Onboard Energy Storage System Based on Interleaved High-Conversion-Ratio Quasi-Resonant Converter With Small Characteristic Impedance

Abstract

An onboard energy storage system (OESS) withfast-energy-exchange capability is needed to enable future grid-to-vehicle (G2V) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) operations. To facilitate the fast energy exchange, the OESS normally interfaces between a high voltage (HV) bus on the grid side and a low voltage (LV) bus on the vehicle side. The HV bus can be up to 1200 V, while the LV bus is as low as 48 V, which means a high conversion ratio is needed. Resonant converters are commonly used for OESS and designed with large characteristic impedance for wide-range output power and zero-voltage-switching operation. However, such a design leads to large volume and complex customization of the magnetic components. In this paper, a high-conversion-ratio OESS is proposed, which is based on interleaved quasi-resonant converters with small characteristic impedance. The resonant converters are of modular design with a small characteristic impedance to achieve small volume, low cost, and simple customization. Interleaved in LV-side-parallel and HV-side-series configuration, a high conversion ratio can be achieved. Moreover, modulated in quasi-resonant operations, all the switches can realize soft switching even at light load conditions for high efficiency. Burst control for output regulation is implemented in each modular quasi-resonant converter, while interleaved control is implemented between them to minimize the current ripple. The proposed design and control are validated by a compact 5 kW prototype with a charging/discharging current of 100 A, high power efficiency of 98.91%, a high power density of 3.86 W/cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> , and high-conversion-ratio (up to 20: 1) power flow between a 1000 VDC HV bus and a 48 VDC LV bus.