A Model-Based Control Strategy Enhancing the Dynamic Performance of Current-Fed Triple-Active-Bridge DC-DC Converters

IEEE Annual Southern Power Electronics Conference, pp. 1–6

Abstract

This paper introduces a control strategy to enhance the dynamic performance of current-fed triple-active-brigde (CFTAB) converters to its physical limits. So far, current transients in the inductors of CFTAB converters are often accepted or ignored in the literature, as the considered time interval of simulation and measurement results is typically very large so that the transient behavior of the current is not visible. In this work, a model-based control strategy is presented that reaches the new steady state after a load step as fast as physically possible and furthermore prevents current oscillations, saturation and additional losses.

Authors 4

1. Paul Kowalewski Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University,Aachen,Germany

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

2. André Thönnessen Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University,Aachen,Germany

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Niklas Fritz Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University,Aachen,Germany

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

4. Rik W. De Doncker Aachen Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (ISEA)

   RWTH Aachen University

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   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University,Aachen,Germany

   Institute for Power Electronics and Electrical Drives RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany