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This paper aims at researching the design of a current controller for an interleaved Buck converter used to feed a high current 5 kW Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer representing a module stack level. The main challenge is to design a robust controller that ensures operation over a wide range of electrolyzer operating points while guaranteeing control requirements and current sharing between the converters. The developed control scheme ensures responsiveness to the requirements of the grid's ancillary services and control over the dynamics of the electrolyzer. MATLAB/Simulink simulation results with dSPACE compatible models are presented to validate the lead-lag controller, designed using root locus, achieving a ripple current of 0.1 A, a 0.3% steady-state error, and a settling time of 50 ms for a step response.

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Satellite gravimetry requires sub-ng acceleration measurement at frequencies below 100mHz. To bring the performance of a MEMS accelerometer closer to this level, one must decrease noise sources and maximize sensitivity (to decrease input-referred electronic noise). Electrostatic pull-in based operation has great potential for high sensitivity since it relies on time transduction. Devices were fabricated with maximized proof mass (170mg over a 13x14mm2 footprint) and tuned damping coefficient (trade-off between noise and sensitivity – pull-in operation requires low Q-factors). Novel stopper designs and caps limit both in-plane and out-of-plane displacements. Devices tested using pull-in voltage-based transduction showed sensitivity of 218 V/g. © 2022 TRF.

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This work compares six AC/DC power conversion chain topologies commonly employed by industrial companies for implementing electrolyzers. The main purpose is to help identify the eventual advantages of joining the traditional high-power rectifiers to an additional stage based on DC/DC conversion. The comparison is based on the current ripple, power factor, total harmonic distortion, scalability, and solution complexity. A Simulink model corresponding to each topology was developed to determine comparison criteria. The procedure consists of performing a steady-state analysis of each topology through simulations to obtain the main waveforms and the values of the established criteria and then calculating the scores for each technical solution. The findings indicated that the 24-pulse diode bridge rectifier plus DC-DC without interphase reactor exhibited the best performance. © 2024 IEEE.