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It is very important to improve the overall efficiency of systems with a source of power that has low-voltage high-current terminal characteristics such as fuel cells. A resonant converter is required for high efficiency systems. However, the peak value of the switches current is large in a resonant converter. This peak current requires a large number of switches and results in system failures. In this paper, an analysis and experiments of a resonant isolation push-pull converter are performed. A switching loss analysis is performed in order to compare losses between a resonant push pull converter and a hard switching push-pull converter. Specially, the conduction loss is studied based on the ratio between the resonant frequency and the switching frequency. In addition, a method for improving the efficiency is implemented with conventional HF insolation converters.

The theoretical discharge energy density of the Mg-Air battery, which is attracting attention as a next-generation battery, was modelled and the efficiency of electrolyte circulation was compared. After that, 180kWh class power facility was built using Mg-Air batteries, and the effect of electrolyte removal according to the circulation method was compared and investigated.

This paper investigates the incorporation of a PV-ESS linked, all-in-one power conversion system (PCS) at a small factory, in an attempt to improve the factory’s resilience against the increase in load due to facility expansion. The aforementioned factory was installed with 210kWh PV and 550kWh ESS, both of which were simultaneously managed by 250kW hybrid power conversion system. This independent operation of the factory through the PCS was proven to be efficient and economical, because of the reduced power usage and the sale of surplus electricity.

In order to understand when to replace the electrolyte of the Mg-Air battery, the effect of the surface area of Metal anode according to the consumption. For each capacity of the Mg-Air battery pack on the electrolyte concentration was calculated, the timing of electrolyte replacement was predicted.