Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: MATHEUS PRADO GALLI MARTINS

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : MATHEUS PRADO GALLI MARTINS
DATE: 27/03/2024
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Remoto via meet (https://meet.google.com/sks-ndym-qfj)
TITLE:

Hardware and Software Rapid Prototyping Platform for Power Electronic Converters

KEY WORDS:
PAGES: 89
BIG AREA: Engenharias
AREA: Engenharia Elétrica
SUBÁREA: Eletrônica Industrial, Sistemas e Controles Eletrônicos
SPECIALTY: Eletrônica Industrial
SUMMARY:

Electronic Power Converters (EPC) offer high capacity for efficient control of the power flow energy. Until the 1990s, the main application of this technology was to drive industrial motors and conventional power supplies, such as rectifiers, choppers or even inverters. Nowadays, in addition to conventional use, converters are employed in a wide range of low, medium and high power applications, including residential applications, centralized renewable energy generation, distributed generation and electric vehicles. The complexity and great variability of new EPC topology make it mandatory to use Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), microcontrollers and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) to implement digital control. In universities and industries, these new control strategies for EPCs are developed and can be tested through the use of Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) platforms with a software Rapid Control Prototyping (RCP). High investments are required for these commercial solutions, which often use trademarked technology. Furthermore, and also a very relevant aspect, is the project-oriented teaching methodology used in universities to develop the necessary skills for engineers, technicians and enthusiasts who develop new Research and evelopment (R&D) solutions and strategies. In this sense, this work proposes the implementation of a Rapid Prototyping Platform (RPP) for implementing EPC prototypes, which consists of a Main Cabinet (MC), equipped with Rapid Prototyping Modules (RPM) that are a functional improvement of the existing solutions that focus on rapid prototyping of software and do not allow changes and development of hardware. This is an affordable solution so that students and professionals who use and operate EPCs can build their projects using design hardware and software techniques, as well as implementation tools using the DIY concept. The prototyping methodology follows a workflow of developing hardware and software using this RPM that are embedded in the internal structure of the RPP that can use microcontrollers and FPGA with software graphical development environments for remote control and monitoring. As a result, a multiplatform control device Open Source will be developed, capable of assembling EPCs and their control, with low investment, offering more freedom for customization and allowing a reduction in product validation time. In this sense, in this master’s qualification the current stage of the PPR is presented, with the design of its components, photos of the systems already implemented, as well as results of the implementation of a converter boost. 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1168362 - THIAGO DE OLIVEIRA ALVES ROCHA
Interno - 347065 - JOSE ALBERTO NICOLAU DE OLIVEIRA
Externo à Instituição - FLAVIO BEZERRA COSTA