Hybrid-Bridge-Based DAB Converter with Voltage Match Control for Wide Voltage Conversion Gain Application

Guo Xu, Deshang Sha*, Yaxiong Xu, Xiaozhong Liao

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Abstract

This paper proposes a voltage match (VM) control for hybrid-bridge-based dual active bridge (DAB) converter in wide voltage conversion gain applications. With the addition of an auxiliary half-bridge circuit, the topology becomes an integration of a half-bridge and a full-bridge DAB converter. Unlike other pulse width modulation generation method for DAB converters, this converter utilizes four-level voltage at one port of the transformer to obtain matched voltage waveforms within the range of twice the minimum conversion gain. Wide conversion gain, decoupling of the two power control variables and wide zero-voltage switching (ZVS) ranges can be achieved with the proposed VM control. Full load ranges of ZVS for the six main power switches can be achieved and the two auxiliary switches can also operate in a wide ZVS range. In addition, the power control is done only using two control variables and its implementation is very simple, only needing a divider and a conventional voltage regulator. These characteristics and benefits of the proposed control are verified by experimental results from a 1-kw converter prototype.

Original languageEnglish
Article number7872504
Pages (from-to)1378-1388
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume33
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Dual active bridge (DAB)
  • hybrid bridge
  • voltage match (VM) control
  • wide conversion gain
  • wide zero-voltage switching (ZVS) range

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