• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2015.10a
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• pp.484-487
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• 2015

This paper describes a dual-input battery charger with MPPT control using photovoltaic and piezoelectric energy. Each energy is harvested from photovoltaic cells and piezoelectric cells and is stored to each capacitor. The battery voltage is boosted by charger block and two energy sources are used as input to charge battery capacitor. A DC-DC boost converter is designed to boost the battery voltage, and inductor sharing technique is employed such that only one inductor is required. The time division ratio for piezoelectric cell and photovoltaic cell is set to 8:1. The proposed circuit is designed in a 0.35um CMOS process technology. The condition of battery capacitor is managed by battery management block and the battery voltage can be boosted up to 3V. The maximum efficiency of the designed entire system is 88.56%, and the chip area including pads is $1230um{\times}1330um$.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.471-477
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• 2012

In this paper, in order to use module integrated converter using cascaded buck-boost converter for a low battery charger in stand-alone system, a charging algorithm which considers photovoltaic and battery status and PWM controllers which are changed according to charging modes are proposed. The proposed algorithm consists of constant current mode, constant voltage mode and maximum power point tracking mode which enables the battery to charge with maximum power rate. This paper also presents design of cascaded buck-boost converter that is the photovoltaic charger system. A 150W prototype system is built according to verify proposed the charger system and the algorithm.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2014.10a
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• pp.561-564
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• 2014

In this paper a photovoltaic energy harvesting charger with battery management circuit is proposed. The proposed circuit harvests maximum power from a solar cell by employing MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) control and charges an external capacitor battery with the harvested energy. The charging state of the battery is controlled according to the signals from the battery management circuit. The proposed circuit is designed in a 0.35um CMOS process technology and its functionality has been verified through extensive simulations. The maximum efficiency of the designed entire system is 84.8%, and the chip area including pads is $1350um{\times}1200um$.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.1602-1613
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• 2014

The continuous growth of electric vehicles has caused electric power shortages in conventional utilities owing to the charging of electric-vehicle batteries. In order to increase the capacity of these utilities, photovoltaic systems may be an appropriate solution because of their benefits. However, a large amount of loss is generated in a conventional charging structure using photovoltaic sources owing to the many power conversion processes. This paper describes a simple integrated battery charger that utilizes a PV generation system. Moreover, the system control algorithm is deduced by analyzing the operation modes in order to control the proposed integrated system. The proposed system and algorithm are verified by a 3.3-kW prototype, resulting in an increase in the efficiency of approximately 7% to 15% compared with the conventional system. And, to examine the feasibility of the proposed system, the simulation for multi-charger with various conditions are progressed.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.929-938
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• 2015

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and battery charging control are two important functions for a solar battery charger. The former improves utilization of the available solar energy, while the latter ensures a prolonged battery life. Nevertheless, complete implementation of both functions can be complex and costly, especially for low voltage application such as standalone street lamps. In this paper, the operation of a solar battery charger for standalone street light systems is investigated. Using only one voltage sensor, the solar charger is able to operate in both MPPT and constant voltage (CV) charging mode, hence providing high performance at a low cost. Using a lab prototype and a solar simulator, the operation of the charger system is demonstrated and its performance under varying irradiance is validated.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.419-422
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• 1999

This paper deals with stand-alone Photovoltaic system(SPVS) with charger/discharge controller. Main power source of SPVS are generally solar cel and battery. Therefore SPVS can be classified into variable types in accordance with connection type between battery and solar cell. SPVS with charger/discharge controller which can operate solar cell a maximum power point is suggested and designed with instantaneous controller. And system operating characteristics are verified by experiment with a laboratory prototype in this paper.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.201-209
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• 2015

This paper describes a battery charger using photovoltaic energy harvesting with MPPT control. The proposed circuit harvests maximum power from a PV(photovoltaic) cell by employing MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) control and charges an external battery with the harvested energy. The charging state of the battery is controlled according to the signals from a battery management circuit. The MPPT control is implemented using linear relationship between the open-circuit voltage of a PV cell and its MPP voltage such that a pilot PV cell can track the MPP of a main PV cell in real time. The proposed circuit is designed in a $0.35{\mu}m$ CMOS process technology and its functionality has been verified through extensive simulations. The maximum efficiency of the designed entire system is 86.2% and the chip area including pads is $1.35mm{\times}1.2mm$.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.97-104
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• 2017

In the present industrial field, the demand for the development of the solar power source device and the charging device for the solar cell is gradually increasing. The solar charger is largely divided into a DC-DC converter that converts the voltage generated from the sunlight to a charging voltage, and a battery and a charger that are charged with an actual battery. The conventional charger topology is used either as a Buck converter or a Boost converter alone, which has the disadvantage that the battery can not always be charged to the desired maximum power as input and output conditions change. Although studies using a topology capable of boosting and stepping have been carried out, Buck-Boost converters or Sepic converters with relatively low efficiency have been used. In this paper, we propose a new Buck Boost combination power converter topology structure that can use Buck converter and Boost converter at the same time to improve inductor current ripple and power converter efficiency caused by wide voltage control range like solar charger.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.26 no.8
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• pp.587-590
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• 2013

Release competition and development of eco-friendly vehicles have been conducted violently also automaker, it will be a high growth industry of the charger and battery, which is the driving source of the motor of an electric vehicle. Reduces the on-resistance power elements DC - DC converter for battery charger for electric vehicles, must minimize switching losses. Should have a low on-resistance power than existing products. Compare the Super Junction MOSFET and Planar MOSFET, As a result, super junction MOSFET improve on about 87.4% on-state voltage drop performance than planar MOSFET.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.50.1-50.1
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• 2011

전력수요가 적을 때 잉여전력을 저장하고 전력수요가 많은 시간대나 전기료가 비싼 시간대에 저장된 전력을 사용함으로서 전력의 활용 효율을 높이고, 전력공급 시스템을 안정화하기 위해 에너지저장시스템의 연구가 최근에 활발히 진행되고 있다. 또한 공장, 산업용빌딩이나 병원 등 고르고 안정적인 전력의 수요는 늘어나고 있으며, 화석 연료 고갈 문제로 인한 신재생에너지 발전의 중요성도 대두되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 무정전 전원장치, 태양광발전시스템, 에너지 저장 시스템을 모두 통합하였다. 제안한 시스템은 3상 인버터, 부스트 컨버터, 양방향 컨버터, 사이리스터 스위치로 구성된다. 인버터는 계통과 연계되거나 UPS 동작 시 AC 전력을 만든다. 부스트 컨버터는 태양광 패널과 연결되어 MPPT 제어를 수행한다. 양방향 컨버터는 잉여전력을 배터리에 저장을 하고, 전력이 부족할 시에는 배터리의 전력을 방전한다. 사이리스터 스위치는 정전 시 계통과 부하를 끊어주는 역할을 한다. 본 논문에서는 15kW급 시스템으로 구현하여 검증하였다.