• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new method for the current ripple reduction of a three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter. Usually, the three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter is used for battery charging and discharging to reduce battery current ripple. In V2G application, a PWM AC-DC converter is used to connect the AC power grid and three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter for battery charging and discharging. The magnitude of DC link voltage affects the battery current ripple magnitude. Therefore, the magnitude of the battery ripple current is analyzed with variations of battery and DC link voltages. The ripple current magnitude is found to be minimized by controlling the DC link voltage. Simulation and experimental results show the usefulness of the proposed method.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.530-537
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• 2016

This work deals with a switching method for minimizing overcurrent in a three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter with frequency modulation. Generally, a three-phase interleaved DC-DC converter is used to reduce a current ripple component. The combined operation of three-phase and two-phase converters can significantly reduce the ripple component. However, the conventional PWM method cannot solve severe overcurrent during phase transfer or frequency variation for power control. To overcome this problem, this work proposes a new PWM switching method. A 3 kW DC-DC power converter is designed and implemented, and the converter is operated in discontinuous current mode with varying switching frequencies for power control. Simulation and experimental results show the validity of the proposed switching method. The proposed switching method can be widely used in the field of current ripple reduction for three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converters.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제64권9호
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• pp.1306-1314
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• 2015

This paper deals with a switching method of a three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter to obtain high efficiency in wide load range. The proposed soft-switching method provides ZVS and ZCS at turn-on, and ZVS at turn-off of the switch as well as considerably reduced conduction loss in light load. Simulation and experiment are carried out with a bidirectional DC-DC converter having the power rating of 3 [kW], and those results show the validity of the proposed switching method.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.55-62
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• 2015

This paper deals with a switching method to minimize the current ripple component of 3-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter for charging and discharging of the battery. The characteristics of the output current ripple in 3-phase and 2-phase operation modes according to the variation of battery voltage is analyzed and a phase conversion method for minimizing the magnitude of the current ripple is proposed. The proposed method can extend the light load range because the switching frequency is lower than that of a 3-phase operating system. Simulation and experimental results show the usefulness of the proposed method.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2011

본 논문은 5kW 배터리 충전기용 3상 인터리브드 DC-DC 컨버터 설계 및 실험에 대하여 서술하였으며, 배터리 시스템은 풍력 시스템의 안정화를 위해 사용한다. 배터리 충전기는 배터리, 3상 인터리브드 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터, 직류단, 계통연계형 인버터로 구성된다. 납축전지는 matlab으로 간단한 R-C모델링 하였으며, 스텝 전류 방전 실험에 따라 배터리 파라미터를 구하였다. 3상 인터리브드 DC-DC 컨버터를 이용해 배터리의 전류 리플을 감소시켰으며, 5kW 배터리 충전기를 제작하여 충·방전모드 제어기를 설계하고 실험하였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.260-266
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• 2016

A new method for the current ripple reduction of a three-phase interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed. The converter used in this study operates in discontinuous mode to minimize the switching losses. All the switches are turned on at ZVS and ZCS conditions, and turned off at ZVS condition. The charging and discharging power of the battery is controlled by varying the switching frequency while maintaining the discontinuous mode operation. A 3 kW 20 kHz power converter is designed and implemented. Simulation and experimental results show the validity of the proposed method. The proposed control method can be used to reduce the battery ripple current significantly.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.905-914
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• 2016

This paper proposes a new phase current reconstruction technique for interleaved three-phase bidirectional dc-dc converters using a single current sensor. In the proposed current reconstruction algorithm, a single current sensor is employed at the dc-link, and the dc-link current information is sampled at either the peak or valley point of the pulse-width modulation (PWM) carriers regularly. From the obtained current information, all phase currents are reconstructed in a single PWM cycle. After that, the digital current controller is applied to achieve current balancing in each phase. Compare to the previous multiple current sensor method, the proposed strategy reduces the number of the current sensors in the interleaved three-phase bidirectional converter as well as reducing potential current sensing error caused by non-ideal characteristics of the multiple current sensors. The effectiveness of the proposed method is verified from the experiments based on a 3kW three-phase bidirectional converter prototype for the automotive battery charging application.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.879-891
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• 2018

A bidirectional dc-dc converter is used in battery energy storage systems owing to the growing requirements of a charging and discharging mode of battery. The magnetic coupling of output or input inductors in parallel-connected multi modules of a bidirectional dc-dc converter is often utilized to reduce the peak-to-peak ripple size of the inductor current. This study proposes a novel design guideline to achieve minimal ripple size of the inductor current under bidirectional power flow. The newly proposed design guideline of optimized coupling factor is applicable to the buck and boost operation modes of a bidirectional dc-dc converter. Therefore, the coupling factor value of the coupled inductor does not have to be optimized separately for buck and boost operation modes. This new observation is explained using the theoretical model of coupled inductor and confirmed through simulation and experimental test.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2014

This paper deals with novel soft-switching method for a bidirectional DC-DC converter in battery charging and discharging system. The proposed soft-switching method provides ZVS and ZCS at turn-on, and ZVS at turn-off of the switch in both charging and discharging operation modes. The soft switching condition can be obtained in wide load range, and provide low switching loss as well as low voltage spike at turn-off of the switch. Proposed method is analyzed in charging and discharging mode. Simulation and experimental results validate the usefulness of the proposed soft-switching method.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2014년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.29-30
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• 2014

본 논문에서는 Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS)이 가능한 양방향 3상 인터리브드 DC-DC 컨버터를 제안한다. 기존의 일반적인 하프 브릿지형 양방향 DC-DC 컨버터와 달리 ZVS를 만족시킴으로써 고효율을 달성하였고, 3상 인터리브드 방식을 적용함으로써 출력 전류 리플을 저감시키고 스위치의 정격을 낮출 수 있도록 하였다. 또한 제안하는 토폴로지는 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증하였다.