This thesis proposes a complete modeling and control design methodology for a multifunctional single-phase bidirectional PWM converter in renewable energy systems. There is a generic current loop for different modes of operation to ease the transition between different modes, including stand-alone inverter mode, grid-tied inverter mode, grid-tied rectifier mode and grid-tied charger/discharger mode. Under stand-alone mode operation, ac voltage regulation is of importance because of the sensitive loads. In this thesis, different multi-loop-based control schemes are investigated and compared, especially between the load current feedback control, PR control and capacitor current loop control. It shows that PR controller reduces the steady-state error, while load current feedback controller improves the transient response. However, the load current feedback controller and capacitor current loop controller presents unstable outputs under some filter load condition. Single-phase d-q frame control is also studied. In order to ease the implementation effort, an unbalanced d-q frame control is proposed to achieve zero steady-state error voltage regulation without generating β-axis component. Based on the same principle, a d-q frame-based single-phase PLL is also proposed to achieve the fast dynamic response with the zero steady-state error phase tracking. The entire control system is verified on a modified 7 kW single-phase PWM converter prototype with a simple DSP-based digital implementation. The load step response test is presented under different modes of operation. The controllers for stand-alone mode are also done under no load, 1 kW resistive load, 1kVar capacitive load, and non-linear load conditions verifying that the single-phase d-q achieves 70% steady-state error improvement if taking the normal PID controller as the baseline design. In the end, the proposed PLL is compared with the standard PLL by experiments showing that the steady-state error can be reduced by 80%. / Master of Science

The battery charger plays an important role in the development of electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs).This thesis focuses on the DC-DC converter for high voltage battery charger and is divided into four chapters. The background related to EV battery charger is introduced, and the topologies of isolated DC-DC converter possibly applied in battery charge are sketched in Chapter 1. Since the EV battery charger is high voltage high power, the phase-shifted full bridge and LLC converters, which are popularly used in high power applications, are discussed in detail in Chapter 2. They are generally considered as high efficiency, high power density and high reliability, but their prominent features are also limited in certain range of operation. To make full use of the advantages and to avoid the limitation of the phase-shifted full bridge and LLC converters, a novel hybrid resonant and PWM converter combining resonant LLC half-bridge and phase shifted full-bridge topology is proposed and is described in Chapter 3. The converter achieves high efficiency and true soft switching for the entire operation range, which is very important for high voltage EV battery charger application. A 3.4 kW hardware prototype has been designed, implemented and tested to verify that the proposed hybrid converter truly avoids the disadvantages of LLC and phase-shifted full bridge converters while maintaining their advantages. In this proposed hybrid converter, the utilization efficiency of the auxiliary transformer is not that ideal. When the duty cycle is large, LLC converter charges one of the capacitors but the energy stored in the capacitor has no chance to be transferred to the output, resulting in the low utilization efficiency of the auxiliary transformer. To utilize the auxiliary transformer fully while keeping all the prominent features of the previous hybrid converter in Chapter 3, an improved hybrid resonant and PWM converter is proposed in Chapter 4. The idea has been verified with simulations. The last chapter is the conclusion which summaries the key features and findings of the two proposed hybrid converters. / Master of Science

The major achievements of this work are based on two categories: (A) introduction of an advanced simulation technique in both time domain and frequency domain, and (B) realistic and reliable models for converters applicable to analysis of alternative transmission systems. The proposed modeling-methodology using a combination of model quadratization and quadratic integration (QMQI) is demonstrated as a more robust, stable, and accurate method than previous modeling methodologies for power system analyses. The quadratic-integration method is free of artificial numerical-oscillations exhibited by trapezoidal integration (which is the most popularly used method in power system analyses). Artificial numerical oscillations can be the direct reason for switching malfunction of switching systems. However, the quadratic-integration method has a natural characteristic to eliminate fictitious oscillations with great simulation accuracy. Also, model quadratization permits nonlinear equations to be solved without simplification or approximation, leading to realistic models of nonlinearities. Therefore, the QMQI method is suitable for simulations of network systems with nonlinear components and switching subsystems. Realistic and reliable converter models by the application of the QMQI method can be used for advanced designs and optimization studies for alternative transmission systems; they can also be used to perform a comprehensive evaluation of the technical performance and economics of alternative transmission systems. For example, the converters can be used for comprehensive methodology for determining the optimal topology, kV-levels, etc. of alternative transmission systems for wind farms, for given distances of wind farms from major power grid substations. In this case, a comprehensive evaluation may help make more-informed decisions for the type of transmission (HVAC, HVDC, and LFAC) for wind farms.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:08:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Nelio Neves.pdf: 3219323 bytes, checksum: 942eb8a565f853723f37d1f40fe87298 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-03-26 / This text reports the effort to present a proposal of a power generation system based on cage rotor Induction Electrical Machine associated to a sinusoidally-switched PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) frequency converter responsible for maintaining constant 60 Hz frequency at the generator leads. DC side at the PWM converter is nonsynchronously connected to a single-phase utility line by means of a full-bridge current-fed thyristor inverter, employing a step-down DC-DC converter in order to turn the grid injected current into a sinusoidal waveform. The proposed system allows for the operation as cogenerator in sites fed by single-phase utility net where there is availability of energetic resources. The DC capacitor voltage (Vdc) is controlled through the DC side energy balance adjusting the amplitude of the active current sent to the utility grid. The control strategy employed was the analogic proportional-integral (PI) error compensation. The system is also able to act as reactive power compensator to the AC loads as the Cdc capacitor represents a voltage source to the inverter and the three-phase diode bridge allows for bidirectional power flow between AC and DC sides. Simulation and experimental results has corroborated system viability to provide three-phase balanced regulated voltages complying with ANEEL 505/2001 Resolution and with IEEE Std 519-1992. / Este trabalho apresenta a proposta de um sistema para geração de energia elétrica baseado na Máquina de Indução Trifásica (MIT) com rotor tipo gaiola de esquilo associada a um conversor de freqüência chaveado no modo PWM (modulação por largura de pulsos na sigla em inglês) senoidal. O lado CC do conversor de frequência é conectado assincronamente à rede monofásica da concessionária através de um inversor monofásico em ponte completa a tiristores, alimentado em corrente, e de um conversor CC-CC abaixador de tensão, utilizado para modular senoidalmente a corrente injetada na rede via inversor. Este sistema permite a operação como co-gerador em localidades alimentadas por linhas monofásicas e com disponibilidade de recursos energéticos. O conversor de freqüência é responsável por manter a freqüência fundamental nos terminais do gerador de indução fixa em 60 Hz. A tensão no capacitor Ccc (Vcc) é controlada através da manutenção do balanço energético no lado CC do conversor PWM, ajustando a amplitude da corrente ativa injetada na rede monofásica em um valor adequado. A estratégia empregada para implementação do controle foi a compensação analógica tipo proporcional-integral (PI) do erro de Vcc. O sistema é ainda capaz de atuar como compensador de potência reativa para as cargas CA, já que o capacitor Ccc representa uma fonte de tensão contínua para o inversor e a ponte trifásica a diodos permite o fluxo bidiredional de energia entre os lados CA e CC do sistema. Os resultados de simulação e experimentais sustentam a viabilidade do sistema para prover tensões trifásicas equilibradas e reguladas, satisfazendo os requisitos da resolução 505/2001 da ANEEL e da norma IEEE Std 519-1992 do IEEE/ANSI.