Three-Port Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for DC Nanogrids

This article presents a three-port dc/dc converter along with a new control system to integrate solar panels and energy storage in a dc nanogrid. The proposed control system utilizes the duty cycle as well as the switching frequency to control the power flow between the three ports. The proposed con...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2021-07, Vol.36 (7), p.8000-8011
Main Authors: Askarian, Iman, Pahlevani, Majid, Knight, Andrew M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Batteries
Battery chargers
bidirectional power flow
Component reliability
Control systems
dc nanogrids
dc/dc power conversion
Electric converters
Energy storage
micro-grid
multiport circuits
photovoltaic (PV)
Power flow
Steady-state
Switches
Switching
Switching circuits
Switching frequency
Topology
Voltage converters (DC to DC)
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Summary:This article presents a three-port dc/dc converter along with a new control system to integrate solar panels and energy storage in a dc nanogrid. The proposed control system utilizes the duty cycle as well as the switching frequency to control the power flow between the three ports. The proposed converter offers a low number of components, low cost, and high reliability. Moreover, it is capable of providing bidirectional power flow for the energy storage system and the dc grid while having soft-switching for power semiconductors. The converter demonstrates high design flexibility in accommodating different applications. Theoretical analysis and experimental results verify the feasibility and demonstrate the superior performance of the proposed converter.
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2020.3046453