Abstract:In this paper, a complete computer aided procedure based on the power density concept and aimed at the automatic design of EMI filters for power electronic converters is presented. It is rule-based, and it uses suitable databases built-up by considering information on passive components available from commercial datasheets. The power density constraint is taken into consideration by imposing the minimization of the filter volume and/or weight; nevertheless, the system in which the automatically designed filter is included satisfies the electromagnetic compatibility standards limits. Experimental validations of the proposed procedure are presented for two real case studies, for which the performance and the size of the best filter design are compared with those related to a conventionally designed one.

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Recent literature proposes some approaches that employ explicit equations for identifying the five parameters of the single-diode model describing a photovoltaic (PV) panel. These methods avoid the iterative solution of a nonlinear system of equations, whose convergence is very sensitive to the guess solution. Therefore, they are particularly suitable to perform parameter identification in real time and to be implemented on low-cost, low-performance processing platforms. In this paper, the applicability of some explicit methods, previously validated under standard test conditions, is analyzed for a large class of panels under operating conditions that are different from the standard ones. The study considers both a consolidated method for translating the PV model parameters as well as a novel approach. The analysis allows assessing the most suitable parameter translation equations for each considered explicit identification method, highlighting the effectiveness of such explicit approaches under different operating conditions. An in-depth validation based on experimental data concerning two commercial PV panels corroborates the analysis