Abstract
The technical challenges associated with distributed generation along with the increased adoption of electric vehicles has motivated the development of new configurations for dc microgrids. In this paper, a novel unidirectional multi-port power converter acts as the building block for interfacing different configurations of PV energy conversion systems, allowing it to reach high efficiency for a wide range of input power. Additionally, depending on the connection of the sources, the converter can act as a buck-boost converter or a buck converter, where the former offers wider input voltage range and the latter offers higher efficiency. Additionally, a sum/difference control scheme suitable for both configurations is presented. Simulation results are provided for a 32 kW PV system, establishing a comparison between the two configurations and validating the proposed topology and control scheme.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IECON 2016 - 42nd Annual Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society |
| Pages | 6722-6727 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781509034741 |
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| State | Published - 21 Dec 2016 |
| Event | 42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016 - Florence, Italy Duration: 24 Oct 2016 → 27 Oct 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference) |
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Conference
| Conference | 42nd Conference of the Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Italy |
| City | Florence |
| Period | 24/10/16 → 27/10/16 |
Bibliographical note
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