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A High-Efficiency Isolated-Type Three-Port Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for Photovoltaic Systems

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  • Yu-En Wu

    (Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan)

  • Pin-Nan Chiu

    (Department of Electronic Engineering, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan)

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel high-efficiency isolated three-port bidirectional DC/DC device for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The device contains a high step-up converter for PV modules to supply power to the DC bus, and a bidirectional charge/discharge control circuit for the battery with an improved boost-flyback converter. When the PV modules supply sufficient energy, their output can be stepped up and energy supply to the DC bus and charging of the battery can be achieved simultaneously. However, when the energy supplied is insufficient, the battery provides energy to the DC bus. When the proposed converter is operated in the step-down mode, the DC-blocking capacitor on the high-voltage side is used to reduce the voltage on the transformer and achieve high step-down performance. Moreover, to improve the overall efficiency of the system, the energy stored in the leakage inductance is recycled and supplied to the DC-blocking capacitor during operation in the step-up mode. Finally, to verify the feasibility and practicability of the proposed devices, a 500 W three-port bidirectional DC/DC devices was implemented. The highest efficiencies achieved for operation in different modes were as follows: high step-up mode for the PV modules, 95.2%; battery step-up mode, 94.2%; and step-down mode, 97.6%.

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  • Yu-En Wu & Pin-Nan Chiu, 2017. "A High-Efficiency Isolated-Type Three-Port Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for Photovoltaic Systems," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(4), pages 1-24, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:10:y:2017:i:4:p:434-:d:94061
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    1. Juan-Guillermo Muñoz & Guillermo Gallo & Fabiola Angulo & Gustavo Osorio, 2018. "Slope Compensation Design for a Peak Current-Mode Controlled Boost-Flyback Converter," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-18, November.
    2. Yiwang Wang & Chun Gan & Kai Ni & Xinhua Li & Houjun Tang & Yong Yang, 2017. "A Multifunctional Isolated and Non-Isolated Dual Mode Converter for Renewable Energy Conversion Applications," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, November.

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