Current Estimation for Pulsed Power Applications

This paper presents a current sensing method to estimate the load current in pulsed current applications using a current transformer. The droop effect generated by this kind of sensor when measuring dc currents is compensated by means of signal processing techniques. The method is based on the inclu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Penovi, Emiliano, Garcia Retegui, Rogelio Adrian, Maestri, Sebastian Oscar, Kloster, Walter Pedro, Benedetti, Mario
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/26001
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/26001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Pulsed Power Converter
Current Measurement
Fpga
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2.2
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/2
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Sumario:This paper presents a current sensing method to estimate the load current in pulsed current applications using a current transformer. The droop effect generated by this kind of sensor when measuring dc currents is compensated by means of signal processing techniques. The method is based on the inclusion of a sensor model in the system model so as to obtain an extended state-space model enabling to estimate the load current. A Kalman observer is employed in order to obtain an estimation with high noise rejection. The implementation of the observer in an FPGA platform allows the incorporation of this block as a stage independent of the converter control. Experimental results validate the implementation of the proposed system.