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In the ever-evolving landscape of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE), the realm of power electronics stands as a pivotal domain driving innovation and efficiency in electrical systems. IEEE projects serve as gateways for students to delve into cutting-edge research and practical applications within this field. This collection of abstracts and base papers serves as a compass, guiding aspiring EEE enthusiasts through a curated selection of power electronics projects. By exploring these projects, students gain invaluable insights into the latest advancements, fostering both academic growth and real-world problem-solving skills. Join us on a journey of exploration as we uncover the potential of power electronics through the lens of IEEE projects . Power Electronics IEEE Projects

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Power Electronics Design

Power electronics architectures are trending increasingly towards modular multi-converter structures that facilitate plug-and-play operation while enhancing reliability and efficiency. Generally speaking, this could take the form of parallel-connected systems that promote current sharing or series-connected systems that enable operation at elevated voltages. Our group formulates high-performance solutions for parallel-connected converters in computational applications, point-of-load setups, as well as microgrids. Innovations in series-connected configurations facilitate medium-voltage energy conversion for batteries, photovoltaics, and solid-state transformer applications. 

Low-inertia Power Systems & Grid-forming Inverters

Modern energy resources, such as photovoltaics, batteries, wind, and electric vehicles are interfaced to the grid through power electronics. These interfaces are fundamentally distinct from conventional synchronous generators in that they do not contain moving parts and their dynamics are shaped with digital controls. As generation shifts from large rotating machines to collections of electronic interfaces dispersed across the grid, system dynamics will accelerate under reduced inertia and system structures will become increasingly decentralized. Our group is reimagining the way grids are built and stands at the forefront of grid-forming inverter technologies that enable scalable and resilient power systems. UW is also a co-lead of the UNIFI Consortium.

Electromechanics & Drives

Electromechanical drive systems for vehicles and modern variable speed mechanical systems entail complex multiphysics phenomena that span across the mechanical, electromagnetic, electrical, and control domains. Untangling this interplay of dynamical systems and unlocking high-performance solutions requires breakthroughs in the realms of modeling, design, and experimentation. On the analytical front, we are leveraging the universality of energy to formulate equivalent circuit models that reveal the operation of closed-loop drive systems in a lucid and visually intuitive manner. These approaches facilitate new design methodologies which are validated on custom-designed SiC-based drive circuits and high power density axial flux machines.

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Innovations in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Proceedings of ICEEE 2021

• Saad Mekhilef 0 ,
• Margarita Favorskaya 1 ,
• R. K. Pandey 2 ,
• Rabindra Nath Shaw 3

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Front matter, lifecycle assessment of electricity generation transition in ecuador.

• Manuel Ayala-Chauvin, Carlos Samaniego-Ojeda, Genís Riba, Jorge Maldonado-Correa

Force and Rotor Displacement Analysis of Bridge Configured Based Induction Machine

• Sivaramakrishnan Natesan, Gaurav Kumar, Karuna Kalita

Smart Grid Cybervulnerabilities and Mitigation Measures

• Priya R. Krishnan, Josephkutti Jacob

Innovative Approach to Harvest Energy from Traffic-Induced Deformation

• Nilimamayee Samal, O. J. Shiney, Abhinandan Patra

Impact Analysis of Single Line to Ground Fault on Industrial Loads Using Typhoon HIL

• R. Rajesh Kanna, R. Raja Singh, D. Arun Dominic

Performance Improvement for PMSG Tidal Power Conversion System with Fuzzy Gain Supervisor Passivity-Based Current Control

• Youcef Belkhier, Abdelyazid Achour, Rabindra Nath Shaw, Ankush Ghosh

Harmonics Minimization in Multilevel Inverter by Continuous Mode ACO Technique

• Salman Ahmad, Atif Iqbal, Imtiaz Ashraf, Zahoor Ahmad Ganie

Loss Allocation Method for Microgrids Having Variable Generation

• Dibya Bharti

Contingency Analysis of Power Network with STATCOM and SVC

• P. S. Vaidya, V. K. Chandrakar

Comparative Analysis of Modified Firefly Algorithm with Firefly Algorithm MPPT for PV Module Under Partial Shaded Condition

• S. Sachin, Anusha Vadde, Sowmyashree

Active Power Control for Single-Phase Grid Connected Transformerless Inverter Photovoltaic System

• Janardhan Gurram, G. N. Srinivas, N. N. V. Surendra Babu

Data Modeling for Energy Forecasting Using Machine Learning

• Monika Goyal, Mrinal Pandey

Adaptive Linear Feedback Energy-Based Backstepping and PID Control Strategy for PMSG Driven by a Grid-Connected Wind Turbine

• Youcef Belkhier, Abdelyazid Achour, Rabindra Nath Shaw, Walid Sahraoui, Ankush Ghosh

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive for Electric Vehicle with Efficient Battery Management System

• Varij Kumar, Saurabh Mishra

Two-Step Experimental Validation of Impact of Irregular Irradiance on Solar Photovoltaic System’s Performance

• Paresh S. Nasikkar, Chandrakant D. Bhos, Javed K. Sayyad

Transfer Learning-Based Novel Fault Classification Technique for Grid-Connected PV Inverter

• Azra Malik, Ahteshamul Haque, K. V. Satya Bharath, Zainul Abdin Jaffery

Improvement of Power System Stability Using FACTS Controller

• Harsh Mishra, Faisal Raza, Shagufta Khan

Performance Evaluation of Solar PV Using Multiple Level Voltage Gain Boost Converter with C-L-C Cell

• B. M. Kiran Kumar, M. S. Indira, S. Nagaraja Rao

Comparative Study for Different Types of MPPT Algorithms Using Direct Control Method

• Immad Shams, Karam Khairullah Mohammed, Saad Mekhilef, Kok Soon Tey

This book presents selected papers from the 2021 International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE 2020), held on January 2–3, 2021. The book focuses on the current developments in various fields of electrical and electronics engineering, such as power generation, transmission and distribution; renewable energy sources and technologies; power electronics and applications; robotics; artificial intelligence and IoT; control, automation and instrumentation; electronics devices, circuits and systems; wireless and optical communication; RF and microwaves; VLSI; and signal processing. The book is a valuable resource for academics and industry professionals alike.

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• Power Generation
• Power Electronics and Applications
• Electronics Devices, Circuits and Systems
• Wireless and Optical Communication
• Artificial Intelligence

Saad Mekhilef

Margarita Favorskaya

R. K. Pandey

Rabindra Nath Shaw

Saad Mekhilef is IET Fellow and IEEE Senior Member. He is Associate Editor of IEEE Transaction on Power Electronics and Journal of Power Electronics. He is Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, since June 1999. He is currently Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Director of Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Research Laboratory, PEARL. He is the author and the co-author of more than 400 publications in international journals and proceedings (253 ISI journal papers) and five books with more than 17000 citations and 64 H-index; 116 Ph.D. and master students have graduated under his supervision. He has six patents. He was frequently invited to give keynote lectures at international conferences. Prof. Saad listed by Thomson Reuters (Clarivate Analytics) as one of the Highly Cited (Hi Ci) engineering researchers in the world and included in the Thomson Reuters’ The World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds: 2018. He is actively involved in industrial consultancy for major corporations in the power electronics projects. His research interests include power conversion techniques, control of power converters, renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Rajendra Kumar Pandey is a known power system expert who is not only Professor of Electrical Power Systems at IIT (BHU) and executed Project on “Design and Development of Smart Energy Grid Architecture with Energy Storage” at BESCOM Bengaluru with Smart Metering Operational Control Room. He has also established An Intelligent Solar Power Control Architecture for 6.2 MWp BHU Solar Plant. He has been on deputation from July 2016 to August 2020 to the Ministry of Power Government of India as Director General, National Power Training Institute.  

Rabindra Nath Shaw is Senior Member of IEEE (USA), currently holding the post of Director, International Relations, Galgotias University India. He is an alumnus of the applied physics department, University of Calcutta, India. He has more than eleven years of teaching experience in leading instituteslike Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India, Jadavpur University and others in UG and PG levels. He has successfully organized more than fifteen international conferences as Conference Chair, Publication Chair and Editor. He has published more than fifty Scopus/WoS/ISI indexed research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is Editor of several Springer and Elsevier books. His primary area of research is optimization algorithms and machine learning techniques for power system, IoT application, renewable energy, and power electronics converters. He also worked as University Examination Coordinator, University MOOC’s Coordinator, University Conference Coordinator and Faculty In-Charge, Centre of Excellence for Power Engineering and Clean Energy Integration.

Book Title : Innovations in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Book Subtitle : Proceedings of ICEEE 2021

Editors : Saad Mekhilef, Margarita Favorskaya, R. K. Pandey, Rabindra Nath Shaw

Series Title : Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

DOI : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0749-3

Publisher : Springer Singapore

eBook Packages : Energy , Energy (R0)

Copyright Information : The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021

Hardcover ISBN : 978-981-16-0748-6 Published: 25 May 2021

Softcover ISBN : 978-981-16-0751-6 Published: 26 May 2022

eBook ISBN : 978-981-16-0749-3 Published: 24 May 2021

Series ISSN : 1876-1100

Series E-ISSN : 1876-1119

Edition Number : 1

Number of Pages : XX, 1002

Number of Illustrations : 163 b/w illustrations, 491 illustrations in colour

Topics : Energy Systems , Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks , Artificial Intelligence , Control, Robotics, Mechatronics , Signal, Image and Speech Processing

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Power Electronics Projects for Engineering Students

Nowadays, power electronics has become a rapidly growing field of electrical engineering and this technology covers a wide spectrum of electronic converters . Power electronics deals with controlling the flow of electrical energy- which is rated at a power level rather than a signal level. The control of energy can be done with the help of solid-state-electronic switches and other control systems. High efficiency, smaller size, low cost, and lesser weight for converting the electrical energy from one form to the other are some of the advantages of power electronic devices. The power electronics have the ability to convert, shape, and control large amounts of power. The application areas of power electronics projects are linear induction motor controls , power system equipment, industrial controlling devices, etc.

What is Power Electronics?

Power electronics refers to a subject in electrical engineering research that deals with the design, control, computation, and integration of nonlinear, time-varying energy processing electronic systems with fast dynamics. It is an application of solid-state electronics to control and conversion of electric power. There are many solid-state devices like Diode, Silicon controlled rectifier, Thyristor, TRIAC, Power MOSFET, etc. Here we are listing out some interesting power electronics projects for engineering students.

Latest Power Electronics Projects for Engineering Students

Below mentioned are a few power electronics projects that will help electrical and electronics engineering students. Each project explained below can be used for a wide range of applications.

ACPWM Control of Induction Motor

This project defines a way to implement a new speed-control technique for a single-phase AC induction motor, which signifies the design of a low-cost and high-efficiency drive which is capable of supplying a single-phase AC to an induction motor with reference to a PWM sinusoidal voltage.

The circuit operation is controlled by using an   8051 microcontroller and a Zero-detector crossing circuit is used to convert the sine pulses into square pulses. The device is designed for substituting the commonly used TRIAC phase angle control drives.

Home Automation System  using Thyristors

The aim of this project is to develop a home automation system using Thyristors, As the technology is advancing, houses are also getting smarter. In this proposed system, home appliances are controlled by using advanced wireless RF technology. Most of the houses are shifting from conventional switches to centralized control systems with RF-controlled switches.

The TRIAC and Opto-Isolators are interfaced to the microcontroller for controlling the loads. In this remote-controlled home automation system , switches are operated remotely by using RF technology .

High-Efficiency AC–AC Power Electronic Converter Applied to Domestic Induction Heating

In the olden days, several AC-AC converter topologies were implemented for simplifying the converter and increasing the efficiency of the converter. This project is designed to implement an induction heating application by using half-bridge series resonant topology, which uses several resonant matrix converters implemented by MOSFET, RB-IGBTs, and IGBT’s.

This system works based on the principle of the generation of a variable magnetic field by means of a planar inductor below a metallic vessel. The mains voltage is rectified by using a power supply and after that, the inverter provides a medium frequency to feed the inductor. This system makes use of IGBT based on the operating frequency range and output range up to 3KW.

Lamp Life Extender by ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching)

The lamp life extender is essential to design and develop a device to increase the life of incandescent lamps . Since the incandescent lamps exhibit low resistance characteristics, therefore, it may lead to damage if it switched at high currents.

The proposed system provides a solution for the failure of random switching of the lamps by engaging a TRIAC in such a way that the lamp remains to switch ‘ON’ as the precise time is controlled after detecting the  Zero-crossing point with respect to the supply-voltage waveforms.

Microcontroller Based Sensorless Control of BLDCMotor Drive for an Automotive Fuel Pump

The aim of this project is to develop a brushless DC motor with a Sensorless control system for an automotive fuel pump. The technique involved in this system is based on a hysteresis comparator and a potential start-up method with a high starting torque.

The Hysteresis comparator is used as a compensator for compensating the phase delay of the back EMFs and also, to check the multiple output transitions from noise in the terminal voltages. The rotor position and stator current are easily adjusted and aligned by modulating the pulse width of the switching devices. This project makes use of a microcontroller. Many of the projects are implemented by using the single-chip Dsp controller for Sensorless feasibility and startup techniques.

Design and Control of Single-Phase Switch Mode Boost Rectifier

The project is designed to improve the control technique for raising the efficiency and performance of the single-phase switch-mode rectifiers. In this proposed system, the switch-mode rectifier operates at unity power factor and exhibits negligible harmonics in input current and produces acceptable ripples in the DC bus voltage.

The single phase-switch-mode rectifier comprises a boost converter and auxiliary boost converter. The boost converter is switched at higher frequencies to produce the shape of the input current closure of the sinusoidal voltage for eliminating electromagnetic interference. The auxiliary boost converter operates at a low switching frequency and works as a current course and current deviator for a DC capacitor of the rectifier. The switch-mode rectifier is the best analog control system for boost converters .

• Remote AC Power Control by Android Application with LCD Display

This power electronic project defines a way to control AC power to a load by using firing angle control of the Thyristor. The efficiency of this control system is high compared to any other system.

The operation of this system is controlled remotely by using a smartphone or a tablet with the android application with a Graphical User Interface by touchscreen technology . This project comprises of a Zero detector crossing unit which detects the output and fed the result into the microcontroller. By using a  Bluetooth device and Android application, the levels of AC power to the load are adjusted.

Industrial Power Control by Integral Cycle Switching without Generating Harmonics

The AC power to loads is given through power electronic devices like thyristors. By controlling the switching of these power electronic devices, the AC power delivered to the load can be controlled. One of the ways is to delay the firing angle of the thyristor. However, this system generates harmonics. Another way is using integral cycle switching where one whole cycle or number of cycles of the AC signal given to the load is eliminated completely. This project designs a system to achieve the control of AC power to loads using the latter method.

Here a zero-crossing detector is used which delivers pulses at every zero crossings of the AC signal. These pulses are fed to the microcontroller. Based on the input from the pushbuttons, the microcontroller is programmed to eliminate the application of a certain number of pulses to the optoisolator which accordingly gives triggering pulses to the Thyristor to make it conduct so as to apply AC power to the load. For example, by eliminating the application of one pulse, one cycle of the AC signal is completely eliminated.

UPFC Related Display of LAG and LEAD Power Factor

Generally, for any electrical load like a lamp, a choke is used in series. However, this introduces a lag in the current compared to the voltage and this leads to more consumption of electrical units. This can be compensated by improving the power factor.

This is achieved by using a capacitive load in parallel with the inductive load to compensate for the lagging current and thus the power factor can be improved to achieve a value of unity. This project defines a way to calculate the power factor of the AC signal applied to the load and accordingly thyristors connected in back-to-back connection are used to bring capacitors across the inductive load.

Two zero crossing detectors are used- one to get zero-crossing pulses for the voltage signal and the other to get zero-crossing pulses for the current signal. These pulses are fed to the microcontroller and the time between the pulses is calculated. This time is proportional to the power factor. Thus the power factor value is displayed on the LCD display.

As the current lags behind the voltage, the microcontroller gives appropriate signals to the OPTO isolators to drive the respective SCRs connected in back to back connection. A pair of back to back connected SCRs is used to bring each capacitor across the inductive load.

FACTS(Flexible AC transmission) by TSR(Thyristor Switched Reactor)

Flexible AC transmission is essential to achieve the delivery of a maximum amount of source power to the load. This is achieved by ensuring the power factor to be at unity. However, the presence of shunt capacitors or shunt inductors across the transmission line causes a change in the power factor. For instance, the presence of shunt capacitors amplifies the voltage and as a result, the voltage at the load is more than the source voltage.

To compensate for this inductive loads are to be used which are switched using thyristors connected back to back. This project defines a way to achieve the same by using a Thyristor switched reactor to compensate for the capacitive load. Two zero crossing detectors are used to produce pulses for every zero crossings of the current signal and voltage signal respectively.

The time difference between the applications of these pulses to the microcontroller is detected and the power factor proportional to this time difference is displayed on the LCD display. Based on this timing difference, the microcontroller accordingly delivers pulses to the OPTO- isolators to drive the back to back connected SCRs to bring the reactive load or the inductor in series with the load.

FACTS by SVC

This project defines a way to achieve flexible AC transmission by using thyristor switched capacitors. The capacitors are connected in shunt across the load to compensate for the lagging power factor due to the presence of inductive load.

The zero-crossing detectors are used to produce pulses for every zero crossings of voltage and current signal respectively and these pulses are fed to the microcontroller. The time difference between the applications of these pulses is calculated and it is proportional to the power factor. As the power factor is less than unity, the microcontroller delivers pulses to each pair of optoisolator to trigger each back to connected SCRs to bring each capacitor across the load until the power factor reaches unity. The power factor value is displayed on the LCD.

Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation

Three-phase supply can be derived from single-phase supply by first converting the single-phase AC signal to DC and then converting this DC signal to a three-phase AC signal using MOSFET switches and bridge inverter.

Cyclo Converters using Thyristors

This project defines a way to achieve the speed control of induction motor by supply AC voltage to the motor at three different frequencies at F, F/2, and F/3 where F is the fundamental frequency.

Dual Converter using Thyristors

This project defines a way to achieve bidirectional rotation of the DC motor by providing dc voltage at both polarities. Here a dual converter using thyristors is developed. The speed of the motor is also controlled by controlled the voltage applied to the thyristors using the firing angel delay method.

Top Power Electronics Projects for EEE Students

The functioning of solid-state electronics for the controlling and translation of electric power is named as Power electronics. It also refers to an area of research & discussion in electrical engineering which contracts with designing, controlling, calculation, and incorporation of non-linear, span altering energy processing electronic structures with speedy dynamics.

With the advantages of electronics, power electric & electronic engineering students are required to submit their case study & this aids them in constructing an innovative design, thereby formulating their studies more interesting. We have laid a few best power electronics projects here to give you a better understanding of the same. The following are some of the top power electronics projects for engineering students.

Nuclear Radiation Detection and Tracking through Motes for Preventing from Nuclear Terrorism Project

Nuclear Radiation Detection and Tracking project’s key proposal is to put into practice an application which can aid armed forces or police to follow terrorist attacks caused by Nuclear Radiation. This project brings into play sensors, GSM technology, and Zigbee protocol. Creating this type of prototype application is extremely economical.

Zigbee is a wireless protocol that is open-sourced & can be downloaded free of charge and we employ this wireless application in this project. And GSM is also employed as another wireless technology for communication. Small computers are also coupled in an ad-hoc network wirelessly; these computers are known as Motes. As a semiconductor- Carbon diode is employed.

Inter-Integrated Circuit

The foremost goal of the Inter-Integrated Circuit Mini Project is to edge with hosts such as EEPROM and that keep an eye on the parameters such as- humidity, temperature, etc. It is employed in embedded systems to edge with real-time timepieces and it includes a unique benefit that we can add or delete the peripherals while the system is working, which creates this system as inactive for hot substitution.

Inter-Integrated Circuit functions on 2 lines, firstly SDA line and secondly SCL line. This integrated circuit functions at a frequency of 400 kHz. One of the major benefits of this protocol is one can employ several slaves aligned to a solo master chip. This circuit functions on master-slave methods where the master will always have a look & check for the aligned slaves.

RF Based Servo and DC Motor Controller System for Spy Plane Embedded Based Robotics Projects

RF Based Robotics Project’s key proposal is to put into practice an embedded system based robot which functions distantly on Radio Frequency. The motion of the Robot is administered by bringing into play a DC motor.

 Making use of a remote control system we can control the activities of the robots and sensors are linked to the robots which will detect hurdles or obstacles that may come in front of the robot and transmits the information to the microcontroller and microcontroller takes the decisions over the information received and employs motor controlling methods and again send indications to the DC motor.

SMS Based Electric Billing System Projects:

This SMS based project’s main proposal is to put into practice an efficient method of distributing electricity bills to consumers by using the remote system with the help of GSM technology as support in the form of an SMS (text messages). As we make out automatic reading from the electricity meter is one of the forthcoming technology for studying various types of bills via remote application where there is no necessity of any human interference.

Similarly, with this technology electric billing system based on SMS can be employed for distributing the bills which will accumulate time as well as work will be accomplished in a short period. In the present system, the physical process is employed for the billing system. An authorized person will visit every residence and issue bill based on the reading from the meter of the house. With this process, there is a requirement of a huge amount of manpower.

IUPQC (Interline Unified Power Quality Conditioner) Project:

The main aim of this IUPQC project is to control the voltage of one feeder while regulating the voltage all across a sensitive load in other feeders. For this reason, the name IUPQC is given.  By altering the voltage across various loads in other feeders, this will help in supplying quality of power supply devoid of any troubles.

In this project, we have employed a series of voltage source interpreters that are coupled to each other via dc bus. In this project, we elucidate how these gadgets are linked together to aim different feeders to control the voltage supply of various feeders and give quality uniform power.

A Loss-Adaptive Self-Oscillating Buck Converter for LED Driving:

A loss-adaptive self-oscillating project is anticipated for the highest efficiency at low cost LED driving. It includes a self-oscillating component made of BJTs (bipolar junction transistors) and loss-adaptive bipolar junction transistors driving element and a coffee-loss high current sensor.

In this project, its function theory comprises of a loss-adaptive bipolar junction transistors driving system and an occasional-loss high current sensor technique is launched. For experiment authentication, a model LED driver was applied with some economical parts and gadgets for a 24Volts lighting scheme to go up to 6 LEDs.

The results of the experiment show that the model LED driver may successfully startup itself and function extremely competently in a stable state. To perk up the functioning of the projected buck interpreter, a supportive PWM (pulse-width modulation) LED softening function is stated for the extensive study.

Hybrid Resonant and PWM Converter with High Efficiency and Full Soft-Switching Range

In this project, we have a fresh soft-switching interpreter joining resonant 0.5-bridge and section shifted PWM (pulse width modulation) full-bridge arrangement is projected to make certain that the switches inside the foremost leg working at zero-voltage switching from exact zero-load to full load.

The buttons inside the covered leg running at zero-current switching with least duty rotation loss and passing transmission loss by considerably minimizing leak or sequence inductance. Results, from the experiment shows- a 3.4 kW hardware model showing that the circuit obtains true complete range soft-switching using 98% max power. The hybrid resonant and pulse width modulation converter is attractive for electric automobile battery charger use.

Power Electronics Converters for Wind Turbine Systems

The sturdy expansion of fixed wind power in concert with the up-scaling of the solitary wind turbine power potential has driven the research and development of power interpreters in the direction of full-scale power translation, low priced pr kW, amplified power concreteness, and also the requirement for advanced dependability.

In this project, power converter technology is evaluated with a focus on present ones and especially on those that have prospective for amplified power but are not adopted yet cause of the significant risk linked with the high-power trade.

The power interpreters are divided into single & multilevel topology, in the final project with concentration to sequence connection & parallel connection whichever electrical or magnetic. It is accomplished that as the level of power boots in windmills, average voltage power interpreters will be a governing power interpreter arrangement, but constantly price and dependability are vital subjects to be tackled.

Power Electronics Enabled Self-X Multi-cell Batteries

A Design toward Smart Batteries – The very old multi-cell battery technique normally utilizes a preset design to fix several cells in sequence and parallel while functioning to achieve the necessary voltage and current. However, this secure design directs to low dependability, low error tolerance, and non-optimal energy translation effectiveness.

This project suggests a fresh power electronics-allowed self-X, multi-cell battery device. The projected multi-cell battery will mechanically organize itself reliable with the active load/storage demand and so the situation of each cell. The projected battery can self-repair from a breakdown or unusual function of solo or several cells, self equilibrium from cell condition deviations, and self optimizes to achieve the best possible energy translation effectiveness.

These alternatives are attained by a fresh cell switch circuit and a good performance battery administration scheme projected in this project. The projected blueprint is authenticated by activating and experimenting for a 6 by 3 cell polymer lithium-ion battery. The projected approach is common and will be functional to any sort or size of battery cells.

Ultra-Low Latency HIL Platform for Rapid Development of Complex Power Electronics Systems

Modeling and authentication of complex PE (power electronics) systems and direct algorithms can be an arduous and prolonged course of action. Even when a rare power hardware prototype is developed, it facilitates only a constrained look into a large number of running points; alterations in structure parameters regularly demanded hardware variations and unendingly there is the possibility of hardware breakup.

 The ultra-low-latency HIL (Hardware-In-the-Loop) podium projected in this project unites the malleability, correctness, and accessibility of up to date simulation packages, with the reaction pace of small power hardware prototypes. In this mode, power electronics systems optimization, code development, and laboratory testing will be pooled into one single step, which noticeably boosts the speed of manufactured goods prototyping.

Low power hardware models mutually go through from non-scalability; consequently of few parameters such as electrical engine inertia cannot be appropriately ranged. On the other hand, Hardware-In-the-Loop allows control prototyping that envelops all functional circumstances. To display Hardware-In-the-Loop principally based speedy growth, the authentication of a vigorous wetting algorithm for a PMSG (permanent magnet synchronous generator) flow is carried out.

Two aims are set in this project: to authenticate the developed Hardware-In-the-Loop podium by way of evaluation with a low power hardware arrangement and then to follow the genuine, high-power structure to experiment the vigorous wet algorithm.

By using power electronics we can display a wide range of technologies being developed to maximize the production & efficient usage of both old & renewable energy sources. We here help electronic engineering students to get a hold of the most innovative, cost-effective power electronic projects along with this we assist students to address power challenges in down-hole applications.

H-Bridge Driver Circuit for Inverter

Please refer to the following links to know more about this project.

What is Half-Bridge Inverter: Circuit Diagram & Its Working

H-Bridge Motor Control Circuit Using L293d Motor Driver IC

• Thyristor Power Control by IR Remote

This proposed system implements a system using an IR remote to control the induction motor speed like fans. This project is used in home automation applications to control the fan speed through TV remote. An infrared receiver can be connected to a microcontroller for reading the code from the remote to trigger the corresponding output using a digital display.

Further, this project can be improved by including additional outputs by using the microcontroller to make the relay drivers turn ON/OFF the loads along with the fan speed control.

Three-Level Boost Converter

This project develops a three-level DC to DC boost converter topology used for a high conversion ratio. This topology includes a fixed boost topology and voltage multiplier where this boost converter cannot give a high gain ratio because it includes a high duty cycle and voltage stress. So, this three-level boost converter is used to give a consistently high conversion ratio.

The main benefit of this topology is to increase the output voltage through the diodes and capacitors combination at the converter output.

This project is applicable in high power applications by using a severe duty cycle. This converter topology includes capacitors, diodes, inductors & a switch. This project has some design parameters like input, output voltage & duty cycle.

Air Flow Detector

The airflow detector circuit gives a visual indication of the airflow rate. This detector is used to verify the airflow in a specified space. In this project, the sensing part is the filament in the incandescent bulb. The filament resistance can be measured based on the availability of airflow.

The filament resistance is low when there is no flow of air. Similarly, the resistance drops when there is airflow. The airflow will reduce the filament heat so the change in the resistance will generate voltage difference across the filament.

Fire Alarm Circuit

Please refer to this link for the simple and low-cost fire alarm circuit

Emergency Light Mini Project

Please refer to this link to know more about what is an Emergency Light: Circuit Diagram & Its Working

Water Level Alarm Circuit

Please refer to this link to know more about this project Water Level Controller

Please refer to this link to know more about this project Dual Converter using Thyristor and Its Applications

Power Electronics Projects for MTech Students

The list of Mtech power electronics projects IEEE includes the following. These power electronics projects are based on IEEE which are very helpful for MTech students.

DC-DC Converter using Switched-Capacitor

DC-DC converter based on an inductor can be extensively used in different applications. This project depends on the capacitor DC-DC converter. This project is used in the power system applications based on high voltage dc.

The main benefit of using this project is, it is less in weight because of the nonexistence of the inductor. They can be made-up directly ICs.

Imbalance of Supply & Demand in Microgrid

This project implements a system to control the demand as well as an imbalance of supply within the microgrid. In a microgrid, the system for energy storage is generally used to balance the load & demand. However, energy storage system maintenance and installation are expensive.

The flexible loads like electrical vehicles, heat pumps have become the center of research at load side demand condition. In a power system, flexible load control can be done by the application of power electronics. These loads can balance the demand and load at the microgrid. The system frequency is the only parameter that is used to control the variable load.

Hybrid Energy Storage System Design

This project is used to develop a system like hybrid energy storage. This system is used to reduce the cost of electric vehicles and also provides long-distance strength. In this project, an optimal control algorithm can be developed for the hybrid energy storage system with a Li-ion battery depending on the super capacitor’s SOC.

Simultaneously; magnetic integration technology is also used for DC to DC converters for electric vehicles. Thus, the battery size can be reduced, and also power quality in the hybrid energy system can be optimized. Lastly, the efficiency of the proposed technique is authenticated through experiment and simulation.

Three-Phase Hybrid Converter Control

This project implements a three-phase hybrid boost converter. By using this system, we can replace a DC/AC and DC/DC converter, and also switching loss and conversions stages can be reduced. In this project, the three-phase hybrid converter can be designed within a PV charging station.

The interfacing of a hybrid converter can be done with a PV system, an AC grid with 3- phase, dc system with HPEs (hybrid plug-in electrical vehicles) & a 3-phase ac grid. This HBC control system can be designed to understand the MPPT (maximum power point tracking) for PV, reactive power regulation, ac voltage, or voltage regulation of dc bus.

Inductor Circuit Breaker

This project is used to implement an inductor circuit to use in DC applications. This project is used to remove power alteration steps, upcoming microgrids using renewable energy sources which are imagined like dc power systems. These system components like fuel cells, solar panels, power conversion & loads have been recognized. But, in dc circuit breakers, a lot of designs are in the experimental stage still.

This project will introduce the latest kind of dc circuit breaker that utilizes a short conduction lane among the mutual coupling & breaker to turn off rapidly as well as automatically in reply to an error. This circuit breaker has a crowbar switch at the output to use like a dc switch. In this project, simulation in detail, mathematical analysis of the dc switch is incorporated.

A Solar Power Generation System with a Seven-Level Inverter

This project implements an innovative solar power generation system that is designed with a seen level inverter and DC-DC power converter. This DC-DC power converter incorporates a DC to DC boost converter as well as a transformer for changing the solar cell array’s o/p voltage. The configuration of this inverter can be done with the help of a selection circuit of a capacitor & a power converter with full-bridge by connecting in cascade.

The circuit of capacitor selection will change the DCDC power converter’s two o/p voltage sources into a 3-level DC voltage. Further, the full-bridge power converter changes the voltage from the three-level of DC to a seven-level of AC. The main features of this project are that it uses six power electronic switches where one switch is activated at any time on a high frequency.

ZSI & LVRT Capability for PV Systems

This project proposes a PEI (power electronics interface) for PV (photovoltaic) applications using an extensive range of additional services. When the distributed generation system diffusion is booming, then the PEI for PV must be capable of providing additional services like compensation of reactive power & LRT (low-voltage ride through).

This project implements a robust system based on predictive for grid-tied ZSIs (Z-source inverters). This project includes two modes like grid fault and normal grid. In grid fault mode, this project changes the reactive power injection behavior into the grid used for LVRT operation based on the necessities of the grid.

In normal grid mode, the power that is available maximum from the photovoltaic panels can be inserted into the grid. So, the system provides compensation of reactive power like a power conditioning unit intended for ancillary services in DG systems for maintaining the ac grid. Thus, this project is used for both reactive power injection & the power quality issues under atypical grid conditions.

Solid State Transformer with Soft-Switching

This project implements a new topology to use in a solid-state transformer that is completely bidirectional. The features of this topology include an HF transformer, 12 main devices, and provide input as well as output voltages in sinusoidal form without using an intermediate DC voltage link.

The configuration of this transformer can be done using a number of multi-terminal DC, single otherwise multiphase ac systems. The circuit of an auxiliary resonant will create 0V switching condition from no-load to full-load for main devices to interact with circuit parts. The modularized construction allows converter cells stacking in series/parallel used for high-voltage as well as high-power applications.

Some more power electronics projects are listed below. These power electronics projects are provided with abstracts, etc. One can get detailed information by clicking on the below links.

• Three Phase Solid State Relay with ZVS
• Industrial Battery Charger by Thyristor Firing Angle Control
• Precise Illumination Control of Lamp
• Sine Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM)
• RF Based Home Automation System
• Programmable AC Power Control
• Dual Converter Using Thyristors

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• General Electronics Projects
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• Mini Embedded Systems Projects Ideas
• Microcontroller Based Mini Projects Ideas

This is all about the latest power electronics projects that can be used in different applications such as transportation, medical equipment, etc. We appreciate the efforts of our readers for their valuable time in this article. Apart from this, for any help regarding any projects, you can contact us by commenting in the comment section below, and also contact us for any help regarding any project or similar sort of power electronics mini-projects.

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Mo Mirvakili PhD ’17 was in the middle of an experiment as a postdoc at MIT when the Covid-19 pandemic hit. Grappling with restricted access to laboratory facilities, he decided to transform his bathroom into a makeshift lab. Arranging a piece of plywood over the bathtub to support power sources and measurement devices, he conducted a study that was later published in Science Robotics , one of the top journals in the field.

The adversity made for a good story, but the truth is that it didn’t take a global pandemic to force Mirvakili to build the equipment he needed to run his experiments. Even when working in some of the most well-funded labs in the world, he needed to piece together tools to bring his experiments to life.

“My journey reflects a broader truth: With determination and resourcefulness, many of us can achieve remarkable things,” he says. “There are so many people who don't have access to labs yet have great ideas. We need to make it easier for them to bring their experiments to life.”

That’s the idea behind Seron Electronics, a company Mirvakili founded to democratize scientific experimentation. Seron develops scientific equipment that precisely sources and measures power, characterizes materials, and integrates data into a customizable software platform.

By making sophisticated experiments more accessible, Seron aims to spur a new wave of innovation across fields as diverse as microelectronics, clean energy, optics, and biomedicine.

“Our goal is to become one of the leaders in providing accurate and affordable solutions for researchers,” Mirvakili says. “This vision extends beyond academia to include companies, governments, nonprofits, and even high school students. With Seron’s devices, anyone can conduct high-quality experiments, regardless of their background or resources.”

Feeling the need for constant power

Mirvakili earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering, followed by a PhD in mechanical engineering under MIT Professor Ian Hunter, which involved developing a class of high-performance thermal artificial muscles, including nylon artificial muscles. During that time, Mirvakili needed to precisely control the amount of energy that flowed through his experimental setups, but he couldn't find anything online that would solve his problem.

“I had access to all sorts of high-end equipment in our lab and the department,” Mirvakili recalls. “It’s all the latest, state-of-the-art stuff. But I had to bundle all these outside tools together for my work.”

After completing his PhD, Mirvakili joined Institute Professor Bob Langer’s lab as a postdoc, where he worked directly with Langer on a totally different problem in biomedical engineering. In Langer's famously prolific lab, he saw researchers struggling to control temperatures at the microscale for a device that was encapsulating drugs.

Mirvakili realized the researchers were ultimately struggling with the same set of problems: the need to precisely control electric current, voltage, and power. Those are also problems Mirvakili has seen in his more recent research into energy storage and solar cells. After speaking with researchers at conferences from around the world to confirm the need was widespread, he started Seron Electronics.

Seron calls the first version of its products the SE Programmable Power Platforms. The platforms allow users to source and measure precisely defined quantities of electrical voltage, current, power, and charge through a desktop application with minimal signal interference, or noise.

The equipment can be used to study things like semiconductor devices, actuators, and energy storage devices, or to precisely charge batteries without damaging their performance.

The equipment can also be used to study material performance because it can measure how materials react to precise electrical stimulation at a high resolution, and for quality control because it can test chips and flag problems.

The use cases are varied, but Seron’s overarching goal is to enable more innovation faster.

“Because our system is so intuitive, you reduce the time to get results,” Mirvakili says. “You can set it up in less than five minutes. It’s plug-and-play. Researchers tell us it speeds things up a lot.”

New frontiers

In a recent paper Mirvakili coauthored with MIT research affiliate Ehsan Haghighat, Seron’s equipment provided constant power to a thermal artificial muscle that integrated machine learning to give it a sort of muscle memory. In another study Mirvakili was not involved in, a nonprofit research organization used Seron’s equipment to identify a new, sustainable sensor material they are in the process of commercializing.

Many uses of the machines have come as a surprise to Seron’s team, and they expect to see a new wave of applications when they release a cheaper, portable version of Seron’s machines this summer. That could include the development of new bedside monitors for patients that can detect diseases, or remote sensors for field work.

Mirvakili thinks part of the beauty of Seron’s devices is that people in the company don’t have to dream up the experiments themselves. Instead, they can focus on providing powerful scientific tools and let the research community decide on the best ways to use them.

“Because of the size and the cost of this new device, it will really open up the possibilities for researchers," Mirvakili says. “Anyone who has a good idea should be able to turn that idea into reality with our equipment and solutions. In my mind, the applications are really unimaginable and endless.”

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