Single-Stage Boost-Integrated Full-Bridge Converter with Simultaneous MPPT, Wide DC Motor Speed Range, and Current Ripple Reduction

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Journal Article
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IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2019, 66 (9), pp. 6968 - 6978
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2019-09-01
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© 1982-2012 IEEE. This paper presents a new approach to controlling and optimizing a single-stage boost-integrated full-bridge dc-dc converter for a stand-alone photovoltaic-battery-powered dc motor system by combining pulse-frequency modulation (PFM), pulsewidth modulation (PWM), and phase angle shift (PAS). Unlike most of the existing multiport dc-dc converters, which aim at regulating the output voltage (first-or second-quadrant operation), the dc motor load requires both voltage and current reversals (four-quadrant operation). The converter is able to perform three tasks simultaneously: maximum power point tracking (MPPT), battery charging/discharging, and driving the dc motor at variable speeds including bidirectional and stall motions. To achieve these control objectives, the boost inductor and the motor inductance operate in different modes such that PFM and PWM can be used to achieve MPPT and a wide motor voltage range, respectively. By properly adjusting the PAS of the duty cycles, the capacitor and battery rms current value can be reduced, while the operation of the converter remains unchanged, hence improving the conversion efficiency. Experimental results of a 26-W laboratory prototype converter confirmed the proposed design and operation and the efficiency improvement by 2-6%.
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