Input-series Output-parallel System Research Articles

An Input-Series Output-Parallel DC–DC Converter Based on Fuzzy PID Three-Loop Control Strategy

In order to achieve high and low voltage isolation transformation in DC transmission and distribution networks, a multi module input-series output-parallel (ISOP) system consisting of a buck/boost converter and a CLLLC resonant converter as submodules was studied. This system can ensure that the CLLLC converter operates in the optimal state during frequency changes, achieves a soft switching function, and maintains a high conversion efficiency. This article establishes a mathematical model of a cascaded converter, analyzes its gain characteristics, and proposes a fuzzy PID three-loop control strategy to achieve good input voltage and output current sharing in the ISOP system. A simulation model is built on the MATLAB(R2023a)/Simulink platform to verify the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed control strategy. Finally, by building a prototype platform, the feasibility of the ISOP system and the effectiveness of fuzzy PID three-loop control were verified through experiments.

Auxiliary Power Supply for Input-Series Output-Parallel Medium-Voltage Solid State Transformers

Auxiliary power supply (APS) is an essential component of medium voltage (MV) solid state transformers (SSTs) feeding the auxiliary units, such as gate drivers, controllers and sensors. Usually APSs are obtained from the distributed bus, which may cause the input voltage imbalance before the main power transmission. This paper proposed a new design for isolated APS of an input-series output-parallel (ISOP) SST. The designed distributed MV APSs are galvanically isolated by flybacks, and the centralized APS on the low voltage (LV) side is supplied from the MV APSs via a decoupling four-port medium frequency transformer (MFT) with high isolation voltage. To solve the issue of input voltage imbalance posed by the ISOP system, a dual-loop control scheme based on APS-fluctuating is proposed, which can realize output voltage regulation (OVR) and input voltage sharing (IVS) simultaneously. The small-signal model, start-up strategy and parameter design of the proposed system are investigated. Finally, a 500 V/2.2 kW lab prototype of SST with APS has been built and the overall system efficiency reaches 95.1%.

Sharing Voltage and Current of an Input-Series–Output-Parallel Boost-LLC Converter

Modular input-series–output-parallel (ISOP) converters are very suitable for high-voltage and high-power applications. In order to ensure the normal operation of ISOP converters, it is necessary to realize the input-voltage and output-current equalization of each submodule. However, there are few studies on the input-voltage and output-current equalization performance of the ISOP system. In this paper, the input-voltage and output-current equalization characteristics of a Boost + LLC modular ISOP converter are studied based on the small-signal model. In this paper, the small-signal model of an ISOP system is first established, and then the input-voltage and output-current equalization performance of the ISOP system under the condition of inconsistent submodule parameters are analyzed. Finally, simulations and experiments are reported to verify the results. The experimental results show that the ISOP system composed of a Boost + LLC cascaded module has excellent voltage and current self-equalization performance.

Input‐series output‐parallel DC–DC converter based on adaptive coefficient voltage equalization control

SummaryWith the rapid development of power electronics technology, modular series‐parallel structures have attracted more and more attention due to high reliability and good redundancy. Especially in the occasion of high input voltage and low output voltage, the input‐series output‐parallel (ISOP) DC–DC converter is applied to reduce the stress of the device. Although this modular approach has many advantages, there is a problem of unbalanced voltage and current caused by component parameter errors in each module. Therefore, this paper proposes an inverse droop control equalization method based on coefficient adaptation. This method can not only keep the input voltage sharing (IVS) of the modules among the ISOP system but also solve the problem of the deviation of the traditional inverse droop control output voltage from the reference value, which increases the dynamic response of the system. This article first introduces the principle and control logic of the method and builds a three‐way module ISOP circuit. The experiment verifies the input voltage equalization effect and dynamic performance of the control method on the ISOP system under various working conditions.

Analysis and Design of a Modular Self-Balance High-Voltage Input DC–DC Topology

In high-voltage (HV) input to low-voltage (LV) output dc/dc conversion applications, the input series output parallel (ISOP) structure is widely used and studied. Practically, the ISOP system encounters the below challenges: 1) HV isolated components, such as the HV isolated and HV input extra auxiliary power supply (APS) and the HV isolated high-frequency transformers (HFTs); 2) the submodule (SM) input voltage-sharing (IVS) control must be applied as long as the system is running, and it requires the control system to be highly reliable; and 3) scarcity of simple and high-efficient startup process with commercial APSs. To overcome the above challenges and simplify the control system, this article gave analysis and design of a modular self-balance HV input dc/dc topology without HV isolated components. A detailed time-domain SM design method, as well as the <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$s$ </tex-math></inline-formula> -domain SM input impedance analysis of the proposed topology, is proposed. Finally, a 4-/8-/10-kV/1-kW laboratory prototype is built to validate the effectiveness and practical feasibility of the proposed topology.

An Input-Voltage-Sharing Control Strategy of Input-Series-Output-Parallel Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter for DC Distribution Network

Input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) isolated bidirectional direct current (dc)/dc converter (IBdc) becomes a preferred scheme connecting high-voltage and low-voltage bus in dc distribution network. Input-voltage-sharing (IVS) among modules is essential to realize the stable operation of ISOP system. Nowadays, with large-scale access of distributed energy sources and loads in dc grids, the fluctuations in bus voltage and connected load become frequent and great, deteriorating the IVS performance and stable operation of ISOP structure IBdc. To solve this issue, a triple-close-loop IVS strategy is proposed in this article. Compared with the conventional IVS strategy with constant input impedance, the proposed IVS strategy reshapes input impedance to be a full-order model containing high-order components and sensitive to fluctuation of output voltage, and IVS control based on reshaped impedance improves dynamics feature, maintains ideal output power, and avoids false protection and potential instability for ISOP structure IBdc under frequent and large fluctuation. Experimental results verify the correctness and effectiveness of the analysis and proposed strategy, providing a feasible, efficient, and practical control scheme for ISOP system in dc distribution network.

Comprehensive sharing control strategy for input‐series output‐parallel connected modular DC–DC converters

The systems consisting of multiple DC–DC converters with input-series output-parallel (ISOP) connection are widely used in high-power applications. In the ISOP connection, the total input voltage and output current should be divided equally between the converters. However, in order to achieve this purpose, a proper control scheme should be used. This study proposes two control schemes: (i) output current feedback (OCF) and (ii) input voltage feedback (IVF). Based on the power balance, in the IVF scheme, the total output current, and in the OCF scheme, the total input voltage are divided automatically between the converters, and there is no need to use an extra control loop. The IVF and the OCF control schemes consist of two control loops: a common output voltage regulator (OVR) loop and individual input voltage sharing loops in the IVF scheme or individual output current sharing loops in the OCF scheme. The proposed control scheme can effectively improve the stability and dynamic characteristics of system. Finally, both the results of the simulation and laboratory prototype of an ISOP system consisting two forward converters have verified the performance of the IVF and OCF control schemes.

Input Voltage Sharing Control Scheme for Input Series and Output Parallel Connected DC–DC Converters Based on Peak Current Control

It is difficult for a single converter to handle the high voltages involved in dc–dc conversion with a high-voltage input bus. Input-series–output-parallel (ISOP) technology can be used to solve this problem. In this paper, an input voltage sharing control scheme based on peak current (IVSPC) control to guarantee power balance between the modules of the ISOP system is studied. Owing to the peak current control, the output voltage of the system has a good ability to suppress input bus perturbations, and it exhibits good dynamic characteristics even when the input voltage changes significantly with a high slope. The IVSPC control method has two kinds of loops: a common output voltage regulation (OVR) loop and individual input voltage sharing (IVS) loops. The OVR loop provides the same current reference component for all modules, whereas the IVS loops provide different components. The peak current reference signal for each module is the sum of the reference components from the OVR and IVS loops. The performance of the IVSPC control scheme is verified using an ISOP-connected prototype consisting of two flyback converters.

Wireless Input-Voltage-Sharing Control Strategy for Input-Series Output-Parallel (ISOP) System Based on Positive Output-Voltage Gradient Method

An input-series output-parallel (ISOP) system, in which multiple converter modules are connected in series at the input sides and parallel at the output side, is very suitable for high input-voltage, low output-voltage, and high output-current applications. Input-voltage sharing (IVS) and output-current sharing of the constituent modules among the ISOP system must be ensured. The existing IVS control strategies have drawbacks of lower reliability and lower modularity. In this paper, we propose a wireless IVS control strategy for ISOP systems based on positive output-voltage gradient method, which can effectively improve the reliability and modularity of ISOP systems. First, the operation principle of the proposed control strategy is introduced, and the IVS performance and output-voltage regulation characteristics of ISOP systems are analyzed. The stability of the proposed control strategy is also explored. A three-module ISOP system prototype is fabricated and tested in the laboratory, and the experimental results verify the effectiveness of the proposed control strategy.

DSP Based Series-Parallel Connected Two Full-Bridge DC-DC Converter with Interleaving Output Current Sharing

Input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) connected DC-DC converters enable low voltage rating switches to be used in high voltage input applications. In this paper, a DSP is adopted to generate digital phase-shifted PWM signals and to fulfill the closed-loop control function for ISOP connected two full-bridge DC-DC converters. Moreover, a stable output current sharing control strategy is proposed for the system, with which equal sharing of the input voltage and the load current can be achieved without any input voltage control loops. Based on small signal analysis with the state space average method, a loop gain design with the proposed scheme is made. Compared with the conventional IVS scheme, the proposed strategy leads to simplification of the output voltage regulator design and better static and dynamic responses. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is verified by the simulation and experimental results of an ISOP system made up of two full-bridge DC-DC converters.

Cross-Feedback Output-Current-Sharing Control for Input-Series-Output-Parallel Modular DC–DC Converters

The input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) connection, consisting of multiple modular dc/dc converters connected in series at the input and parallel at the output, is a good alternative to be used under high-voltage input applications with low-voltage-rating switches. A novel output-current-sharing scheme, consisting of one output-voltage loop and individual output-currents loops, is proposed in this paper. The output-voltage loop provides a common reference for all individual current loops in which the current feedback for an individual converter is not its own, but the sum of all the remaining output currents. The stability and operation principles of the proposed scheme are analyzed. A three-module ISOP system is taken as an example to show small-signal analysis and loop-gain design with the proposed scheme. Both excellent sharing of the input voltage and the load current can be achieved with the proposed scheme. Besides, the output-voltage-regulation loop design is simplified and the overall reliability can be enhanced due to the inherent fault-tolerant and hot-swapping feature of the scheme. The performance of the proposed control strategy is verified by experimental results of a 200-W ISOP system consisting of three two-transistor forward dc/dc modules.

Digital Control Strategy for Input-Series-Output-Parallel Modular DC/DC Converters

Input-series-output-parallel (ISOP) converters consisting of multiple modular DC/DC converters can enable low voltage rating switches to be used under high voltage input applications. This paper presents a digital control strategy, which can achieve equal sharing of input voltage for a modular ISOP system consisting of two-transistor forward DC/DC converters by forcing the input voltages of neighboring modules to be equal. The proposed scheme is analyzed using small signals analysis based on the state space average method. The performance of the proposed control strategy is verified with an experimental prototype of an ISOP converter made up of three two-switch forward converters.