Title :
An isolated multiport bidirectional DC-DC converter for PV-battery-DC microgrid applications
Author :
Jianwu Zeng ; Wei Qiao ; Liyan Qu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
This paper proposes a new isolated, multiport, bidirectional DC-DC converter with the least number of switches for photovoltaic (PV)-battery-DC microgrid applications. The proposed converter is able to perform the maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control for the PV system when solar energy is available as well as control the charge and discharge of the battery with the PV system and the DC microgrid. Simulation and experimental studies are carried out and validate the proposed converter for simultaneous power management of a PV-battery system connected to a DC microgrid.
Keywords :
distributed power generation; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; solar cells; solar power; MPPT control; PV-battery-DC microgrid application; isolated multiport bidirectional DC-DC converter; maximum power point tracking control; power management; solar energy; Batteries; Capacitors; Equivalent circuits; Load flow; Microgrids; Steady-state; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
DOI :
10.1109/ECCE.2014.6954084
