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A Unidirectional DC-DC Autotransformer for DC Grid Application

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  • Meng Zhou

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Wang Xiang

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Wenping Zuo

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Weixing Lin

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
    TBEA China Xinjiang Sunoasis Co., Ltd., Xi’an 710000, China)

  • Jinyu Wen

    (State Key Laboratory of Advanced Electromagnetic Engineering and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

Conventional unidirectional DC-DC converters for DC grid application employ DC-AC-DC two-stage conversion technology and suffer from high converter cost and power loss. To solve these issues, a unidirectional step-up DC-DC autotransformer (UUDAT) and a unidirectional step-down DC-DC autotransformer (DUDAT) are studied. The UUDAT and DUDAT are composed of a series connection of diode bridges and voltage source converters. Topologies of UUDAT and DUDAT are detailed. The harmonic and un-controllability issues are discussed. Control and possible application scenarios for UUDAT and DUDAT are depicted. DC fault isolation mechanism and the methods of dimensioning the voltage and power ratings of the components in UUDAT and DUDAT are studied. Extensive simulations on power system level and experiments on a UUDAT and DUDAT prototype verified their technical feasibility.

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  • Meng Zhou & Wang Xiang & Wenping Zuo & Weixing Lin & Jinyu Wen, 2018. "A Unidirectional DC-DC Autotransformer for DC Grid Application," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(3), pages 1-16, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:11:y:2018:i:3:p:530-:d:134100
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