TY - CHAP
T1 - Background and Current Status
AU - Liu, Yushan
AU - Abu-Rub, Haitham
AU - Ge, Baoming
AU - Blaabjerg, Frede
AU - Loh, Poh Chiang
AU - Ellabban, Omar S.
PY - 2016/9/7
Y1 - 2016/9/7
N2 - Significant research efforts are underway to develop commercially viable, technically feasible, highly efficient, and highly reliable power converters for renewable energy, electric transportation, and various industrial applications. This chapter presents state-of-the-art knowledge and cutting-edge techniques in various stages of research related to impedance source converters/inverters, including the concepts, advantages compared to existing technology, classification, current status, and future trends. Electric power generation comprises traditional power generation, such as hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power production, and renewable energy sources, which already has a large penetration joined by photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy. In applications that need to boost the voltage, the Z-source converter is a possibility. Power electronics is the enabling technology for the energy processing necessary for electronic and electrical equipment of all types, from renewable energy to power systems, from house appliances to aerospace systems. New power electronic devices, such as the SiC and GaN, will definitely improve the Z-source converters' performance.
AB - Significant research efforts are underway to develop commercially viable, technically feasible, highly efficient, and highly reliable power converters for renewable energy, electric transportation, and various industrial applications. This chapter presents state-of-the-art knowledge and cutting-edge techniques in various stages of research related to impedance source converters/inverters, including the concepts, advantages compared to existing technology, classification, current status, and future trends. Electric power generation comprises traditional power generation, such as hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power production, and renewable energy sources, which already has a large penetration joined by photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy. In applications that need to boost the voltage, the Z-source converter is a possibility. Power electronics is the enabling technology for the energy processing necessary for electronic and electrical equipment of all types, from renewable energy to power systems, from house appliances to aerospace systems. New power electronic devices, such as the SiC and GaN, will definitely improve the Z-source converters' performance.
KW - Electric transportation
KW - Electrical power generation
KW - Hydroelectric production
KW - Nuclear power production
KW - Renewable energy
KW - Thermal production
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85017458486&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/9781119037088.ch1
DO - 10.1002/9781119037088.ch1
M3 - Book chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85017458486
SN - 9781119037071
SP - 1
EP - 19
BT - Impedance Source Power Electronic Converters
PB - Wiley-Blackwell
ER -