Power Processing for Advanced Power Distribution and Control

Ryo TAKAHASHI  Shun-ichi AZUMA  Mikio HASEGAWA  Hiroyasu ANDO  Takashi HIKIHARA  

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Communications   Vol.E100-B   No.6   pp.941-947
Publication Date: 2017/06/01
Publicized: 2016/12/14
Online ISSN: 1745-1345
DOI: 10.1587/transcom.2016EBN0005
Type of Manuscript: POSITION PAPER
Category: Energy in Electronics Communications
Keyword: 
power processing,  power packet,  quantized control,  networking,  bio-inspired system,  closed system,  

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Summary: 
A power packet dispatching system is proposed to realize the function of power on demand. This system distributes electrical power in quantized form, which is called power processing. This system has extensibility and flexibility. Here, we propose to use the power packet dispatching system as the next generation power distribution system in self-established and closed system such as robots, cars, and aircrafts. This paper introduces the concept and the required researches to take the power packet dispatching system in practical phase from the total viewpoints of devices, circuits, power electronics, system control, computer network, and bio-inspired power consumption.