A Bidirectional Isolated Dual-Phase-Shift Variable-Frequency Series Resonant Dual-Active-Bridge GaN AC-DC Converter

This article presents a novel single-stage series resonant dual-active-bridge (SR-DAB) for grid-connected bidirectional ac-dc energy storage applications. The single-phase SR-DAB is connected to the grid with an unfolding bridge on the ac side. Three SR-DABs are utilized to connect to a three-phase grid. A control scheme that combines dual-phase shifts and variable frequency is proposed to achieve zero voltage switching and power factor correction over a wide range of ac and dc voltages and loads. A series of comparisons in terms of inductor root mean square current, turn-OFF current of all transistors are conducted at different loads to prove the advantage of the proposed converter over the traditional dual-active-bridge-based ac/dc converter. A GaN-based hardware prototype connecting the 480Y/240/208 Delta three-phase grid to a 48-V battery was developed with a peak efficiency of 97.2%.

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This article introduces a new approach called single-stage series resonant dual-active-bridge (SR-DAB) for grid-connected bidirectional ac-dc energy storage applications. The SR-DAB is connected to the grid with an unfolding bridge on the ac side, and three SR-DABs are used to connect to a three-phase grid. A control scheme that combines dual-phase shifts and variable frequency is proposed to achieve zero voltage switching and power factor correction. A series of comparisons are conducted to prove the advantage of the proposed converter over traditional ones. A GaN-based hardware prototype is developed with a peak efficiency of 97.2%.