Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems

A wide-voltage-conversion range bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed in this paper. The topology is comprised of one typical LC energy storage component and the special common grounded asymmetric H-bridge with four active power switches/anti-parallel diodes. The narrow output PWM voltage is gen...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yun, Gao, Yongping, Li, Jing, Sumner, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50570/
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Gao, Yongping
Li, Jing
Sumner, Mark
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Gao, Yongping
Li, Jing
Sumner, Mark
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description A wide-voltage-conversion range bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed in this paper. The topology is comprised of one typical LC energy storage component and the special common grounded asymmetric H-bridge with four active power switches/anti-parallel diodes. The narrow output PWM voltage is generated from the voltage difference between two normal (wider) output PWM voltages from the asymmetric H-bridge with duty cycles close to 0.5. The equivalent switching frequency of the output PWM voltage is double the actual switching frequency, and a wide step-down/step-up ratio range is achieved. A 300W prototype has been constructed to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed bidirectional converter between the variable low voltage side (24V~48V) and the constant high voltage side (200V). The slave active power switches allow ZVS turn-on and turn-off without requiring any extra hardware, and the maximum conversion efficiency is 94.7% in the step-down mode and 93.5% in the step-up mode. Therefore, the proposed bidirectional topology with a common ground is suitable for energy storage systems for example for renewable power generation systems or electric vehicles with a hybrid energy source.
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spelling nottingham-505702020-05-08T11:15:14Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50570/ Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems Zhang, Yun Gao, Yongping Li, Jing Sumner, Mark A wide-voltage-conversion range bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed in this paper. The topology is comprised of one typical LC energy storage component and the special common grounded asymmetric H-bridge with four active power switches/anti-parallel diodes. The narrow output PWM voltage is generated from the voltage difference between two normal (wider) output PWM voltages from the asymmetric H-bridge with duty cycles close to 0.5. The equivalent switching frequency of the output PWM voltage is double the actual switching frequency, and a wide step-down/step-up ratio range is achieved. A 300W prototype has been constructed to validate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed bidirectional converter between the variable low voltage side (24V~48V) and the constant high voltage side (200V). The slave active power switches allow ZVS turn-on and turn-off without requiring any extra hardware, and the maximum conversion efficiency is 94.7% in the step-down mode and 93.5% in the step-up mode. Therefore, the proposed bidirectional topology with a common ground is suitable for energy storage systems for example for renewable power generation systems or electric vehicles with a hybrid energy source. Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2018-03-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50570/1/Wide%20Voltage-Gain%20Range%20Asymmetric%20H-Bridge.pdf Zhang, Yun, Gao, Yongping, Li, Jing and Sumner, Mark (2018) Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems. Journal of Power Electronics, 18 (2). pp. 343-355. ISSN 1598-2092 http://www.jpels.org/archives/view_articles.asp?seq=1524 doi:10.6113/JPE.2018.18.2.343 doi:10.6113/JPE.2018.18.2.343
spellingShingle Zhang, Yun
Gao, Yongping
Li, Jing
Sumner, Mark
Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title_full Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title_fullStr Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title_full_unstemmed Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title_short Wide voltage-gain range asymmetric H-bridge bidirectional DC-DC converter with common ground for energy storage systems
title_sort wide voltage-gain range asymmetric h-bridge bidirectional dc-dc converter with common ground for energy storage systems
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50570/
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/50570/