TY - GEN
T1 - Multi-level virtual conductor using bidirectional DC-DC converters
AU - Ramadan, Husam A.
AU - Imamura, Yasutaka
AU - Kawachi, Konosuke
AU - Yang, Sihun
AU - Shoyama, Masahito
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - In this paper, a new control strategy for bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed. This strategy allows a bidirectional DC-DC converter to act as a Multi-level virtual conductor. As a matter of fact, the voltage difference between the terminals of any conductor is zero volts. Conversely, the main target of the proposed control strategy is to keep the voltage difference between the converter terminals constant at certain value. In other words, the proposed control strategy permits the DC-DC converter to transfer the power between two nodes at different voltage levels. In this way, the converter performs like a conductor but unlike the normal conductor, it has voltage deference between its terminals. Thus, the authors call it virtual conductor. This virtual conductor is considered a base to power routing in dc networks. It allows an easy plug-and-play feature. The proposed bidirectional DC-DC system configuration has been investigated analytically, using PSIM simulator, and experimentally.
AB - In this paper, a new control strategy for bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed. This strategy allows a bidirectional DC-DC converter to act as a Multi-level virtual conductor. As a matter of fact, the voltage difference between the terminals of any conductor is zero volts. Conversely, the main target of the proposed control strategy is to keep the voltage difference between the converter terminals constant at certain value. In other words, the proposed control strategy permits the DC-DC converter to transfer the power between two nodes at different voltage levels. In this way, the converter performs like a conductor but unlike the normal conductor, it has voltage deference between its terminals. Thus, the authors call it virtual conductor. This virtual conductor is considered a base to power routing in dc networks. It allows an easy plug-and-play feature. The proposed bidirectional DC-DC system configuration has been investigated analytically, using PSIM simulator, and experimentally.
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M3 - Conference contribution
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T3 - INTELEC, International Telecommunications Energy Conference (Proceedings)
BT - INTELEC 2013 - 35th International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Smart Power and Efficiency
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 35th International Telecommunications Energy Conference, Smart Power and Efficiency, INTELEC 2013
Y2 - 13 October 2013 through 17 October 2013
ER -