Title :
Transformer for an N-port isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter
Author :
Phattanasak, M. ; Kaewmanee, W. ; Thounthong, P. ; Gavagsaz-Ghoachani, Roghayeh ; Martin, John Paul ; Pierfederici, S. ; Davat, B. ; Zandi, Marjan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Teacher Training in Electr. Eng., King Mongkut´s Univ. of Technol. North Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
Abstract :
In this paper, a transformer for an N-port isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter is presented. This converter can be used in hybrid renewable energy systems where many of energy sources and storage devices and load are required. The final model allows simple calculation of the exchanged power between ports. The example of three-winding transformer for a three-port DC-DC converter is realized. The proposed method was verified experimentally. Finally, this transformer was used in a hybrid energy source where the main energy source was a fuel cell coupled with a storage device (a bank of supercapacitor).
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; fuel cells; hybrid power systems; renewable energy sources; transformer windings; N-port isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter; exchanged power; fuel cell; hybrid energy source; hybrid renewable energy system; load; storage device; three-port DC-DC converter; three-winding transformer; Circuit faults; Inductance; Load modeling; Renewable energy sources; Transformer cores; Windings; DC-DC Converter; Transformer; hybrid sources;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Engineering/Electronics, Computer, Telecommunications and Information Technology (ECTI-CON), 2013 10th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Krabi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0546-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECTICon.2013.6559647
