Power Quality Analysis in DC/DC Converters under Steady State and Transient Conditions

The modern electric power systems are going through significant changes because of continuous increasing demand of electric power. Further, a growing number of renewable energy systems that directly deliver DC power jointly considered with the advance in DC technology allows a more efficient and affordable use of energy. Furthermore, a rising use of DC systems and microgrids in a wide number of applications has motivated the study of Power Quality (PQ). The concept of power quality in DC systems and microgrids brings many challenges and the aim of this thesis is to understand the delivered power quality in DC microgrid systems. In this thesis, the effects of low frequency range (0-2 kHz) conducted emissions on power quality from a microgrid based DC/DC converter under steady state and transient loading conditions represent the main purpose of this work. Indeed, for a DC distribution network there is a lack of standards and guidelines concerning power quality issues and acceptable levels of conducted disturbances in the aforementioned frequency range. Consequently, the objective of this thesis is to quantify adequate power quality indices for DC systems or networks with connected loads such as Low Frequency Sinusoidal Disturbance (% LFSD) and Amplitude Probability Distribution (APD) indices.