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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"FCML"”.

  1. Beyond PWM: Active balancing, start-up and ZVS for multi-level converters with applications in renewable energy systems

    … challenges of flying capacitor multi-level (FCML) converters and introduces new techniques to improve performance. First, start-up and a new method to extract power from within an FCML converter at a naturally occurring low-voltage node are investigated with a 5-level FCML converter. The …

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  2. High-density multilevel power converters for use in renewable and transportation applications

    … energy storage and flying capacitor multilevel (FCML) power converters. While historically limited to energy-dense electrolytic or low-loss film-based capacitors, designers now have an increasing array of high-energy-density ceramic capacitors available to them. In addition to the small signal …

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  3. Compact and efficient power electronics with applications to solar PV, automotive, and aerospace systems

    … down in size. The flying-capacitor multilevel (FCML) converter topology is of interest because it has characteristics which contribute to high power density. This work presents some different applications of the FCML converter which exhibit characteristics of high power density. One such …

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  4. A flying capacitor multilevel dual-active bridge converter for interfacing high voltage in more-electric aircraft

    … The addition of a flying-capacitor multilevel (FCML) converter provides a high-frequency alternative that enables use of medium-voltage GaN technology, reduced magnetics volume, and improved theoretical efficiency across its operating range. The 6-level FCML-DAB converter is explored in this …

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  5. A power supply circuit for gate driver of flying capacitor multi-level converters

    … gate drivers of flying capacitor multi-level (FCML) converters. FCML converters with new GaN power switches have received increased attention due to their potential to achieve high conversion efficiency and high power density. However, one of the major challenges is providing power to its gate …

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  6. High-performance power converters leveraging capacitor-based energy transfer

    … (for example, flying capacitor multilevel (FCML) converters) and the PWM-based hybrid SC converters is discussed. Both types of converters can be seen as a hybrid converter which uses both capacitors and inductors for energy transfer. A general framework to compare these converters, along …

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