High performance protection circuit for power electronics applications

Journal Article · Wed Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4938445· OSTI ID:22494491

Dădârlat, Dorin N.; Toşa, Nicoleta; Mişan, Ioan ^[1]

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1. National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat, PO 5 Box 700, 400293 Cluj-Napoca (Romania)

In this paper we present a high performance protection circuit designed for the power electronics applications where the load currents can increase rapidly and exceed the maximum allowed values, like in the case of high frequency induction heating inverters or high frequency plasma generators. The protection circuit is based on a microcontroller and can be adapted for use on single-phase or three-phase power systems. Its versatility comes from the fact that the circuit can communicate with the protected system, having the role of a “sensor” or it can interrupt the power supply for protection, in this case functioning as an external, independent protection circuit.

• OSTI ID: 22494491
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1700, Issue 1; Conference: PIM 2015: 10. international conference on processes in isotopes and molecules, Cluj-Napoca (Romania), 23-25 Sep 2015; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
INDUCTION
INVERTERS
PERFORMANCE
POWER CONDITIONING CIRCUITS
POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SYSTEMS
SAFETY
SENSORS