A multi-winding transformer based power converter topology for a growing DC micro-grid structure

Author

Gunasekaran, Deepak ; Umanand, L.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore, India

fYear

2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A DC micro-grid essentially consists of power ports, bidirectional power converter and a controller structure that enables the control of dynamic power flow. In this paper, a prototype of a micro-grid structure using a recently proposed multi-winding transformer based power converter has been implemented. The power converter topology is further extended to multiple transformer cores in order to form a growing micro-grid structure. Additionally, modifications have been made in order to incorporate a battery charge controller with the main power circuit. All the other advantages of the power converter and its control scheme are still preserved.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; cores; distributed power generation; load flow control; power distribution control; transformer windings; DC microgrid structure; battery charge controller; bidirectional DC-DC power converter topology; dynamic power flow control; multiple transformer core; multiwinding transformer; power circuit; power port; Batteries; Capacitors; Ports (Computers); Prototypes; Topology; Transformer cores; Windings; dc-dc converter; micro-grid; multi-winding transformer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Drives and Energy Systems (PEDES), 2012 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bengaluru

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-4506-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDES.2012.6484413

Filename

6484413