Capstone Project
| Group | 2024-12 | Status | inprogress |
| Title | Conversion of AC appliances to DC distribution systems | ||
| Supervisor | L. Lopes | ||
| Description | It has been shown that DC distribution systems can supply house
appliances with higher efficiency. Most AC appliances present an
AC-DC converter that supplies unregulated DC voltage to follow
up power stages. Therefore, these AC loads can be converted to
DC by replacing the AC-DC converter and power factor correction
circuit by a suitable DC filter and protection circuits. In this
project, additional features such a remote turn-on/off to be manage
either by the consumer or by the utility for demand side
management. Besides, sensing of power consumption and user
profile will be considered. Features such as compatibility with
under development DC grid codes must be considered. A working
prototype implemented in a printed circuit board (PCB) should be
presented at the conclusion of the project.
References: 1- Gerber, Daniel L., Richard Liou, and Richard Brown. "Energysaving opportunities of direct-DC loads in buildings." Applied Energy 248 (2019): 274-287 2- Vossos, E., Stephen Pantano, Ruby Heard, and R. E. Brown. "DC appliances and DC power distribution: A bridge to the future net zero energy homes." (2017). 3- Sabry, Ahmad H., Abidaoun H. Shallal, Hayder Salim Hameed, and Pin Jern Ker. "Compatibility of household appliances with DC microgrid for PV systems." Heliyon 6, no. 12 (2020) |
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| Student Requirement | ELEC-331 and ELEC-433 | ||
| Tools | PSIM, TI microcontroller, MATLAB | ||
| Number of Students | 6 | ||
| Students | C. Dauphin-Thermogene, S. Gernet, B.N. Nguyen, E. Miss, U. Usman. | ||
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