access icon free Inrush current reduction technology of DAB converter for low-voltage battery systems and DC bus connections in DC microgrids

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Received 25/04/2019, Accepted 28/01/2020, Revised 08/11/2019, Published 13/02/2020

Low-voltage battery energy storage system and dual active bridge (DAB) converter control method for DC bus connection in DC microgrid. To use power efficiently in a DC microgrid, power must be easily transferred in both directions. DAB converters can easily transfer power in both directions using only the phase shift of the gate at 50% fixed duty on the primary and secondary sides. In the transient state, however, an overcurrent occurs to charge the output capacitor. A soft start algorithm is used to overcome this overcurrent problem. In the conventional method, the control complexity and response characteristics are slow because the duty control is included and the algorithm is performed in several stages. In this study, a gate drive circuit is constructed using a pulse transformer for 50% fixed duty control and short circuit protection. A soft start control algorithm is proposed, including a first-order phase shift scheme for the stable soft start at 50% fixed duty. The 3 kW prototype DAB converter is designed and implemented for bidirectional power conversion testing. The experimental results show that stable power transfer is achieved in the initial transient state through bidirectional output control and soft start.

Inspec keywords: switching convertors; DC-DC power convertors; power convertors; overcurrent protection; power generation control; power transformers; distributed power generation

Other keywords: current reduction technology; first-order phase shift scheme; stable soft start; dual active bridge converter control method; soft start control algorithm; DC bus connection; stable power transfer; gate drive circuit; DC microgrid; 50% fixed duty control; power 3.0 kW; 3 kW prototype DAB converter; low-voltage battery systems; control complexity; bidirectional output control; bidirectional power conversion testing; soft start algorithm; low-voltage battery energy storage system

Subjects: Control of electric power systems; DC-DC power convertors; Distributed power generation; Transformers and reactors; Power convertors and power supplies to apparatus

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