Alexander Bubovich, M. Vorobyov, I. Galkin, A. Blinov, A. Giannakis
{"title":"Overview of Bidirectional Unfolding Converters for Battery Energy Storage Systems","authors":"Alexander Bubovich, M. Vorobyov, I. Galkin, A. Blinov, A. Giannakis","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923093","url":null,"abstract":"In order to support wider use of distributed renewable sources and mitigate the negative effects of their intermittent behavior, nowadays they are often installed together with energy storages, located on-site or nearby. Battery energy storage systems (BESS) allow not only to match consumption and generation profiles more closely, but also they provide various ancillary grid-supporting services. The enabling technology for these emerging opportunities is related to power electronic interfaces between the DC battery and the AC grid. Generally, a two-stage power conversion approach is used, where the battery-side DC-DC stage is responsible for controlling the battery current and grid-side DC-AC stage controls the current taken or injected to the grid. These two stages are connected through a bulky DC-link capacitor with stabilized voltage. Such an approach has however reached its limits in terms of efficiency, power density and cost. Therefore, a lot of research is currently focused on alternative topologies, enabling higher performances than the well-developed two stages approach. One of the promising configurations of such alternative topology includes a DC-DC converter, that forms sine voltage half-waves and an unfolding circuit, which provides the commutation of these half-waves to the grid. This paper presents a review of unfolding converters in the context of BESS. Configurations of unfolding circuits with DC-DC choppers, dual active bridge converters and multilevel converters, as well as the partial power converters are analyzed.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114081950","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}
Yufei Li, Y. Liao, Xiongfei Wang, L. Nordström, P. Mittal, Minjie Chen, H. Poor
{"title":"Neural Network Models and Transfer Learning for Impedance Modeling of Grid-Tied Inverters","authors":"Yufei Li, Y. Liao, Xiongfei Wang, L. Nordström, P. Mittal, Minjie Chen, H. Poor","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923064","url":null,"abstract":"The future power grid will be supported by a large number of grid-tied inverters whose dynamics are critical for grid stability and power flow control. The operating conditions of these inverters vary across a wide range, leading to different small-signal impedances and different grid-interface behaviors. Analytical impedance models derived at specific operating points can hardly capture nonlinearities and nonidealities of the physical systems. The applicability of electromagnetic transient (EMT) simulations is often limited by the system complexity and the available computational resources. This paper applies neural network and transfer learning to impedance modeling of grid-tied inverters. It is shown that a neural network (NN) trained by data automatically acquired from EMT simulations outperforms the one trained by traditional analytical models when unknown information exist in simulations. Pre-training the NN with analytically calculated data can greatly reduce the amount of simulation data needed to achieve good modeling results.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"197 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123107042","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}
Renata Oliveira de Sousa, Abhijit Kulkarni, Mikkel Stenkjær Hansen, Joachim Melkær Midtgaard, R. Teodorescu
{"title":"Wireless Control of Smart Battery Systems","authors":"Renata Oliveira de Sousa, Abhijit Kulkarni, Mikkel Stenkjær Hansen, Joachim Melkær Midtgaard, R. Teodorescu","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923316","url":null,"abstract":"Smart Battery (SB) is a new concept that combines advanced power electronics, wireless communication, and artificial intelligence to increase the performance and extend the lifetime of the battery. In this paper, the concept of wireless control of SB systems is introduced. The hardware design of the electronic circuit needed to implement the smart battery is presented. Moreover, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) with connection-oriented is the most interesting solution to obtain lower power consumption and security of the system. The wireless architecture proposed can establish at least 133 connections per second among central control and smart cells. The wireless communication was validated through an experimental wireless development platform.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"197 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123322116","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}
Reza Barzegarkhoo, Majid Farhangi, S. Lee, R. Aguilera, Y. Siwakoti, M. Liserre
{"title":"Active Neutral Point-Clamped Five-Level Inverter With Single-Stage Dynamic Voltage Boosting Capability","authors":"Reza Barzegarkhoo, Majid Farhangi, S. Lee, R. Aguilera, Y. Siwakoti, M. Liserre","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923158","url":null,"abstract":"The circuit performance of conventional active neutral point-clamped (ANPC) inverter is widely accepted in many renewable energy-based applications like photovoltaic (PV) or electric vehicle grid-connected systems. This is mainly because of its excellent characteristics in terms of voltage/current stress profile of the switches, bidirectional power flow capability, and efficient operation. Nonetheless, due to its half-dc link voltage utilization in the ac output voltage, another power processing stage with additional active and passive elements is required to make its output voltage compatible with the grid when low and wide varying input dc source is available. In this paper, a novel ANPC-based five-level (ANPC5L) inverter with a single-stage boost-integrated circuit design is presented. The proposed topology is able to make the peak output voltage of the conventional ANPC5L inverter followed by a front-end bidirectional boost converter double using the same number of power switches but with less total standing voltage across semiconductors. The working principles of the proposed topology is discussed. Experimental results obtained from 1.3 kW laboratory-built prototype under the grid-connected condition are also given to support the discussion.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127838368","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}
Alvaro Morales Munoz, F. Freijedo, S. Pugliese, M. Liserre
{"title":"A Passivity-Based High-Bandwidth Voltage Control for Grid-Forming Inverters","authors":"Alvaro Morales Munoz, F. Freijedo, S. Pugliese, M. Liserre","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923312","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923312","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing number of power electronic devices connected to the power system is leading it to new stability challenges. The uncertainty of the grid-model may complicate the controller design and compromise stability. As a countermeasure, LQR and pole-placement techniques can be re-oriented to design for passivity, which is leading to new controller design paradigms. Nevertheless, as a general rule, all the variables of the system are considered in the full bandwidth, which may become unfeasible or costly in the industrial scenario. An original controller design technique for LC or LCL filter which accomplishes passivity in a wide range of frequency is proposed. Besides, it reduces the voltage sensor needs, even controlling it, being suitable for Grid-Forming. As consequence, the complexity of the software, hardware and price are reduced. Experimental verification is provided: impedance of the converter from the grid side and response against a changes in the reference/load.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126232904","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}
D. Schulz, Klemens Schneider, Marcel Weßbecher, V. Hagenmeyer, M. Zitterbart, M. Hiller
{"title":"Hardware Realization of Participants in an Energy Packet-based Power Grid","authors":"D. Schulz, Klemens Schneider, Marcel Weßbecher, V. Hagenmeyer, M. Zitterbart, M. Hiller","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923290","url":null,"abstract":"The many changes and challenges faced by power grids have generated scientific interest in possible architectures for the next-generation power grid. An emerging approach is the energy packet grid (EP grid), a new paradigm for the power grid that is inspired by selected Internet design principles, in which grid participants exchange energy packets (EPs). We propose a hardware realization of participants in such an EP grid. This realization enables a comprehensive verification of EP concepts and protocols. The present paper discusses the necessary power electronic components together with a signal processing and control architecture. Laboratory measurements show first energy packet transfers and validate the presented concept.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132104345","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}
Maryam Sarebanzadeh, M. Hosseinzadeh, C. Garcia, E. Babaei, José Raúl Rodríguez Rodríguez, R. Kennel
{"title":"A Switched-Diode Topology for Cascaded Multilevel Converters with Reduced Number of Switches","authors":"Maryam Sarebanzadeh, M. Hosseinzadeh, C. Garcia, E. Babaei, José Raúl Rodríguez Rodríguez, R. Kennel","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923175","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923175","url":null,"abstract":"In medium-voltage applications, the main issue with multilevel converters is that they require a large number of semiconductor switches when higher voltage levels are required. The main objective of this paper is to propose a multilevel converter topology that requires fewer semiconductor switches and lower voltage stress than other multilevel converters. To address the limitations of existing multilevel converters, the designed topology uses switched diode instant power switches. With twelve power switches, the proposed topology generates a 63-level in an asymmetric configuration. Based on a comparison with other reported cascaded structures, the new cascade topology produces a large number of levels with reduced power switches. Using the MATLAB/Simulink environment, the proposed 63-level converter is tested with resistance and resistance-inductive loads.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134318947","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":"Study on the Effect of External Drain-Source Capacitance on the Turn-On Switching Characteristics of SiC MOSFET Using an Analytical Model","authors":"Zaojun Ma, Y. Pei, Laili Wang, Zhiyuan Qi, Qingshou Yang, Guanghui Zeng","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923252","url":null,"abstract":"The application of SiC MOSFET helps improve the efficiency and power density of power electronic converters due to its high frequency, high efficiency, and high temperature advantages. By connecting an external capacitance Cext in parallel with the drain and source of SiC MOSFET, the soft turn-off switching of SiC MOSFET can be achieved. However, the impact of Cext on the turn-on switching process of SiC MOSFET is unclear. In this paper, an analytical model based on a half-bridge configuration is established to study the turn-on switching characteristics of SiC MOSFET. The nonlinearity of parasitic capacitances, transfer characteristic, and output characteristics are considered in the model to ensure accuracy. Besides, the reverse recovery characteristics of the body diode as a freewheeling diode are measured experimentally. Based on the model, the effect of Cext on the turn-on switching characteristics of SiC MOSFET is deeply analyzed. Finally, an experimental platform is built to verify the model.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132262650","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}
Jian-cen Tang, Zhixiang Zou, Yi Zhang, Xingqi Liu, Ruo-lan Xu
{"title":"Stabilized Control Strategy of ST-Fed Grid Based on Reinforcement Learning for More Sustainable Airports","authors":"Jian-cen Tang, Zhixiang Zou, Yi Zhang, Xingqi Liu, Ruo-lan Xu","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923095","url":null,"abstract":"Smart transformer (ST) is used in more sustainable airport power supply system due to its excellent characteristics. However, with the increasing installation of renewables in grid, the interactions between ST and renewables could incur stability problems. In this paper, a small-signal model of the ST-based ground power system (GPU) is established to analyze the system stability. Then, a Biquad filter-based stabilized control is proposed to improve the stability of the ST-fed grid. A reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm is used to facilitate the control design and enhance the system robustness when system parameters change.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131018897","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":"Maximizing the Benefits of Dynamic VAR Compensators on Distribution Systems with High Penetration PV","authors":"Keith DSouza, M. Baran, A. Vukojevic","doi":"10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PEDG54999.2022.9923214","url":null,"abstract":"High penetration of solar photovotaic systems (PVs) in a distribution system can impact its operation considerably, causing issues like voltage violations, voltage flicker, increase in system losses and excessive regulator operations. Recently, power- electronics-based Dynamic VAR Compensators (DVCs) have been developed as an effective solution to mitigate these issues caused by PVs. In order to assess the benefits of DVCs (and other such devices), this paper first introduces metrics to quantify the main benefits a DVC offers, such as a reduction in tap operation, voltage variation, voltage flicker, etc. This paper also proposes a methodology to properly place and dispatch the DVC to maximize these benefits. The case study presented illustrates the effectiveness of the proposed methodology and highlights the achievable benefits. The results indicate that it is possible to obtain multiple benefits from a DVC in distribution systems with high penetration PV.","PeriodicalId":276307,"journal":{"name":"2022 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG)","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121306982","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}