Study of a interleaved Boost with voltage multiplier converter apllied to a grid connected fuel cell system

Esta dissertação aborda aspectos gerais relativos à utilização de um conversor CC-CC que opera conectado à rede de distribuição e que emprega como fonte primária células a combustível. Neste trabalho, a modelagem matemática em espaços de estados (pequenos sinais e média) dos conversores Boost e Boost Interleaved com Multiplicador de Tensão (IBVM), assim como as arquiteturas de controle utilizadas em modo tensão, corrente média e corrente de pico são comparadas para determinar qual delas apresenta melhor desempenho. Devido ao fato das células a combustível apresentarem tensão terminal baixa e corrente terminal elevada, há a necessidade de utilizar conversores eletrônicos com alto ganho para equalizar a tensão produzida pela fonte com o nível de tensão presente na rede de distribuição. Tendo isso em vista, este trabalho mostra uma análise do ganho estático de tensão do conversor Boost e IBVM considerando os efeitos das resistências parasitas dos componentes utilizados e da carga conectada nos terminais de saída do conversor. Como resultado da modelagem matemática do ganho, é mostrado um conjunto de equações que definem o valor mínimo de resistência do semicondutor de potência, indutor, capacitor do multiplicador de tensão e a máxima carga que os conversores Boost e Boost Interleaved com Multiplicador de Tensão podem suprir. Por fim, os resultados experimentais são apresentados com o intuito de validar os resultados teóricos e de simulação obtidos.This thesis addresses general aspects concerning the application of DC-DC converters applied to a grid connected Fuel Cell system. It is discussed in this thesis the averaged and small signals space state modeling of the Boost and Interleaved Boost with Voltage Multiplier (IBVM) converter, it is also mentioned the control architectures in voltage mode, average current mode and peak current mode. The voltage and average current mode control architectures are simulated and implemented in hardware in order to be compared. Due to the fact that Fuel Cells present low terminal voltage and high current, it is needed to use high gain DC-DC converters with the aim connect the system to the grid. This thesis also presents an approach in the analysis of DC-DC converter static voltage gain considering the effect of the parasitic resistances and the load connected to the converter terminals. As a result of the gain analysis, it is presented a set of equation, from which is possible to determine the maximum value of the parasitic resistances for the switch, inductor and capacitor of the voltage multiplier. It is also calculated the maximum value of load connected to the Boost and Interleaved Boost with Voltage Multiplier converters with the aim to present the designed voltage gain. Additionally, by the maximum load value calculated it is possible to determine the maximum power that the converter will be capable to process, considering a specific point of operation. Finally, the designed DC-DC converter is implemented with the aim to validate the theoretical and simulation results

Energy management and control of a microgrid using fuel cell, photovoltaic panel and energy storage device

O aprimoramento de técnicas e dispositivos aplicados à conversão de energia provenientes de fontes alternativas de energia, no contexto da geração distribuída, possui um papel importante para o estabelecimento definitivo de um novo paradigma de despacho e consumo de energia elétrica. Neste contexto, esta tese de doutorado aborda uma proposta de gerenciamento de energia e controle de uma microrede com célula a combustível e painel fotovoltaico como fontes primárias, operando juntamente com elementos armazenadores. Nesta proposta, destaca-se o uso de duas principais técnicas: droop k-sharing e Maximum Power Point Tracking with Saturation Technique (MPPT-ST). A técnica droop k-sharing permite associar uma dinâmica preestabelecida à célula a combustível, de forma que as baterias absorvam o espectro complementar. Adicionalmente, o uso da variável k-sharing com a adição da técnica droop permite o compartilhamento de potência entre as duas fontes sem a necessidade de comunicação entre elas. Já a técnica MPPT-ST, permite a operação de painéis fotovoltaicos no Maximum Power Point (MPP) e fora do MPP utilizando um saturador dinâmico. Por fim, propõe-se uma técnica para o acoplamento dos modelos dinâmicos dos conversores CC-CC por meio do equacionamento da tensão do barramento Corrente Contínua (CC) em espaços de estados, tornando possível analisar a estabilidade da microrede com o método indireto de Lyapunov. Para validar as técnicas propostas, são apresentados resultados de simulação e experimentais.The improvement of techniques and devices applied to the energy conversion of alternative energy sources, in the distributed generation context, has an important role for the definitive establishment of the new paradigm of energy delivery and consumption. In this context, this PhD thesis addresses a proposal of an energy management strategy for microgrids with fuel cells and photovoltaic panels as primary sources, operating with storage devices. In the proposed control scheme, it is possible to highlight two control techniques: droop k-sharing and MPPT-ST. With the droop k-sharing technique, it is possible to design a specific dynamic behavior for the Fuel Cell, while the battery absorbs the complementary (high frequency) spectrum. Additionally, the use of the k-sharing variable with droop technique makes it possible to share the energy between the two sources without the need of a high-speed communication link. On the other hand, with the MPPT-ST technique, the photovoltaic modules can be operated in the MPP or off-MPP by using a simple dynamic anti-windup strategy. For the stability analysis using the Lyapunov Indirect Method, it is proposed a state space technique to couple the DC-DC converters models using the DC-link capacitor. Finally, to evaluate the proposed theoretical algorithm and analysis, simulations and experimental results are presented

Voltage gain analysis of the interleaved boost with voltage multiplier converter used as electronic interface for fuel cells systems.

The connection of low power renewable energy sources, such as fuel cells, to the distribution generation system requires power electronics structures with high voltage gain, high capability to power processing and consequently, high levels of current flowing through the dc/dc converter. In this context, this study analyses how the parasitic resistances of the passive components and the load power demand affect the dc/dc converter voltage gain. Taking into account the mathematical model, the boundaries of operation of the Interleaved Boost with Voltage Multiplier converter is determined through a set of equations and by means of a graphical analysis. The theoretical analysis, simulations and experimental results are used to validate the proposed approach presented in this study

Model, design and implementation of a lowcost HIL for power converter and microgrid emulation using DSP.

In this study, the authors propose a method to implement a low-cost hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) system for power converters and microgrids design, test and analysis. This approach uses a digital signal processor (DSP) Texas Instruments as the HIL core. All the differential equations of the power converters are solved in real-time by the DSP and displayed in the digital-to-analogue outputs. Three different converters are modelled in this study: boost converter, single-phase inverter connected to the grid and three-phase inverter connected to the grid. Experimental results are obtained and compared to the HIL response. These results were made triggering the real converter and the HIL with the same open-loop pulse width modulation signal, showing high fidelity between the digital models over the real systems. In a second moment, a microgrid is modelled in the proposed HIL and tested with a closed-loop controller. The experiments show that the proposed hardware supports time steps as low as 1??s or 1?MHz update rate, depending on the model. The proposed technique has the potential to reduce testing time and cost, once commercial HIL devices such as Typhoon, dSPACE and RTDS have a significant cost, not affordable or available to all the research communit