Performance of distributed DC power system using quasi Z-Source Inverter based DC/DC converters

Yam P. Siwakoti; Graham E. Town

doi:10.1109/APEC.2013.6520561

Performance of distributed DC power system using quasi Z-Source Inverter based DC/DC converters

Yam P. Siwakoti, Graham E. Town

School of Engineering

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

DC microgrids for power combining and distribution are of interest in many applications due to their high efficiency, relatively low cost of installation and operation, freedom from harmonic and reactive power and stability. The quasi Z-Source Inverter (q-ZSI) is a particularly promising circuit for DC Distributed Power System (DPS) because of its unique buck-boost characteristics, high power handling capability and inbuilt fault tolerance. The buck-boost capability reduces the number of power conversion stages required and provides ride-through capability during voltage sag and swells from the grid. However, the performance of q-ZSI in DC DPS under varying sources and load conditions has not previously been investigated. We present analysis and simulation of 400V DC DPS by placing q-ZSI converters in parallel under widely varying input and output conditions. An automatic master-slave control strategy was used to share the load current among parallel converters. The results verify the benefit of q-ZSI converters in DC DPS and show that DC DPS can have good transient and steady state response and is capable of maintaining stiff DC voltage at the common bus with minimal interaction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	1946-1953
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467343558, 9781467343534
ISBN (Print)	9781467343541
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2013.6520561
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2013
Event	28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013 - Long Beach, CA, United States Duration: 17 Mar 2013 → 21 Mar 2013

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Other	28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013
Country	United States
City	Long Beach, CA
Period	17/03/13 → 21/03/13

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Siwakoti, YP & Town, GE 2013, Performance of distributed DC power system using quasi Z-Source Inverter based DC/DC converters. in 2013 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013., 6520561, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Piscataway, NJ, pp. 1946-1953, 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013, Long Beach, CA, United States, 17/03/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2013.6520561

Performance of distributed DC power system using quasi Z-Source Inverter based DC/DC converters. / Siwakoti, Yam P.; Town, Graham E.

2013 28th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2013. Piscataway, NJ : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2013. p. 1946-1953 6520561.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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