A New Active Power Controller in Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter With a Minimum-Current-Point-Tracking Technique

This article proposes a new controller for power regulation in dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter based on a new scheme that tracks minimum RMS current to ensure minimum losses. The proposed controller is based on an implementation of perturb and observe (P&O) tracking method that enables minimum current point tracking (MCPT) at any desired level of active power transfer and dc voltage ratio. The P&O is embedded in a closed-loop control scheme which simultaneously regulates active power in DAB converter. The nonlinear I-V characteristic of DAB presents the basis for this proposed controller and the rationale of using P&O algorithm. The proposed controller does not require complex nonlinear converter modeling and is not circuit parameter dependent. Design procedure of the proposed controller is presented, and extensive simulation is carried out using MATLAB/Simulink to validate the effectiveness of the proposed MCPT closed-loop controller. An experimental prototype also substantiates the results achieved.

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This article introduces a new controller for power regulation in dual active bridge (DAB) dc-dc converter that tracks minimum RMS current for minimum losses. The controller is based on perturb and observe (P&O) tracking method, embedded in a closed-loop control scheme to regulate active power in DAB converter. The proposed controller does not require complex nonlinear converter modeling and is not circuit parameter dependent.