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Comparative Analysis and Performance Evaluation of Dual Active Bridge Converter Using Different Modulation Techniques

Author(s): Bathala Neeraja*, Pallavee Bhatnagar, Dankan Gowda V, Anupam Kumar, Mada Venkata Sowmya Sri and Chinde Aishwarya

Published In : International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research (IJEER)        Volume 12, Issue 3

Publisher : FOREX Publication

Published : 10 September 2024

e-ISSN : 2347-470X

Page(s) : 1018-1028

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37391/IJEER.120336

Abstract

The development in the renewable energy systems and the necessity of the enhanced grid that includes the conventional energy sources and the renewable energy sources and storage systems have realized the importance of power electronics conversion systems. These interfaces are crucial for enhancing the efficiency as well as the control in bi-directional power flow. The use of HEVs as a means of preserving the future supply of fossil fuels, as well as the need for improving the efficiency of the power electronics interfaces required for efficient power management between the two energy sources of the vehicle, is discussed. Furthermore, the improvements in the Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems and regenerative power systems also require sophisticated power electronic conversion systems. To address these issues of modern technologies, the Dual Active Bridge (DAB) converter comes in as a potential solution. In this paper, several modulation techniques employed in DAB converters are discussed and compared in detail in order to find the best approach to control the converter’s performance in the whole range of its operation. The paper also presents an enhanced modulation strategy applied to DAB converters and built with FPGAs and MPC to minimize the power loss. This proposed optimization technique is more general and easier than the current ones. The performance of the converter is assessed in terms of efficiency, current stress, and the power of backflow, in addition to the proposed optimization and modulation techniques. The article also looks at the closed-loop performance under step load fluctuations and circuit performance as well as efficiency.

Keywords: Converter, Efficiency, Phase shift, Optimization, Modulation, Controller and Feedback.




Bathala Neeraja*, Lecturer, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Government Polytechnic Nalgonda, Telangana, India; Email: neerajabathalaphd@gmail.com

Pallavee Bhatnagar, Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, (NITTTR) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India; Email: pbhatnagar@nitttrbbl.ac.in

Dankan Gowda V, Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Email: dankan.v@bmsit.in

Anupam Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mechatronics, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal,576104, Karnataka, India; Email: kanupam310@gmail.com

Mada Venkata Sowmya Sri, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University college of Engineering Osmania University, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Email: mvsowmyasri12@gmail.com

Chinde Aishwarya, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, BVRIT College of Engineering for Women, Hyderabad, Telangana, India; Email: chindeaishwarya@gmail.com

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Bathala Neeraja, Pallavee Bhatnagar, Dankan Gowda V, Anupam Kumar, Mada Venkata Sowmya Sri and Chinde Aishwarya (2024), Comparative Analysis and Performance Evaluation of Dual Active Bridge Converter Using Different Modulation Techniques. IJEER 12(3), 1018-1028. DOI: 10.37391/IJEER.120336.