High Efficiency Dual-Active-Bridge Converter with Triple-Phase-Shift Control for Battery Charger of Electric Vehicles

Shih-hao Kuo; Huang-Jen Chiu; Che-Wei Chiang; Ta-Wei Huang; Yu-Chen Chang; Serafin Bachman; Szymon Piasecki; Marek Jasinski; Marek Turzyński

doi:10.3390/en17020354

Energies (Jan 2024)

High Efficiency Dual-Active-Bridge Converter with Triple-Phase-Shift Control for Battery Charger of Electric Vehicles

Shih-hao Kuo,
Huang-Jen Chiu,
Che-Wei Chiang,
Ta-Wei Huang,
Yu-Chen Chang,
Serafin Bachman,
Szymon Piasecki,
Marek Jasinski,
Marek Turzyński

Affiliations

Shih-hao Kuo: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Huang-Jen Chiu: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Che-Wei Chiang: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Ta-Wei Huang: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Yu-Chen Chang: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Serafin Bachman: Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Szymon Piasecki: Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Marek Jasinski: Institute of Control and Industrial Electronics, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, Poland
Marek Turzyński: Faculty of Electrical and Control Engineering, Gdańsk University of Technology, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en17020354
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 2
p. 354

Abstract

Read online

An optimal modulation scheme with triple-phase-shift (TPS) control could increase the efficiency in the entire load range for a dual-active-bridge (DAB) converter under wide output voltage range conditions. Therefore, this study proposes a convergent approach to TPS mode selection, coupled with an optimal modulation scheme, ensuring the circuit’s efficiency over the entire range in the realm of a high-power and high-efficiency battery charger for electric vehicles. The convergent approach to TPS mode selection also reduces the numerous cases for small-signal analysis through general average modeling. After verifying the small-signal models under various voltage transfer ratios and load conditions to verify the stability, a converter prototype with a rated power of 15 kW is built and tested. Thus, a peak efficiency of 97.7% can be achieved.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

About the journal

Abstract

Keywords