Hybrid energy storage system and its hardware‐in‐loop platform for 1500‐V metro DC power supply system based on voltage droop control

Abstract

SummaryHybrid energy storage technology, which consists of lithium‐ion batteries (LiB) and super capacitors (SC), is an effective way to ensure the safety of power supply and realize energy saving in metro by reusing the braking power. Aiming at the optimal configuration and control of the metro hybrid energy storage system (HESS), an energy management strategy (EMS) based on dual DC/DC architecture and voltage droop method is proposed. And then the control parameters are adjusted in segments by combining the DC bus voltage and values of SOC of LiB and SC. What's more, a hardware‐in‐loop (HIL) simulation platform of Metro DC power supply system is built to verify the control strategy. The experimental results show that HESS could stabilize the metro voltage within a safe voltage of 580 V and achieve 100% braking energy recovery by optimal energy distribution between two different types of energy storage systems, which are only 79.9% and 39.2% in other single energy storage system by contrast. At the same time, the HIL simulation platform can be used to verify the control effect of different configuration capacities and different control strategies of the HESS, helping to provide the optimal solution of HESS for actual subway lines.