Short Summary
Low Cost Hybrid Inverters Utilizing IGBTs and SCRs
Giri
Venkataramanan
00-30
EISG Project Title: Low Cost Hybrid Inverters Utilizing IGBTs and SCRs
EISG Grant Number: 00-30
PIER Area: Industrial/Agriculture/Water End Use Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Giri Venkataramanan
Contact Information: (608) 262-4479 giri@engr.wisc.edu
Organization: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 18 Months
Project Description:
Proposes to research the feasibility of developing a low cost hybrid inverter/converter utilizing SCRs and IGBTs suitable that could be used in variable speed drives and distributed generation systems such as PV and wind turbines.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Developed computer simulation based on existing models
· Design and built circuit
· Quantification of performance based on working design
Anticipated Benefits:
· May reduce converter/inverter costs by up to 75%
· Increased reliability
· Potential increase in performance output
· May eliminate poor input power quality