Universal Power Converter with Wireless Distribution
Primary Faculty Mentor’s Name
Dr. Adel El Shahat
Proposal Track
Student
Session Format
Poster
Abstract
Universal Power Converter with Wireless Distribution
Stephen Radford, Michael Moore
Advisor: Dr. Adel El Shahat, (aahmed@georgiasouthern.edu)
Abstract
Our research proposal is one that involves designing and implementing a universal converter. This converter would interact with different input and output types. This converter would act as a DC to DC conversions, AC to DC conversion, rectifier, or inverter and be able to output the power in AC or DC depending on what the user may need. The Versatile Renewable Power Module or VRPM would use bidirectional power flow to achieve this goal. We are both power system majors and have dreams of working with alternative energy and developing ways of harnessing cleaner and more efficient energy, and end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. We will simulate the converter using MATLAB Simulink and Multi-Sim. Second we will implement the wireless transmission electricity device and the converter itself. The dependency upon fossil fuels is inevitably going to end, and many alternatives are still waiting to be discovered. The topic of our research project will hopefully be a step in the right direction towards a solution to this issue. The project design will include a multi-input and multi-output universal power converter. Multi-input refers to the converter’s ability to accept different forms of power, as multiple inputs, which will be converted for distribution. The purpose of the universal power converter is to accept power from multiple renewable sources such as wind turbines and solar panels. Solar panels distribute their collected power in the form of direct current (DC); turbines, or induction motors, distribute alternating current (AC). These are two different forms of power, which is why multiple inputs are required for the converter. The converter will accept these multiple forms of power to convert into more useful values for many practical applications such as powering homes, businesses or even electric vehicles. The concept of distributing renewable forms of power to electric vehicles and homes fueled the next stage of the project, wireless distribution. Imagine a battery powered electric vehicle that could wirelessly charge itself while driving through a city. This would eliminate the inconvenient and nonsensible task of plugging the vehicle into the grid to charge the batteries. The wireless antenna for distribution will require an AC signal form of power to transmit. Many of the devices we use in our homes use DC voltages which will be a form of power that the converter will supply. The need to supply the different forms of power for different applications is the reason for the multiple outputs. Overall, small amounts of power will be collected from renewable sources in different forms and then combined to be distributed to multiple applications.
Keywords
Power Conversion and Wireless Distribution
Award Consideration
1
Location
Concourse and Atrium
Presentation Year
2015
Start Date
11-7-2015 2:10 PM
End Date
11-7-2015 3:20 PM
Publication Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Recommended Citation
Radford, Stephen K. and Moore, Michael, "Universal Power Converter with Wireless Distribution" (2015). Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (2014-2015). 61.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gurc/2015/2015/61
Universal Power Converter with Wireless Distribution
Concourse and Atrium
Universal Power Converter with Wireless Distribution
Stephen Radford, Michael Moore
Advisor: Dr. Adel El Shahat, (aahmed@georgiasouthern.edu)
Abstract
Our research proposal is one that involves designing and implementing a universal converter. This converter would interact with different input and output types. This converter would act as a DC to DC conversions, AC to DC conversion, rectifier, or inverter and be able to output the power in AC or DC depending on what the user may need. The Versatile Renewable Power Module or VRPM would use bidirectional power flow to achieve this goal. We are both power system majors and have dreams of working with alternative energy and developing ways of harnessing cleaner and more efficient energy, and end the world’s dependence on fossil fuels. We will simulate the converter using MATLAB Simulink and Multi-Sim. Second we will implement the wireless transmission electricity device and the converter itself. The dependency upon fossil fuels is inevitably going to end, and many alternatives are still waiting to be discovered. The topic of our research project will hopefully be a step in the right direction towards a solution to this issue. The project design will include a multi-input and multi-output universal power converter. Multi-input refers to the converter’s ability to accept different forms of power, as multiple inputs, which will be converted for distribution. The purpose of the universal power converter is to accept power from multiple renewable sources such as wind turbines and solar panels. Solar panels distribute their collected power in the form of direct current (DC); turbines, or induction motors, distribute alternating current (AC). These are two different forms of power, which is why multiple inputs are required for the converter. The converter will accept these multiple forms of power to convert into more useful values for many practical applications such as powering homes, businesses or even electric vehicles. The concept of distributing renewable forms of power to electric vehicles and homes fueled the next stage of the project, wireless distribution. Imagine a battery powered electric vehicle that could wirelessly charge itself while driving through a city. This would eliminate the inconvenient and nonsensible task of plugging the vehicle into the grid to charge the batteries. The wireless antenna for distribution will require an AC signal form of power to transmit. Many of the devices we use in our homes use DC voltages which will be a form of power that the converter will supply. The need to supply the different forms of power for different applications is the reason for the multiple outputs. Overall, small amounts of power will be collected from renewable sources in different forms and then combined to be distributed to multiple applications.
