Quasi-Y Source network: A design and analysis approach for a DC-DC application

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Impedance Network, Quasi-Y, DC-DC converter, Renewable energy

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed design methodology for a DC-DC converter based on the recent Quasi-Y Source impedance network, which has interesting characteristics for applications related to renewable energy sources. Despite the advantages of this particular impedance network, there is a lack in the current literature, of details regarding the design of the diode and coupled inductors, and a description of its leakage inductance impact on the performance of the Quasi-Y-Source based converter. Therefore, this work presents design guidelines for the coupled inductors including core material choice criteria and optimization of windings combinations. Several analyses are conducted, through computational simulation, with respect to voltage stresses on the converter switches. The simulations results are compared with experimental implementation considering different voltage gain B operational scenarios. The obtained results shows that the proposed approach is useful to design: (a) Quasi-Y Source DC-DC converter components; (b) Evaluate the best coupled inductors configuration; (c) Implement closed loop controllers and snubbers circuits. A discussion evaluating the converter characteristics is made, exploring possible solutions to problems related to real operation scenarios.

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Rafael Santos, UNESP

Rafael dos Santos holds a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering (UNESP - ICTS 2018-2020) and a Bachelor degree in Control and Automation Engineering (UNESP-ICTS 2019). Between 2015-2016, he completed his sandwich graduation at the Limerick Institute of Technology (2015-2016). He Worked at the Application Engineering department in the Power Control Business sector at Rockwell Automation, developing electromechanical projects for CCMs and power drives. Currently, he develops research on inverter topologies based on impedance networks in the graduate program in electrical engineering at UNESP-ICTS. His research interests include: Power electronics and impedance networks, control techniques for power converters, renewable energy and motor drive systems. Rafael dos Santos is a member of the IEEE, the "Power Electronics Society" (PELS-IEEE), "Transportation Electrification Community" (TEC-IEEE) and "Brazilian Power Electronics Society" (SOBRAEP).

Flávio Alessandro Serrão Gonçalves, UNESP

Dr. Gonçalves holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from Paulista State University Júlio de Mesquita Filho - UNESP (1998), a master's degree (2001), a doctorate (2005) and a post-doctorate (2008) in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in the field of Power Electronics from UNESP. From 2005 to 2008 he was an associate researcher and from 2008 to 2010 he was a PhD Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Ilha Solteira School of Engineering (UNESP-FEIS). Since 2010 he is a PhD Professor at UNESP at the Sorocaba Institute of Science and Technology. In 2011 he was Visiting Professor at the Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy. He was Chairman of the Permanent Research Committee from 2012 until 2015 and Leader of the Research Group on Automation and Integrable Systems from 2011 until 2013, where he currently holds the position of Vice-Leader. He was Coordinator of the Control and Automation Engineering course at ICTS / UNESP from 2012 to 2014. In 2016/2018 he joined two Technical Advisory Committees (CT2 and CT3) of the State Energy Policy Council - CEPE in the process of updating the Paulista Energy Plan. 2020 - PPE 2020. He is currently Tutor of the PET Group of the Control and Automation Engineering Course (PET-ECA) of the ICTS-UNESP and a full member of the Graduate Courses Monitoring and Evaluation Commission, advisor to the Central Graduate Chamber - CCG / UNESP. In 2019 he became a member of the deliberative council of the Sorocaba Regional Renewable Energy Productive Arrangement (APL). Has experience in developing technological projects with emphasis on Industrial Electronics, acting on the following subjects: Quality of electronic processing of electric energy; Analysis, design and implementation of static converters (DC-DC, DC-AC, AC-DC and AC-AC); Active correction of power factor; Parallelism technique of converters; Electronic Control and Drive of Electrical Machines; Development of digital control systems (FPGA, DSP, Microcontrollers, Arduino); Synthesis of electronic systems using hardware description language (VHDL / Verilog), and Development of distributed platforms for Engineering Training and E-Learning (JAVA, Android).

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2021-03-29

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Santos, R., & Serrão Gonçalves, F. A. (2021). Quasi-Y Source network: A design and analysis approach for a DC-DC application. IEEE Latin America Transactions, 19(9), 1573–1580. Retrieved from https://latamt.ieeer9.org/index.php/transactions/article/view/5036

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Vol. 19 No. 9 (2021): Ordinary Issue

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