A capacitor-isolated balancing circuit for battery modules applied in grid-tied battery energy storage system

Baiyan Sun, Congzhe Gao, Zhen Chen, Shuoqi Cheng, Te Sun

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Abstract

This paper proposes a capacitor-isolated balancing circuit (CIBC) for battery modules in grid-tied battery energy storage system (BESS). The grid-tied converter in the BESS consists of three star-connected H bridges with lower dc bus voltage compared with three-phase converter. To realize required voltage and power, cells are series connected to form battery modules which are connected in series further to achieve high dc bus voltage and large capacity, thus leading to the fact that the voltage of a module is much higher than that of a cell. To realize the module voltage balance, a novel capacitor-isolated balancing circuit topology is proposed. In this balancing circuit the isolation capacitor withstands the offset dc voltage among battery modules instead of semiconductor switches or transformer. The voltage stress on the semiconductor switch is not higher than a battery module voltage. Besides, zero current switching is achieved in the CIBC, which improves the equalization efficiency. In the CIBC transformer is eliminated and CIBC has good modularity. Furthermore, a frequency varying control based on the model of power and impedance is presented, and the control method is easy and effective for the CIBC. The feasibility of the proposed CIBC for battery modules in BESS is validated through simulations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration
Subtitle of host publicationConnecting the Grids Towards a Low-Carbon High-Efficiency Energy System, EI2 2020
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2722-2727
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728196060
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2020
Event4th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, EI2 2020 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 30 Oct 20201 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 4th Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration: Connecting the Grids Towards a Low-Carbon High-Efficiency Energy System, EI2 2020

Conference

Conference4th IEEE Conference on Energy Internet and Energy System Integration, EI2 2020
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period30/10/201/11/20

Keywords

  • Battery energy storage system
  • Capacitor-isolated balancing circuit
  • Zero current switching

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