Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Power Electronics Research Equipment

工程研究设备补助金：电力电子研究设备

• 批准号: 8905892
• 负责人: Roger King
• 金额: $ 5.97万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-08-15 至 1991-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8905892&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Engineering; Research; Equipment; Grant; Power

This equipment grant proposal is intended to support power electronics research at the University of Toledo. Power electronics is a rapidly- growing electrical-engineering specialty area which deals with electronic circuits capable of efficiently processing electrical energy at high power levels. Two research projects to be supported are the high-power-factor rectifier and high-power switching converters suitable for application in space (such as NASA's space station). Rectifiers convert AC power from the utility distribution system into DC power for use by computers, variable-speed motors and other electronic equipment. However, simple rectifiers draw relatively large currents for the amount of power being processed. This research seeks advanced circuit designs which draw lower AC line currents for equal amounts of power. NASA's space station will initially use a 100 kilowatt power distribution system. This will require electronic converters to raise or lower DC voltage levels, or convert DC to AC power. The researchers at the University of Toledo are looking for electronic converters which can perform unattended for long periods of time in the hostile environment of outer-space. The equipment requested meets the specialized measurement and testing needs of these research projects.

此设备赠款提案旨在支持电力电子 托莱多大学的研究。 电力电子是一个快速- 不断发展的电气工程专业领域，涉及 能够有效地处理电的电子电路 高能量水平。 两个研究项目将得到支持， 整流器和高功率开关转换器适用于 在太空中（如NASA的空间站）。 整流器将来自公用配电系统的交流电转换为 计算机、变速电动机及其他用直流电源 电子件. 然而，简单的整流器相对 大电流的功率量被处理。 本研究 寻求先进的电路设计， 相等的力量。 美国宇航局的空间站最初将使用100千瓦的功率 分销系统 这将需要电子转换器提高 或降低DC电压电平，或将DC转换成AC功率。 的 托莱多大学的研究人员正在寻找 转换器可以长时间无人值守， 外太空的恶劣环境 所要求的设备符合 这些研究的专门测量和测试需求 项目