Switching Transient Analysis and Design of a Low Inductive Laminated Bus Bar for a T-type Converter

Quandong Wang,Tianqing Chang,Fangzheng Li,Kuifeng Su,Lei Zhang 전력전자학회 2016 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.16 No.4

Distributed stray inductance exerts a significant influence on the turn-off voltages of power switching devices. Therefore, the design of low stray inductance bus bars has become an important part of the design of high-power converters. In this study, we first analyze the operational principle and switching transient of a T-type converter. Then, we obtain the commutation circuit, categorize the stray inductance of the circuit, and study the influence of the different types of stray inductance on the turn-off voltages of switching devices. According to the current distribution of the commutation circuit, as well as the conditions for realizing laminated bus bars, we laminate the bus bar of the converter by integrating the practical structure of a capacitor bank and a power module. As a result, the stray inductance of the bus bar is reduced, and the stray inductance in the commutation circuit of the converter is reduced to more than half. Finally, a 10 kVA experimental prototype of a T-type converter is built to verify the effectiveness of the designed laminated bus bar in restraining the turn-off voltage spike of the switching devices in the converter.

Switching Transient Analysis and Design of a Low Inductive Laminated Bus Bar for a T-type Converter

Wang, Quandong,Chang, Tianqing,Li, Fangzheng,Su, Kuifeng,Zhang, Lei The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2016 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.16 No.4

Distributed stray inductance exerts a significant influence on the turn-off voltages of power switching devices. Therefore, the design of low stray inductance bus bars has become an important part of the design of high-power converters. In this study, we first analyze the operational principle and switching transient of a T-type converter. Then, we obtain the commutation circuit, categorize the stray inductance of the circuit, and study the influence of the different types of stray inductance on the turn-off voltages of switching devices. According to the current distribution of the commutation circuit, as well as the conditions for realizing laminated bus bars, we laminate the bus bar of the converter by integrating the practical structure of a capacitor bank and a power module. As a result, the stray inductance of the bus bar is reduced, and the stray inductance in the commutation circuit of the converter is reduced to more than half. Finally, a 10 kVA experimental prototype of a T-type converter is built to verify the effectiveness of the designed laminated bus bar in restraining the turn-off voltage spike of the switching devices in the converter.

The Impact of Bidirectional DC-DC Converter on the Inverter Operation and Battery Current in Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Hua Bai,Chris Mi 전력전자학회 2011 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.2011 No.5

The bidirectional DC-DC converter in a HEV is also some times called a power management converter, or an energy management converter, or boost DC-DC converter. This DC-DC converter is a high-power converter that links the high voltage battery (HV) at a lower voltage with the high voltage DC bus. The typical voltage of a battery pack is designed at 300 to 400V. The best operating voltage for a motor and inverter is around 600V. Therefore, this converter can be used to match the voltages of the battery system and the motor system. Other functions of this DC-DC converter include optimizing the operation of the powertrain system, reducing ripple current in the battery, and maintaining DC link voltage, hence, high power operation of the powertrain.

Redundant Operation of a Parallel AC to DC Converter via a Serial Communication Bus

Kanthaphayao, Yutthana,Kamnarn, Uthen,Chunkag, Viboon The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2011 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.11 No.4

The redundant operation of a parallel AC to DC converter via a serial communication bus is presented. The proposed system consists of three isolated CUK power factor correction modules. The controller for each converter is a dsPIC30F6010 microcontroller while a RS485 communication bus and the clock signal are used for synchronizing the data communication. The control strategy of the redundant operation relies on the communication of information among each of the modules, which communicate via a RS485 serial bus. This information is received from the communication checks of the converter module connected to the system to share the load current. Performance evaluations were conducted through experimentation on a three-module parallel-connected prototype, with a 578W load and a -48V dc output voltage. The proposed system has achieved the following: the current sharing is quite good, both the transient response and the steady state. The converter modules can perform the current sharing immediately, when a fault is found in another converter module. In addition, the transient response occurs in the system, and the output voltages are at their minimum overshoot and undershoot. Finally, the proposed system has a relatively simple implementation for the redundant operation.

Redundant Operation of a Parallel AC to DC Converter via a Serial Communication Bus

Yutthana Kanthaphayao,Uthen Kamnarn,Viboon Chunkag 전력전자학회 2011 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.11 No.4

The redundant operation of a parallel AC to DC converter via a serial communication bus is presented. The proposed system consists of three isolated CUK power factor correction modules. The controller for each converter is a dsPIC30F6010 microcontroller while a RS485 communication bus and the clock signal are used for synchronizing the data communication. The control strategy of the redundant operation relies on the communication of information among each of the modules, which communicate via a RS485 serial bus. This information is received from the communication checks of the converter module connected to the system to share the load current. Performance evaluations were conducted through experimentation on a threemodule parallel-connected prototype, with a 578W load and a -48V dc output voltage. The proposed system has achieved the following: the current sharing is quite good, both the transient response and the steady state. The converter modules can perform the current sharing immediately, when a fault is found in another converter module. In addition, the transient response occurs in the system, and the output voltages are at their minimum overshoot and undershoot. Finally, the proposed system has a relatively simple implementation for the redundant operation.

CAN bus based current sharing control of high-power switching converters

Ye, Qiujin,Zeng, Min,Zhang, Yingxian,Wu, Kaiyuan The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2021 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.21 No.3

A digital current sharing control method leveraging a CAN bus is developed to inhibit the fluctuating current distributions of parallel converters in high-output oxidation power systems. When compared to conventional current sharing strategies, the proposed design significantly reduces circuit complexity without resorting to an analog current sharing bus, and is extremely robust in maintaining system functionality against one or multiple module failures. The digital control design also features anti-interference among high-power switching converters. In addition to detailing the operation principles and mathematical deductions of the state-space average model, the design of a current sharing controller and a current sharing scheme based on a CAN bus are presented to analyze the steady-state operation of parallel converters and dynamic-state operation. Based on these observations, a proof-of-concept prototype was developed that offers a maximum output power of nearly 400 kW with a current sharing error (CSE) below 2.1%. In addition, this system features outstanding anti-interference capability in intense electromagnetic fields.

첨두전류모드 제어기로 구동되는 병렬 승압컨버터의 전류분배 제어기

朴鍾圭(Jong-Gyu Park),張殷丞(Eun-Sung Jang),姜信出(Sin-Chul Kang),辛龍桓(Yong-Hwan Shin),愼輝範(Hwi-Beom Shin) 대한전기학회 2009 전기학회논문지 Vol.58 No.2

In the paralleled converter module with peak current mode control, current imbalance appears when the voltage controllers with integral control of converter module are not exactly identical. In this paper, the voltage controller is designed to equal the current command of each converter module using the current command bus. The current balance controller is also proposed to balance the average currents of converter modules with imbalaced inductance. It is designed to have good transient response. Proposed method is implemented with the paralleled 2-module and 4-module boost converters with imbalanced inductance. Experimental results verify the performance of current share during both steady and transient states of converter.

전력시스템을 위한 서브시스템의 제어

이용근(Yong-Geun Lee) 대한전기학회 2009 전기학회논문지 P Vol.58 No.4

A DC power system has many loads with various functions. In particular, these sizable loads take the form of power electronic converters. When they are tightly regulated, the loads appear as constant power loads and result in negative incremental input impedance. Under certain conditions the effect of such loads on the power system is causes instability. In this paper, converter with a large storage capacitor and a lag compensator is proposed as a DC bus conditioner to mitigate the voltage transients on the bus. In addition, the proposed control approach has the advantage of performing both the functions of mitigating the voltage bus transients and maintaining the level of energy stored. Simulation and experimental results showed that the proposed control method was operated well in a small-scale DC power system that contained subsystems with constant power characteristics, such as DC/DC converters and electrical drives.

DC/DC 컨버터를 이용한 DC Bus 커패시터의 간단한 ESR 측정 기법

손진근(Jin-Geun Shon),김진식(Jin-Sik Kim) 대한전기학회 2010 전기학회논문지 P Vol.59 No.4

Electrolytic capacitors have been widely used in power electronics system because of the features of large capacitance, small size, high-voltage, and low-cost. Electrolytic capacitors, which is most of the time affected by aging effect, plays a very important role for the power electronics system quality and reliability. Therefore it is important to estimate the parameter of an electrolytic capacitor to predict the failure. The estimation of the equivalent series resistance(ESR) is important parameter in life condition monitoring of electrolytic capacitor. This paper proposes a simple technique to measure the ESR of an electrolytic capacitor. This method uses a switching DC/DC boost converter to measure the DC Bus capacitor ESR of power converter. Main advantage of the proposed method is very simple in technique, consumes very little time and requires only simple instruments. Simulation results are shown to verify the performance of the proposed method.

전기 자동차의 DC 배전 시스템을 위한 양방향 DC/DC 컨버터의 제어

장한솔(Han-Sol Chang),이준민(Joon-Min Lee),김춘택(Choon-Tack Kim),나재두(Jae-du La),김영석(Young-Seok Kim) 대한전기학회 2013 전기학회논문지 Vol.62 No.7

Recently, an electric vehicle (EV) has been become a huge issue in the automotive industry. The EV has many electrical units: electric motors, batteries, converters, etc. The DC distribution power system (DPS) is essential for the EV. The DC DPS offers many advantages. However, multiple loads in the DC DPS may affect the severe instability on the DC bus voltage. Therefore, a voltage bus conditioner (VBC) may use the DC DPS. The VBC is used to mitigate the voltage transient on the bus. Thus, a suitable control technique should be selected for the VBC. In this research, Current controller with fixed switching frequency is designed and applied for the VBC. The DC DPS consist of both a resistor load and a boost converter load. The load variations cause the instability of the DC DPS. This instability is mitigated by the VBC. The simulation results by Matlab simulink and experimental results are presented for validating the proposed VBC and designed control technique.