Diëgo Zuidervliet

THUAS · Electrical Engineering

The structure of a DC grid enables control and protection in a different way, as usually employed in AC grids. Power electronic converters combine the control and protection. The structure of the DC grid is also determined by the type of power electronic converters being centralized or decentralized. Power congestion management greatly improves the...

A method to teach and instruct the workings of power electronics and electrical drives is presented. The combination and interaction between oral lectures and practical laboratory assignments is presented, as well as the required tools. The structure of the course should consist of individual sections of increasing level regarding subject and detai...

The main power source for kitchen appliances for cooking and heating in Europe is natural gas. Since fossil fuels are limited, an energy transition is taking place from fossil fuel supply towards renewable energy such as solar and wind power. Kitchen appliances for cooking and heating have to be converted towards the use of electrical energy. Altho...

Many office applications are low power such as computers, monitors, laptops, phones and even LED lighting. Powering them from a 48 volt DC grid is sufficient and has one great advantage. Namely, the 48volt is safe regarding touching. However, protection to prevent excessive short circuit currents has to be provided. In this paper we discuss a 48 vo...