Controlled-Type ZVS Technique without Auxiliary Components for Micro-inverters

Zhang, Qian,Zhang, Dehua,Hu, Haibing,Shen, John,Batarseh, Issa The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2013 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.13 No.6

This paper proposes a Boundary Current Mode (BCM) control scheme to realize soft switching on a conventional single phase full bridge DC/AC inverter. This technique with the advantages of no auxiliary components, low cost, high efficiency, and simple in control, is attractive for micro-inverter applications. The operation principle and characteristic waveforms of the proposed soft switching technique are analyzed in theory. A digital controller is provided based on that theory. To balance the requirements of efficiency, switching frequency, and inductor size, the design considerations are discussed in detail to guide in BCM inverter construction. A 150W prototype is built under these guidelines to implement the BCM control scheme. Simulation and experiment results demonstrate the feasibilities of the proposed soft switching technique.

Controlled-Type ZVS Technique without Auxiliary Components for Micro-inverters

Qian Zhang,Dehua Zhang,Haibing Hu,John Shen,Issa Batarseh 전력전자학회 2013 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.13 No.6

This paper proposes a Boundary Current Mode (BCM) control scheme to realize soft switching on a conventional single phase full bridge DC/AC inverter. This technique with the advantages of no auxiliary components, low cost, high efficiency, and simple in control, is attractive for micro-inverter applications. The operation principle and characteristic waveforms of the proposed soft switching technique are analyzed in theory. A digital controller is provided based on that theory. To balance the requirements of efficiency, switching frequency, and inductor size, the design considerations are discussed in detail to guide in BCM inverter construction. A 150W prototype is built under these guidelines to implement the BCM control scheme. Simulation and experiment results demonstrate the feasibilities of the proposed soft switching technique.

Resonant Tank Design Considerations and Implementation of a LLC Resonant Converter with a Wide Battery Voltage Range

Sun, Wenjin,Wu, Hongfei,Hu, Haibing,Xing, Yan The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2015 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.15 No.6

This paper illustrates resonant tank design considerations and the implementation of a LLC resonant converter with a wide battery voltage range based on the fundamental harmonic approximation (FHA) analysis. Unlike the conventional design at zero load, the parameter K (the ratio of the transformer magnetizing inductor L_m to the resonant inductor L_r) of the LLC converter in this paper is designed with two charging points, (V_{o_min}, I_{o_max1}) and (V_{o_max}, I_{o_max2}), according to the battery charging strategy. A 2.9kW prototype with an output voltage range of 36V to 72V dc is built to verify the design. It achieves a peak efficiency of 96%.

Resonant Tank Design Considerations and Implementation of a LLC Resonant Converter with a Wide Battery Voltage Range

Wenjin Sun,Hongfei Wu,Haibing Hu,Yan Xing 전력전자학회 2015 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.15 No.6

This paper illustrates resonant tank design considerations and the implementation of a LLC resonant converter with a wide battery voltage range based on the fundamental harmonic approximation (FHA) analysis. Unlike the conventional design at zero load, the parameter K (the ratio of the transformer magnetizing inductor Lm to the resonant inductor Lr) of the LLC converter in this paper is designed with two charging points, (Vo_min, Io_max1) and (Vo_max, Io_max2), according to the battery charging strategy. A 2.9kW prototype with an output voltage range of 36V to 72V dc is built to verify the design. It achieves a peak efficiency of 96%.

Analysis and Design of a Multi-resonant Converter with a Wide Output Voltage Range for EV Charger Applications

Wenjin Sun,Xiang Jin,Li Zhang,Haibing Hu,Yan Xing 전력전자학회 2017 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.17 No.4

This paper illustrates the analysis and design of a multi-resonant converter applied to an electric vehicle (EV) charger. Thanks to the notch resonant characteristic, the multi-resonant converter achieve soft switching and operate with a narrowed switching frequency range even with a wide output voltage range. These advantages make it suitable for battery charging applications. With two more resonant elements, the design of the chosen converter is more complex than the conventional LLC resonant converter. However, there is not a distinct design outline for the multi-resonant converters in existing articles. According to the analysis in this paper, the normalized notch frequency fr2n and the second series resonant frequency fr3n are more sensitive to the notch capacitor ratio q than the notch inductor ratio k. Then resonant capacitors should be well-designed before the other resonant elements. The peak gain of the converter depends mainly on the magnetizing inductor ratio Ln and the normalized load Q. And it requires a smaller Ln and Q to provide a sufficient voltage gain Mmax at (Vo_max, Po_max). However, the primary current increases with (LnQ)<SUP>-1</SUP>, and results in a low efficiency. Then a detailed design procedure for the multi-resonant converter has been provided. A 3.3kW prototype with an output voltage range of 50V to 500V dc and a peak efficiency of 97.3 % is built to verify the design and effectiveness of the converter.

High-Pass-Filter-Based Virtual Impedance Control for LCL-filtered Inverters Under Weak Grid

Wang, Jiangfeng,Xing, Yan,Zhang, Li,Hu, Haibing,Yang, Tianyu,Lu, Daorong The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2018 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.18 No.6

Voltage feed-forward control (VFFC) is widely used in LCL-type grid-tied inverters due to its advantages in terms of disturbance rejection performance and fast dynamic response. However, VFFC may worsen the stability of inverters under weak grid conditions. It is revealed in this paper that a large phase-lag in the low-frequency range is introduced by VFFC, which reduces the phase margin significantly and leads to instability. To address this problem, a novel virtual-impedance-based control, where a phase-lead is introduced into the low-frequency area to compensate for the phase lag caused by VFFC, is proposed to improve system stability. The proposed control is realized with a high-pass filter, without high-order-derivative components. It features easy implementation and good noise immunity. A detailed design procedure for the virtual impedance control is presented. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the control proposed.

Analysis and Design of a Multi-resonant Converter with a Wide Output Voltage Range for EV Charger Applications

Sun, Wenjin,Jin, Xiang,Zhang, Li,Hu, Haibing,Xing, Yan The Korean Institute of Power Electronics 2017 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.17 No.4

This paper illustrates the analysis and design of a multi-resonant converter applied to an electric vehicle (EV) charger. Thanks to the notch resonant characteristic, the multi-resonant converter achieve soft switching and operate with a narrowed switching frequency range even with a wide output voltage range. These advantages make it suitable for battery charging applications. With two more resonant elements, the design of the chosen converter is more complex than the conventional LLC resonant converter. However, there is not a distinct design outline for the multi-resonant converters in existing articles. According to the analysis in this paper, the normalized notch frequency $f_{r2n}$ and the second series resonant frequency $f_{r3n}$ are more sensitive to the notch capacitor ratio q than the notch inductor ratio k. Then resonant capacitors should be well-designed before the other resonant elements. The peak gain of the converter depends mainly on the magnetizing inductor ratio $L_n$ and the normalized load Q. And it requires a smaller $L_n$ and Q to provide a sufficient voltage gain $M_{max}$ at ($V_{o\_max}$, $P_{o\_max}$). However, the primary current increases with $(L_nQ)^{-1}$, and results in a low efficiency. Then a detailed design procedure for the multi-resonant converter has been provided. A 3.3kW prototype with an output voltage range of 50V to 500V dc and a peak efficiency of 97.3 % is built to verify the design and effectiveness of the converter.

Frequency Characteristic and Impedance Analysis on Three-Phase Grid-Connected Inverters Based on DDSRF-PLL

Xiangqiang Wu,Tong Huang,Xin Chen,Haibing Hu,Guoqing He 전력전자학회 2019 ICPE(ISPE)논문집 Vol.2019 No.5

Decoupled double synchronous reference frame phase locked loop (DDSRF-PLL) can effectively eliminate negative-sequence fundamental frequency component, which means the PLL control loop will have an effect on the frequency characteristics and stability of gridconnected inverters. Based on the three-phase LCL-type grid-connected inverter, the positive- and negative-sequence output impedance model of the grid-connected inverter and the frequency characteristics of DDSRF-PLL were firstly derived. Meanwhile, the regulator parameters of DDSRFPLL were designed and its effect on impedance stability of inverter was analyzed. Then, the frequency characteristics of DDSRF-PLL and the output impedance model of the grid-connected inverter were verified by the simulation and experimental results. Finally, the stability of the gridconnected with different PLL bandwidths was analyzed and verified by experimental results.

High-Pass-Filter-Based Virtual Impedance Control for LCL-filtered Inverters Under Weak Grid

Jiangfeng Wang,Yan Xing,Li Zhang,Haibing Hu,Tianyu Yang,Daorong Lu 전력전자학회 2018 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.18 No.6

Voltage feed-forward control (VFFC) is widely used in LCL-type grid-tied inverters due to its advantages in terms of disturbance rejection performance and fast dynamic response. However, VFFC may worsen the stability of inverters under weak grid conditions. It is revealed in this paper that a large phase-lag in the low-frequency range is introduced by VFFC, which reduces the phase margin significantly and leads to instability. To address this problem, a novel virtual-impedance-based control, where a phase-lead is introduced into the low-frequency area to compensate for the phase lag caused by VFFC, is proposed to improve system stability. The proposed control is realized with a high-pass filter, without high-order-derivative components. It features easy implementation and good noise immunity. A detailed design procedure for the virtual impedance control is presented. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results verify the effectiveness of the control proposed.

Accuracy analysis of generalized discrete Fourier transform‑based harmonics extraction in presence of background harmonics

Shuo Zhang,Yuzheng Xia,Tao Yang,Xiang Li,Daorong Lu,Haibing Hu 전력전자학회 2022 JOURNAL OF POWER ELECTRONICS Vol.22 No.1

The generalized discrete Fourier transform (GDFT) realizes the rapid extraction of specific order harmonics, and shortens the extraction time to 1/3 of a fundamental cycle (6.7 ms at 50 Hz grid) for 6r ± 1 order harmonics. However, the GDFT becomes less accurate when the system presents background harmonics other than specific-order harmonics in the inputs. Therefore, this paper analyzes the influence introduced by these background harmonics on the GDFT. First, the frequency feature of the GDFT is derived by a geometric method based on the z-domain unit circle. Then, the extraction of the 6r ± 1 order harmonics is taken as an example to show the extraction accuracy of the GDFT. The Accuracy of Harmonic Extraction (AHE) index, is also given to evaluate the accuracy of the extraction. Simulation and experimental results confirmed the correctness of the theoretical analysis by showing that the GDFT has the same accuracy as the RDFT when only 6r ± 1 order harmonics are involved. However, if there are other background harmonics in the inputs, the extraction accuracy is affected greatly. Therefore, when the background harmonics cannot be ignored, it is necessary to analyze the AHE of the GDFT. When AHE > 95%, the GDFT has good accuracy and is applicable to real applications.