DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2017.22
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/1702
Date of Award
3-2017
Degree Name
MS in Electrical Engineering
Department/Program
Electrical Engineering
Advisor
David Braun
Abstract
This report details the design and implementation of a switching DC-DC converter for use in the Energy Harvesting From Exercise Machines (EHFEM) project. It uses a four-switch, buck-boost topology to regulate the wide, 5-60 V output of an elliptical machine to 36 V, suitable as input for a microinverter to reclaim the energy for the electrical grid. Successful implementation reduces heat emissions from electrical energy originally wasted as heat, and facilitates a financial and environmental benefit from reduced net energy consumption.