的综合改善。采用了较为稳健的组合优化策略，依次进行试验设计、全局探索和局部寻优。优化目标函数是通过对多个优化目标的线性加权平均获得的。改进的计算结果表明了MDO在喷管设计中的可行性和实用性。     

飞机结构初步设计优化中的损伤容限优化方法研究

本文提出并研究了一种在飞机初步设计阶段考虑损伤容限要求优化设计的方法.首先,通过许用应力形式来体现并表征损伤容限设计要求,作为一类新的设计约束,用于初步设计阶段的结构优化设计.然后,通过Global/local分析,在整体优化设计中考虑局部疲劳需求;根据疲劳寿命要求,用裂纹扩展分析程序AFGROW确定了一个新的强度准则...     

Improved ZCS-PWM commutation cell for IGBTs application

An improved zero-current-switching pulsewidth-modulated (ZCS-PWM) commutation cell is presented, which is suitable for high-power applications using insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) as the power switches. It provides ZCS operation for active switches and zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) operation for passive switches. Besides operating at constant frequency and reducing commutation losses, the proposed ZCS-PWM switch cell has no additional current stress and conduction loss in the main switch. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed ZCS-PWM commutation cell, it was applied to a boost converter. Operating principle, theoretical analysis, design guidelines, and a design example are described and verified by experiment results obtained from a prototype rated 1 kW and operating at 40 kHz. The PWM switch model and state-space averaging approach is also used to estimate and examine the steady-state and dynamic character of ZCS-PWM boost converter system. Finally, the application of the proposed soft-switching technique in the dc-dc nonisolated converters is presented.     

Electrical power distribution on space based radar satellites

The radar payload on a space-based radar (SBR) satellite could require tens of kilowatts of power distributed to many small loads over a large area. This poses special problems for the power distribution and control system (PDCS). A study that examined the power requirements of an SBR spacecraft is reported. A baseline prime power system, generating about 30 kW, was derived. The proposed distribution network would transmit 240 V at 20 kHz. The voltage would be downconverted in one converter for about 100 transmit/receive modules. The design considerations are discussed, and the baseline PDCS is described     

高超声速飞行器后体/尾喷管一体化设计

采用实数编码、小生境技术、稳态复制策略、多目标定级排序技术,改进了标准遗传算法,建立了多目标遗传算法,并将其应用于高超声速飞行器后体/尾喷管的一体化设计,以尾喷管的推力、升力和附加俯仰力矩系数为性能目标,得到了优化问题的Pareto最优前沿面,优化结果显示了设计变量与性能目标之间的关系,并提出了建议的外形方案。该优化算法可进一步推广应用于包含更加精确的流动模型的优化设计当中。     

基于车载用燃料电池直流变换器的研究及应用

通过对燃料电池的特性及碳化硅(SiC)功率器件分析,研究适合车载用的高效率和高可靠性的燃料电池专用Boost变换器。通过对变换器的拓扑结构的优化、效率的提升及控制方法改进等方面研究,设计了一款电压变换比大的适合燃料电池运行要求的高效及可靠运行的变换器。试验样机测试证明,该变换器具有良好的动态和稳态控制特性、效率高,可实现燃料电池的稳定输出运行,有效保护了燃料电池,进一步延长了燃料电池寿命。     

飞翼气动优化中参数化和网格变形技术

几何参数化和网格变形是飞行器气动外形数值优化迭代过程中的两个关键技术。基于非均匀有理B样条(NURBS)的自由型面变形(NFFD)技术对几何表示形式具有普适性,距离权函数(DWF)网格变形技术具有计算快速和网格拓扑无关性,两者广泛应用于曲面优化。基于NFFD技术改进了反求参数的Newton迭代算法,并通过提高物面附近网格刚度改进的距离权函数(IDWF)技术使其适用于更大程度的网格变形。还提出了改进后的参数化和网格变形两种技术并行计算的具体实现算法。结合离散伴随方法,使用参数化和网格变形技术,实现了由NACA0012初始翼型到飞翼标准翼型EH1590的反设计;针对某飞翼标模完成了单点全机升阻比优化,升阻比提高约18%。数值结果表明,建立的NFFD和IDWF动网格技术可满足飞翼气动外形优化参数化和快速网格变形的需求。     

一种适用于FADEC系统的宽输入范围AC/DC变换器

针对航空发动机全权限数字电子控制(FADEC)系统专用发电机的输出特性,提出一种电流回馈型恒流变频AC/DC(交流/直流)变换技术,以适应专用发电机的宽输出范围,满足FADEC系统的供电需求.给出了该技术的控制策略、拓扑结构、工作原理、过压故障检测及保护设计方法.试验结果表明:该变换器工作稳定,在-55~125℃全温范围内,满足国家军用标准飞机供电特性(GJB181A)对电源的相关规定.研究成果已成功应用于某型航空发动机数字控制系统中,并通过了台架试车和飞行平台试验.