Qinghui Huang, Chushan Li, Heya Yang, Yufei Dong, Wuhua Li, Xiangning He, Wei Zhang, Junfei Han
{"title":"Islanding Detection Methods Based on Self-oscillation of Particular Frequency in DC Distribution Systems","authors":"Qinghui Huang, Chushan Li, Heya Yang, Yufei Dong, Wuhua Li, Xiangning He, Wei Zhang, Junfei Han","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124587","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124587","url":null,"abstract":"Detecting the DC-based island is essential for safe operation of DC distribution system. State-of-the-art of islanding detection methods in DC systems mainly utilize the positive feedback principle to shift the voltage amplitude out of the normal range and then trigger over/under voltage protection. However, this has the negative consequences of deteriorating of power quality and causing blackouts in the islanding event. This paper proposes the methods of oscillation of particular frequency as an indicator to detect islanding conditions quickly with less deterioration of power quality and no blackouts. Firstly, the paper establishes the model of the DC distribution system for the purpose of analyzing DC-based islanding mechanism. This paper then introduces two islanding-detection methods that implement the voltage oscillation at particular frequency as an indication of islanding conditions. Finally, the proposed methods are validated through time-domain nonlinear simulations and experimental results from a laboratory-scale DC distribution system.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124049791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dong Li, Carl Ngai Man Ho, Ken Kingman Siu, Mandip Pokharel
{"title":"A Module-Based Hierarchical Microgrid with a Bottom-Up Building Architecture for Rural Electrification","authors":"Dong Li, Carl Ngai Man Ho, Ken Kingman Siu, Mandip Pokharel","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124374","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a module-based hierarchical microgrid (MG) architecture is proposed to help rural electrification. It provides a bottom-up way to form a MG with multilayer expandability. The proposed MG overcomes the drawback of conventional MG that requires high upfront cost and long leading time. It provides an organic way to form a MG that allows user to scale up the system while the demands growing, which can fully utilize the existing resources. The proposed MG is expandable on different layers that can meet requirements of customers with all power consumption levels. The proposed architecture is based on power unit. Each unit, which contains PV generation and energy storage, can work as a standalone solar home system. Multiple units can be connected as a group to scale up the local power supply. Groups can be interconnected through a public bus with gateway converters to form a community network, which can supply public usages and enables power exchange among the households. A fully decentralized communication-less control method is also proposed to achieve plug-n-play. Detailed design, analysis and implementation of the proposed module-based MG is provided in this paper. Simulation and preliminary experiment results have been provided to verify the concept and analytical study.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"199 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124458442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three-Phase Interleaved LLC Resonant Converter with Integrated Planar Magnetics for Telecom and Server Application","authors":"R. Gadelrab, F. Lee, Qiang Li","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124392","url":null,"abstract":"The LLC converter is considered the most efficient topology in server and telecom applications. And, it has been demonstrated that three interleaved LLC converters can achieve further efficiency improvement at the 3KW power level. However, the magnetic components for multiphase LLC are complex, bulky, and difficult to manufacture in a cost-effective manner. In this paper, a high-frequency GaN based three-phase LLC converter is utilized to attempt to address these challenges. With GaN operating at 1 megahertz, all magnetic components, namely three inductors and three transformers, can be integrated in one common structure while all magnetic windings are contained in a compact 4-layer PCB with 3 oz. copper. The proposed structure can be easily and cost effectively manufactured in high quantities. Furthermore, up to a 20db reduction of common-mode noise, from 150KHz up to 30MHz, can be realized if 2 additional PCB layers are employed for proposed CM noise shielding. A 3kW 400V/48V 3-phase prototype is demonstrated, with an expected peak efficiency of 97.4% and a power density of 450W/in3 (28 kW/L).","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124480250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modeling and Reduction of Radiated EMI in Non-isolated Power Converters in Automotive Applications","authors":"Juntao Yao, Shuo Wang, Zheng Luo","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124443","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124443","url":null,"abstract":"This paper develops modeling and reduction techniques of the radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI) in non-isolated power converters in automotive applications. In modeling investigations, noise source models and the antenna models are developed to reveal the generation of the common mode (CM) noise and the radiated EMI in the investigated buck-boost power converter. The developed models can predict the radiated EMI with clear physical meanings of the switching noise, the power converter topology, and the PCB parasitics. The influences of the PCB ground layer parasitics on the radiated EMI are first revealed. In noise reduction investigations, several techniques are proposed including 1) PCB layout improvement for reducing the parasitics of the ground layer and 2) circuit topology improvement including the addition of a capacitor across the input and output nodes and improvement of the PCB traces connecting the cross capacitor. Experimental verifications of the radiated modeling and reduction techniques are conducted on a buck-boost power converter in automotive lighting applications.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125909337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-Coupled Series-Capacitor Quadruple Step-Down Buck Converter","authors":"Michael Halamíček, T. McRae, A. Prodic","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124412","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124412","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a novel two-phase dc-dc multi-level flying capacitor converter topology. This topology is well-suited for emerging high step-down applications. It features both natural balancing of the inductor phase currents as well as inherent flying capacitor voltage stabilisation. The switching node voltage swing reduction of $frac{{{V_g}}}{4}$ is achieved with the same number of switches required by the 5-level multi-level flying capacitor buck, which does not have inherent balancing features, and the 4-phase series capacitor buck which requires components with higher voltage ratings. The functionality of the topology is demonstrated with a prototype with peak operating efficiencies of 94.5% for 48V-to-1V operation and 95.9% for 24V-to-1V operation.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"55 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125964182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Generalized Bidirectional Multilevel DC-DC Converter","authors":"Hao Hu, S. Ghosh, T. Long","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9123993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9123993","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a novel generalized bidirectional multilevel DC-DC converter is introduced. The proposed converter is capable of high power conversion between low voltage (LV) and medium voltage (MV) levels by using uniform low-voltage half bridge IGBT module. Single source is applied at low voltage side and both single and multiple sources in series can be applied at high voltage side. The operating rules for bidirectional operation are introduced and switching states and sequences are analyzed. Simulation and experimental results of a 4-level hardware prototype is used as an example to validate the proposal. Importantly, the unbalancing issue is investigated. Small signal model and closed-loop control are developed to balance capacitor voltages. Simulation results is presented finally to testify the necessity and practicability of the proposed closed- loop control.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125997888","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Small-signal Modeling for Adaptive Closed-loop Control in Two-coil Wireless Power System","authors":"K. Tang, Huawei Yang, Huaiqi Xie, Yuan Cao","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124112","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a small-signal modeling for an adaptive closed-loop control in two-coil wireless power transfer (WPT) system is presented and discussed. In the WPT system, the output voltage/power is controlled to maintain constant under changing transmission distances (DIS) and misalignment (MIS) conditions between transmitter coil (Tx) and receiver coil (Rx). The WPT system consists of a non-inverting buck-boost converter, a switching power amplifier (for DC to AC conversion), a Tx coil, a Rx coil, a full-bridge rectifier (for AC to DC conversion) and a micro controller unit. Modeling for the system is analyzed to facilitate and guide the design of the controller. The developed small-signal modeling is evaluated and validated by the system bode plots and voltage reference transient experimental results. Detailed sets of modeling derivation are analyzed and discussed throughout the paper and the system operation and performance are evaluated.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"94 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124613905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Soft-switching Single-stage Zeta-/SEPIC-based Inverter/Rectifier","authors":"M. Khodabandeh, M. Amirabadi","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124509","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, two soft-switching single-stage converters are proposed: A Zeta-based inverter and a SEPIC-based rectifier. These two converters are capable of both stepping up and stepping down the voltage in a wide range. Moreover, these converters use a very small film capacitor at the link, instead of electrolytic capacitors that are used in most of the conventional two-stage inverters and rectifiers. Electrolytic capacitors have a shorter lifetime compared to other components of a power electronic converter and their elimination significantly improves the reliability of a converter. This feature is feasible due to having an ac link voltage instead of a dc link. All the semiconductor switches in the proposed converters benefit from zero-current-switching with the help of a very small inductor placed in series with the link capacitor with no auxiliary/additional active switch/diode. Due to the small size of the link capacitor, which is the main energy transferring component of the converters, the dynamic response of both converters is very fast, making these converters suitable for very fast response (VFR) applications. Furthermore, a high-frequency transformer can be employed at the link in case galvanic isolation is needed, thanks to the high-frequency ac voltage of the link. In this paper the principles of the operation of these converters are explained, and their performance is evaluated through simulation and experiments.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124710467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xun Zhao, Hui Wang, Hanbing Dan, Zhengzhang Di, Yao Sun, M. Su, M. Rivera, P. Wheeler
{"title":"A Cascade PI-SMC Method for Brushless Doubly-Fed Induction Machine with Matrix Converter","authors":"Xun Zhao, Hui Wang, Hanbing Dan, Zhengzhang Di, Yao Sun, M. Su, M. Rivera, P. Wheeler","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124209","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124209","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a cascade proportional-integral continuous second-order sliding mode control method for brushless doubly-fed induction machine. This method consists of the speed out-loop proportional-integral controller and the current inner-loop sliding mode control. Proportional-integral controller provides references to the inner-loop sliding mode control with constraints according to the system requirements in terms of maximum current and speed limits. Sliding mode control method is designed to achieve excellent robustness and anti-interference ability, which is suitable for machines with nonlinear structures. Experimental results demonstrate the fast-dynamic performance and excellent robust tracking of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129756329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Closed-loop admittance shaping using impedance-based stability criteria in QFT robust control technique","authors":"J. M. Del Toro, Carlos de la Viesca, S. Cóbreces","doi":"10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC39645.2020.9124605","url":null,"abstract":"This paper introduces a novel QFT voltage controller that allows the input admittance shaping of power converters in frequency domain, allowing to define its magnitude and its phase. The destabilizing effect associated with the constant power load behavior of power converters is mitigated with this input admittance shaping, because it has been shaped using an impedance-based stability criterion, opposing argument criteria. The obtained simulation results, under unfavourable conditions, verify the theoretical development.","PeriodicalId":171455,"journal":{"name":"2020 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128303752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}