Open AccessReconfigurable rapid prototyping platform for power electronic circuits and systems for research and educational purposes
Author(s) -
Mahmoudi Hamid,
Aleenejad Mohsen,
Ahmadi Reza
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
iet power electronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.637
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1755-4543
pISSN - 1755-4535
DOI - 10.1049/iet-pel.2017.0619
Subject(s) - modular design , electronic circuit , electronics , computer science , embedded system , power electronics , change control board , field programmable gate array , power (physics) , engineering , electronic engineering , electrical engineering , voltage , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
This study presents a power electronics rapid prototyping platform that can be used to implement a wide range of power conversion circuits and systems quickly and inexpensively. The proposed platform features a modular structure, which is consisted of a control board and a power board. The control board includes adjustable signal conditioning circuitry, adjustable gate driving circuits, networking interfaces, and a fast processing unit that can be programmed easily using MATLAB Simulink code generation tools. The power board houses current and voltage sensors and electric sockets that could be used for implementing various power stage circuits. A case study involving the use of the proposed platform for constructing a buck converter is discussed. A cost evaluation of the proposed platform has also been provided.