dc-to-ac power converter for fuel cell system

Conference · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · INTELEC, Int. Telecommun. Energy Conf. (Proc.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5653948

Kawabata, T; Asaeda, T; Hamasaki, Y; Yutani, T

As the interface between fuel cells and the utility line, a self-commutated inverter is preferred to a line-commutated inverter because of its easy controllability. Using the gate turn off (GTO) thyristors, this inverter can have high efficiency and simple circuit configurations. This paper describes the design features and test results of the dc-to-ac power converter, which is principally composed of four-phase transistor chopper and 12-pulse GTO inverter, for a 50kW experimental fuel cell power system. Furthermore, new GTO inverter which improves the circuit efficiency is presented. Special emphasis is placed on a detailed analysis and evaluation of this GTO inverter.

• Research Organization: Mitubishi Electric Corp.
• OSTI ID: 5653948
• Report Number(s): CONF-831010-
• Journal Information: INTELEC, Int. Telecommun. Energy Conf. (Proc.); (United States), Conference: International telecommunications energy conference, Tokyo, Japan, 18 Oct 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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