• The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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• v.67 no.2
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• pp.233-238
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• 2018

This paper proposes a seamless MPPT operation mode transfer method of photovoltaic system. The photovoltaic system consists of a DC-DC boost converter, a DC-Link, and a 3-level neutral point clamp (NPC) type inverter. The PV voltage fluctuates due to the output characteristics of the solar pane1 depending on the irradiation amount and the temperature. The photovoltaic system requires seamless MPPT mode transfer method that the discontinuity does not occur in order to supply the stable power to system without affecting the fluctuation of the PV voltage. MPPT operation is divided into two modes by the voltage reference. Under the condition that the PV voltage is below 650V, the DC-DC boost converter performs MPPT through duty control based on perturb & observe (P&O) method, and the inverter conducts DC-link voltage and grid current controls in synchronous reference frame. On the other hand, when the PV voltage exceeds above 650V, inverter performs MPPT in accordance with the variation of DC-link voltage control while the converter stops operating. Two MPPT operation modes is smoothly transferred through the proposed method that DC-link voltage or grid current commands are appropriately adjusted from the certain criteria. The feasibility of the MPPT operation mode transfer method is verified using a 10kW solar photovoltaic system, experimental results have good performances that the fluctuation of PV current is reduced to 100%.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.287-288
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 태양광 발전 시스템에 적용되는 단상 및 3-레벨 부스트 컨버터의 특성을 비교 분석 및 구현한다. 기존의 전통적인 단상 부스트 컨버터와 3-레벨 부스트 컨버터를 전력밀도와 효율 측면에서 비교 분석하고 이를 Simulation 및 20kW급 프로토 타입 구현을 통해 검증한다. 실험을 통해 3-레벨 부스트 컨버터가 단상 부스트 컨버터에 비해 0.5% 높은 효율과 17% 높은 전력밀도를 가지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2020.08a
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• pp.202-204
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• 2020

본 논문은 PCS(Photovoltaic power system)에서 MPPT 구현을 위한 TLB 컨버터의 모델링 및 제어기 설계를 제안한다. TLB 컨버터는 기존 부스트 컨버터에 비해 인덕터 크기가 감소하고, 효율이 증가하는 장점이 있다. 하지만 듀티비 0.5를 기준으로 2개의 동작 모드가 존재하여 제어기 설계 시 각 모드에 대한 해석이 필요하다. 또한 토폴로지를 모델링을 함에 있어 비선형적인 특징을 갖는 태양전지의 출력을 고려해야하는 필요성이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 태양전지 출력 특성의 선형화 방정식을 이용하여 2가지 동작모드가 존재하는 TLB 컨버터를 각 모드별로 CCM 동작에서 분석하여 동일한 전달함수를 도출하였다. 이를 기반으로 MPPT 전압제어기를 설계하였으며, 제시된 모델링과 제어기는 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.88-95
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• 2009

This paper is the research on the development of power conversion system for the fuel cell. In composing the DC/DC converters which have high boost voltage ratio, unlike the conventional method a new multi DC/DC converter system is proposed that the diode and the condenser and the reactor can be reduced by connecting the secondary side output of the transformer. In this system the rectifier part and the filter part of the secondary side in the power transformer that is connecting in series are composed into a single module, which is the strong advantage and the number of level can be easily increased. A new variable shift phase switching method is also suggested that it makes possible to reduce the output voltage ripples in the proposed system. All the factors mentioned above have been verified through simulations and experiments, and the proposed converter is considered very useful in the demanded load which requires a wide of the output.