scholarly journals Bidirectional Interface Resonant Converter for Wide Voltage Range Storage Applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 377
Author(s):  
Mouncif Arazi ◽  
Alireza Payman ◽  
Mamadou Baïlo Camara ◽  
Brayima Dakyo
Keyword(s):  
Electromagnetic Compatibility ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Harmonic Approximation ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Storage Units

In this paper, a bidirectional zero voltage switching (ZVS) resonant converter with narrow control frequency deviation is proposed. Wide input–output voltage range applications, such as flywheel or supercapacitors storage units are targeted. Due to symmetrical topology of resonant circuit interfaces, the proposed converter has similar behavior in bidirectional operating mode. We call it Dual Active Bridge Converter (DABC). The proposal topology of the converter is subjected to multi resonant circuits which make it necessary to study with multiscale approaches. Thus, first harmonic approximation and use of selective per unit parameters are established in (2) Methods. Then, the forward direction and backward direction of power flux exchange are detailed according to switching sequences. Switching frequency control must be completed within a narrow range. So, the frequency range deterministic parameters are emphasized in the design procedure in (3) Methods. A narrow range of switching frequency and a wide range voltage control must be ensured to suit for energy storage units, power electronic devices capabilities and electromagnetic compatibility. A 3 kW test bench is used to validate operation principles and to proof success of the developed design procedure. The interest of proposed converter is compared to other solutions from the literature in (4) Results.

scholarly journals Wide Voltage Resonant Converter Using a Variable Winding Turns Ratio

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bor-Ren Lin ◽  
Chu-Xian Dai
Keyword(s):  
Low Voltage ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Oxide Semiconductor ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Frequency Variation ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Llc Resonant Converter

This paper presents a inductor–inductor–capacitor (LLC) resonant converter with variable winding turns to achieve wide voltage operation (100–400 V) and realize soft switching operation over the entire load range. Resonant converters have been developed for consumer power units in computers, power servers, medical equipment, and adaptors due to the advantages of less switching loss and better circuit efficiency. The main disadvantages of the LLC resonant converter are narrow voltage range operation owing to wide switching frequency variation and limited voltage gain. For computer power supplies with hold-up time function, electric vehicle battery chargers, and for power conversion in solar panels, wide input voltage or wide output voltage operation capability is normally demanded for powered electronics. To meet these requirements, the variable winding turns are used in the presented circuit to achieve high- or low-voltage gain when Vin is at low- or high-voltage, respectively. Therefore, the wide voltage operation capability can be implemented in the presented resonant circuit. The variable winding turns are controlled by an alternating current (AC) power switch with two back-to-back metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). A 500-W prototype is implemented and test results are presented to confirm the converter performance.

scholarly journals Accurate Prediction of Voltage Gain of the LLC Resonant Converter for EV battery Charge Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 544-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevilay Cetin
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Harmonic Approximation ◽  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Accurate Prediction ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Battery Charge ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Llc Resonant Converter

This work presents detailed analysis of LLC resonant converter to accurately predcit the voltage gain of the converter. Nowadays, Lithium-ion battery cells are mostly preferred for on-board electrical vehicle (EV) battery chargers due to their high power density. This results in wide range output voltage regulation for battery charger. The output voltage regulation of LLC resonant converter is provided by the changing of switching frequency. However, conventional first harmonic approximation (FHA) method applying for resonant power converters produces error below resonance frequency. Therefore, the objective of this paper is accurate prediction of the voltage gain characteristic for LLC resonant converter using in EV battery charge applications. The detailed theoretical anlysis of the LLC resonant converter is presented and the presented analysis is compared with a simulation study with 2.7 kW output power and 250 V-450 V output voltage range.

scholarly journals Step-Up Series Resonant DC–DC Converter with Bidirectional-Switch-Based Boost Rectifier for Wide Input Voltage Range Photovoltaic Applications

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 3747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abualkasim Bakeer ◽  
Andrii Chub ◽  
Dmitri Vinnikov
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Duty Cycle ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Series Resonant

This paper proposes a high gain DC–DC converter based on the series resonant converter (SRC) for photovoltaic (PV) applications. This study considers low power applications, where the resonant inductance is usually relatively small to reduce the cost of the converter realization, which results in low-quality factor values. On the other hand, these SRCs can be controlled at a fixed switching frequency. The proposed topology utilizes a bidirectional switch (AC switch) to regulate the input voltage in a wide range. This study shows that the existing topology with a bidirectional switch has a limited input voltage regulation range. To avoid this issue, the resonant tank is rearranged in the proposed converter to the resonance capacitor before the bidirectional switch. By this rearrangement, the dependence of the DC voltage gain on the duty cycle is changed, so the proposed converter requires a smaller duty cycle than that of the existing counterpart at the same gain. Theoretical analysis shows that the input voltage regulation range is extended to the region of high DC voltage gain values at the maximum input current. Contrary to the existing counterpart, the proposed converter can be realized with a wide range of the resonant inductance values without compromising the input voltage regulation range. Nevertheless, the proposed converter maintains advantages of the SRC, such as zero voltage switching (ZVS) turn-on of the primary-side semiconductor switches. In addition, the output-side diodes are turned off at zero current. The proposed converter is analyzed and compared with the existing counterpart theoretically and experimentally. A 300 W experimental prototype is used to validate the theoretical analysis of the proposed converter. The peak efficiency of the converter is 96.5%.

scholarly journals Bidirectional Resonant Converter for DC Microgrid Applications

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1664
Author(s):  
Bor-Ren Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Resonant Circuit ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Battery Charger ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Active Devices ◽  
Power Operation

A bidirectional resonant converter is presented and verified in this paper for an electric vehicle battery charger/discharger system. The presented circuit can achieve forward and backward power operation, low switching losses on active devices, and wide output voltage operation. The circuit structure of the presented converter includes two resonant circuits on the primary and secondary sides of an isolated transformer. The frequency modulation approach is adopted to control the studied circuit. Owing to the resonant circuit characteristic, active devices for both forward (battery charge) and backward (battery discharge) power operation can be turned on at zero voltage switching. In order to implement a universal battery charger for different kinds of electric vehicle applications, the DC converter is demanded to have a wide output voltage range capability. The topology morphing between a full bridge resonant circuit and half bridge resonant circuit is selected to obtain high- and low-output voltage range operations so that the 200–500 V output voltage range is realized in the presented resonant converter. Compared to the conventional bidirectional converters, the proposed can be operated under a wide voltage range operation. In the end, a 1 kW laboratory prototype circuit is built, and experiments are provided to demonstrate the validity and performance of the presented bidirectional resonant converter.

scholarly journals An LLC and LCL-T Resonant Tanks Based Topology for Battery Charger Application

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-275
Author(s):  
Yuqi Wei ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Charge State ◽  
Current Source ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Magnetic Components ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Charging Current ◽  
Llc Resonant Converter

To achieve the constant current (CC) and constant voltage (CV) charge of the lithium battery, the traditional LLC resonant converter requires the switching frequency varies in a wide range, which brings difficulty to the magnetic components design, and the system efficiency would also be degraded. In this article, a novel topology based on LLC and LCL-T resonant tanks is proposed to reduce the range of operating switching frequency. During the CC charge state, the proposed converter is operating with the LCL-T resonant tank, and it can be regarded as a current source, which provides constant charging current to the battery. During the CV charge state, the LCL-T resonant tank is bypassed and the structure of the proposed converter is modified to a traditional LLC resonant converter, and it is functioning as a CV source. Owing to the high accuracy of the CC and voltage sources, the required operating switching frequency range can be significantly reduced when compared with traditional LLC approaches. Operational principles and design guidelines for the proposed converter are described. Experiment and simulation results from a 180 W prototype are provided to validate the theoretical analysis.

scholarly journals Constant-Current, Constant-Voltage Operation of a Dual-Bridge Resonant Converter: Modulation, Design and Experimental Results

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 12143
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Wu ◽  
Xiaodong Li ◽  
Sheng-Zhi Zhou ◽  
Song Hu ◽  
Hao Chen
Keyword(s):  
High Efficiency ◽  
Experimental Tests ◽  
Rechargeable Batteries ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Constant Voltage ◽  
Switching Loss ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Modulation Methods

To meet the requirements of charging the mainstream rechargeable batteries, in this work, a dual-bridge resonant converter (DBRC) is operated as a battery charger. Thanks to the features of this topology, the required high efficiency can be achieved with a wide range of battery voltage and current by using different modulation variables. Firstly, a typical charging process including constant-voltage stage and constant-current stage is indicated. Then, two different modulation methods of the DBRC are proposed, both of which can realize constant-voltage charging and constant-current charging. Method I adopts phase-shift modulation with constant switching frequency while Method II adopts varying frequency modulation. Furthermore, as guidance for practical application, the design principles and detailed design procedures of the DBRC are customized for the two modulation methods respectively in order to reduce the switching loss and conduction loss. Consequently, the full soft-switching operation with low rms tank current is achieved under the two modulation methods, which contributes to the high efficiency of the whole charging process. At last extensive simulation and experimental tests on a lab prototype converter are performed, which prove the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed modulation strategies.

Response to Loads of Flat-Faced Flanged Connections and Reliability of Some Design Methods

1972 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Jerzy T. Pindera ◽  
Yulun Sze
Keyword(s):  
Contact Area ◽  
Narrow Range ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Elastic Response ◽  
Design Code ◽  
Pressure Pipe ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Interface Contact ◽  
Area Response

Paper presents some characteristic patterns of the elastic response of a typical flat-faced flanged pressure pipe connection, which is loaded by a quasistatically varying system of forces. An actual 300 psi rated pipe connection and several plastic models of the connection were investigated. The obtained results were compared with each other and with the predications of the recent PVRC Design Code and of related theories. The correlation between experimental results obtained for all models and for the actual connection was satisfactory. The correlation between the experimental results and the predictions of the recommended design procedure is not satisfactory in a wide range of loads for some major parameters (e.g. bolt force, flange deformation, interface contact area, response of the bolt assembly, etc.). In a narrow range of loads, the correlation can be considered acceptable for some parameters only.

Phase-shifted Series Resonant Converter with Zero Voltage Switching Turn-on and Variable Frequency Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Salem ◽  
Awang Jusoh ◽  
Nik Rumzi Nik Idris ◽  
Tole Sutikno ◽  
Yonis.M.Yonis Buswig
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Frequency Control ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Light Load ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Series Resonant ◽  
Zero Voltage ◽  
Voltage Switching

This paper presents a phase shifted series resonant converter with step up high frequency transformer to achieve the functions of high output voltage, high power density and wide range of Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS). In this approach, the output voltage is controlled by varying the switching frequency. The controller has been designed to achieve a good stability under different load conditions. The converter will react to the load variation by varying its switching frequency to satisfy the output voltage requirements. Therefore in order to maintain constant output voltage, for light load (50% of the load), the switching frequency will be decreased to meet the desired output, while for the full load (100%) conditions, the switching frequency will be increased. Since the controlled switching frequency is limited by the range between the higher and lower resonant frequencies , the switches can be turned on under ZVS. In this study, a laboratory experiment has been conducted to verify the effectiveness of the system performance.

scholarly journals Rotary Wireless Inductive Transmitter Powered by ZVS Resonant Convertor

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dimitar D. Arnaudov ◽  
Nikolay D. Madzharov ◽  
Nikolay L. Hinov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Studies ◽  
System Stability ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Resonant Converter ◽  
Wireless Power ◽  
Rotating Platform ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Zero Voltage ◽  
Voltage Switching

In this work, an inductive wireless power transfer module powered by resonant converter is studied. The system consists of a zero voltage switching resonant converter and a rotary wireless power transmitter. The design of the rotary wireless power transmitter is presented. Simulation and experimental studies of the system confirm reliable operation of the power electronic converter with a wide range of loads. The zero voltage switching is maintained without significant adjustments in the switching frequency. This improves the system stability with variations in the air gap between transmitting and receiving modules or the magnetic coupling ratio. The studied system is suitable for powering loads placed on a rotating platform or other applications where the disadvantages of moving electrical contacts are undesirable.

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