• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.8 no.5
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• pp.5-13
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• 1998

In this paper, a fuzzy controller for DC-DC converters is proposed in order to obtain good performances that can not be achieved by liner control techniques in the presence of wide parameter variz. tions. The presented approach is general and can he applied to any DC-DC converter topologies. While the conventional method uses error and derivative of error, the proposed controller method uses state variables. Such method is very efficient in case of DC-DC converters and can guaranlee both stable small-signal responses and improved large-signal responses. Application results of boost converter(booster) show control potentialities.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.67-75
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• 2011

The development of electric vehicle power electronics system control, composed of DC-AC inverters and DC-DC converters, attract much research interest in the modern industry. A DC-AC inverter supplies the high-power motor torques of the propulsion system and utility loads of electric vehicles, whereas a DC-DC converter supplies the conventional low-power and low-voltage loads. However, the need for high-power bidirectional DC-DC converters in future electric vehicles has led to the development of many new topologies of DC-DC converters. The nonlinear control of power converters is an active research area in the field of power electronics. This paper focuses on the use of the fuzzy sliding mode strategy as a control strategy for buck-boost DC-DC converter power supplies in electric vehicles. The proposed fuzzy controller specifies changes in control signals based on the surface and knowledge on surface changes to satisfy the sliding mode stability and attraction conditions. The performance of the proposed fuzzy sliding controller is compared to that of the classical sliding mode controller. The satisfactory simulation results show the efficiency of the proposed control law, which reduces the chattering phenomenon. Moreover, the obtained results prove the robustness of the proposed control law against variations in load resistance and input voltage in the studied converter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.15-22
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• 2014

Recently, parallel operation of dc-dc converters has been widely used in distributed power systems. In this paper, a control method to achieve parallel operation of three-phase bi-directional isolated interleaved dc-dc converters is discussed for the battery charging and discharging system which consists of the 32 battery charger/dischargers and two three-phase bi-directional isolated interleaved dc-dc converters. In the boost mode, the battery energy is delivered to the grid, whereas the grid energy is transferred to the battery in the buck mode operation. The average current sharing control method is employed to obtain an equal conducting of each phase current in the three-phase dc-dc converter. By using the proposed method, the imbalance factor is gratefully reduced from 8 percent to 1 percent. Two 2.5kW three-phase bi-directional dc-dc converter prototype have been built and the proposed method has been verified through experiments.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.48 no.11
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• pp.663-669
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• 1999

This paper presents new self excited DC-DC converters such as Buck-boost type, Buck type and also non-inverting Buck-boost type. The proposed converters has the following advantages: simple topology, small number of circuit components, easy control method. Therefore, these converters are suitable for the portable appliances with battery source. It is especially suited for low power DC-DC conversion applications where non isolation output power is usually required. The steady state characteristics of proposed self exciting Buck-boost DC-DC converter are analysis and the result shows good agreement with experimental value. Furthermore the experimental results for 50W class self oscillating Buck-boost DC-DC converter have been obtained, which demonstrate the high efficiency and good performance.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.172-176
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• 2000

The paper presents the fault detection and isolation of two DC-DC converters parallel operation by ZCT method. Two experimental prototype converters were designed and implemented for evaluation of fault tolerant system. The experimental results show that fault detection and isolation circuit works very well.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.4 no.6
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• pp.531-538
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• 1999

This paper proposes a fuzzy logic controller(FLC) for DC-DC converters in order to obtain good l perfonnances that can not be achieved by linear control tc'Chniques in the presence of wide parameter v variations. 'While the standard controller uses error and derivative of e$\pi$or, the proposed controller uses state v variables. Such method is ve$\pi$ efficient in case of DC-DC converters and can guarantee both stable s small-signal responses and improved large signal responses. The presented approach method is general and c can be applied to any dc-dc converter topologies. Through the simulations of booster, we verify the pro[Xlsed C control tc'Chnique can give a satisfactory perfonnance.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.44-54
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• 2007

Ac-dc power conversion can either be done with two separate converter stages or with a single converter stage. Two-stage ac-dc converters, however, can be costly and complex, while the performance of single-stage converters is compromised due to a reduced number of components. Several researchers have therefore proposed adding some sort of auxiliary circuit consisting of a second switch and some passive elements to single-stage converters to improve their performance. Although these modified single-stage converters may have two converters, they are not two-stage converters as they do not have two separate and independently controlled converters that are always operating to convert power from one form to another. In this paper, the operation of ac-dc single-stage converters is first reviewed and their strengths and weaknesses are noted. The operation of several modified single-stage converters, including one proposed by the authors, is then discussed, and the paper concludes by presenting experimental results that confirm the feasibility of the proposed converter.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.10-16
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• 2004

In this thesis, improved full wave mode ZVT(Zero-Voltage-Transition) PMW DC-DC Converters are presented to maximize the regeneration ratio of resonant energy by only putting an additional diode In series with the auxiliary switch. The operation of the auxiliary switch in a half wave mode makes it possible soft switching operation of all switches including the auxiliary switch whereas it is turned off with hard switching in conventional converter. The increase of the regeneration ratio to resonant energy results in low commutation losses and minimum voltage and current stresses. The operation principles of the improved ZVT PWM DC-DC Converters are theoretically analyzed using the boost converter topology as an example. Both theoretical analysis and experimental results verify the validity of the PWM boost converter topology with the improved full wave mode ZVT PWM converters.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.107-116
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• 2001

Two AC-DC PWM full-bridge converters that can input current to improve input power factor while performing dc-dc conversion are investigated in this paper. Both converters are simple in that they are similar to the standard PWM full-bridge converter with a diode rectifier/LC low-pass filter input, and both can operate with a simple method of PWM control. In the paper, the operation of the converters is explained and their steady-state characteristics are discussed. The feasibility of the converters and their ability to meet EN61000-3-2 Class D Standards for electrical equipment are shown with results obtained from experimental prototypes. The performance of both converters in terms of dc bus voltage level, input power factor and efficiency is compared and discussed.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1997.07f
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• pp.2207-2209
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• 1997

This Paper Presents the design automation for isolated DC-DC converters. Isolated DC-DC converts have many advantages such as protection, wide range variation, and multiple output. Prosedures consist of several steps. There are the selection of converter topology, the selection of switching devices. the calculation for the value of inductances and capacitances, and the design of transformers. We verified it with many practical examples from databooks.