• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.240-241
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 분산전원과 에너지저장으로 구성된 독립형 DC 마이크로그리드의 신뢰도를 향상시키기 위한 협조적 Droop 제어기법을 제안하고 그 성능과 동작을 분석한 내용에 대해 기술하고 있다. 제안하는 시스템의 동작 타당성을 체계적으로 분석하기 위해 PSCAD/EMTDC 소프트웨어를 이용한 시뮬레이션 모델을 개발하였으며 이를 기반으로 하드웨어 시스템을 제작하여 제안하는 시스템의 동작특성을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.26-28
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• 2019

중요부하를 가지고 있는 계통연계 병렬인버터는 계통과의 연결이 끊길 경우 중요부하에 안정적인 전압공급을 위하여 끊김 없는 모드전환 동작이 요구된다. 기존 병렬인버터는 계통연계 시 전류제어모드 운전을 하고, 독립운전 시에는 전압제어모드 운전을 한다. 그래서 단독운전 발생 시 불안정한 전압을 부하에 공급하게 되고, 모드전환 시 제어기절체로 인해 인버터출력전압에 심각한 과도상태를 발생시켜 중요부하에 큰 손상을 입힐 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 Droop 제어 기반 계통연계 병렬인버터의 끊김 없는 모드전환 기법을 제안한다. 제안된 알고리즘은 1kW 시작품을 제작하여 타당성을 검증하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.360-368
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• 2017

This paper proposes the 80-kW high-efficiency bidirectional hybrid SiC boost/buck converter using droop control for DC nano-grid. The proposed converter consists of four 20-kW modules to achieve fault tolerance, ease of thermal management, and reduced component stress. Each module is constructed as a cascaded structure of the two basic bi-directional converters, namely, interleaved boost and buck converters. A six-pack hybrid SiC intelligent power module (IPM) suitable for the proposed cascaded structure is adopted for high-efficiency and compactness. The proposed converter with hybrid switching method reduces the switching loss by minimizing switching of insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). Each module control achieves smooth transfer from buck to boost operation and vice versa, since current controller switchover is not necessary. Furthermore, the proposed parallel control using DC droop with secondary control, enhances the current sharing accuracy while well regulating the DC bus voltage. A 20-kW prototype of the proposed converter has been developed and verified with experiments and indicates a 99.3% maximum efficiency and 98.8% rated efficiency.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.766-776
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• 2017

In modern power systems, high penetration of distributed generators (DGs) results in high stress on system stability. Apart from the intermittent nature of DGs, most DGs do not contribute inertia or damping to systems. As a result, a new control method named virtual synchronous machine (VSM) was proposed, which brought new characteristics to inverters such as synchronous machines (SMs). In addition, different active power droop controls for VSMs are being proposed in literatures. However, they are quite different in terms of their dynamic characteristics despite of the similar control laws. In this paper, mathematical models of a VSM adopting different active power droop controls are built and analyzed. The dynamic performance of the VSM output active power and virtual rotor angular frequency are presented for different models. The influences of the damping factor and droop coefficient on the VSM dynamic behaviors are also investigated in detail. Finally, the theoretical analysis is verified by simulations and experimental results.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.785-792
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• 2019

In parallel operation of multiple power converter modules, equal power distribution among modules shall be made to improve the reliability of the system. In this paper, a novel droop method is proposed to present improved current distribution characteristics. In the proposed method, if the current in each module become greater than the current set-point value, the output voltage set-point is raised to improve the current distribution characteristics. Meanwhile, when the output voltage is to be managed within the tolerance range, the range of the usable control IC reference value ($v_{ref}$) will be reduced if the output voltage setting is always raised. Thus, in case the output voltage set-point among modules is reversed, the downward adjustment is introduced. The proposed method was experimentally validated with a 17.5V/500mA prototype of two boost converters operating in parallel.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.362-364
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• 2003

Generally, photovoltaic system is composed a number of solar cells array. so, virtual implementation module for solar cell array is needed Parallel connection each module for extract the power. A desirable characteristic of a parallel supply system is that individual converters share the load current equally and stably. The current sharing(CS) can be implemented using two approaches. The first one, known as a droop method, relies on the high output impedance of each converter. and The second approach, known as active current-sharing techniques. In this paper, analyze for better control logic of parallel connecting virtual implements of solar cell at using droop method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2003.07b
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• pp.987-993
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• 2003

The module UPS can flexibly implement expansion of power system capacities. Furthermore, it can be used to build up the parallel redundant system to improve the reliability of power system operation. To realize the module UPS, load sharing without interconnection among parallel connecting modules as well as a small scale and lightweight topology is necessary. In this paper, the three-arm converter/inverter is compared with the general full-bridge and half-bridge topology from a practical point of view and chosen as the module UPS topology. The switching control approaches based on a pulse width modulation of the converter and inverter of the system are presented independently The frequency and voltage droop method is applied to parallel operation control to achieve load sharing. Two prototype 3kVA modules are designed and implemented to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed approaches. Experimental results show that the three-arm UPS system has a high power factor, a low distortion of output voltage and input current, and good load sharing characteristic.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.2315-2326
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• 2016

This paper discusses the elimination of DC voltage deviation and the enhancement of load current sharing accuracy in multi-terminal high voltage direct current (MT-HVDC) systems. In order to minimize the power line losses in different parallel network topologies and to insure the stable operation of systems, a decentralized control method based on a modified droop control is presented in this paper. Averaging the DC output voltage and averaging the output current of two neighboring converters are employed to reduce the congestion of the communication network in a control system, and the decentralized control method is implemented. By minimizing the power loss of the cable, the optimal load current sharing proportion is derived in order to achieve rational current sharing among different converters. The validity of the proposed method using a low bandwidth communication (LBC) network for different topologies is verified. The influence of the parameters of the power cable on the control system stability is analyzed in detail. Finally, transient response simulations and experiments are performed to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed control strategy for a MT-HVDC system.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.181-182
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• 2012

마이크로그리드 계통 연계 운전시 분산 발전은 main grid와 함께 연계되어 부하의 수요를 담당한다. 하지만 계통사고나 의도적인 제어 전략으로 인해 분산 발전은 계통과 분리되어 단독으로 부하의 수요를 담당하게 된다. 이때 분산발전을 기반으로 한 인버터는 계통 연계 운전 시 하나의 전류원으로서의 역할을 하다가 시스템이 단독 운전 모드로 전환시 전압원으로 가정되게 된다. 이러한 특성으로 인해 단독운전 모드시의 인버터 병렬 운전은 시스템 파라미터와 라인 임피던스에 매우 민감해진다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 단독운전 모드시 불평형 저전압 마이크로그리드에서 대두되는 문제들에 대해 분석하고 가상 인덕터와 기준 전압 조정을 활용한 개선된 드룹 방식의 적용을 통해 이를 해결하고자 하였다. 제안된 이론은 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증되었다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.734-738
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• 2002

In this paper, a novel wireless parallel operation algorithm of N+1 redundant UPS system with no control interconnections is presented. The load sharing of multiple UPS modules are controlled by Q-V droop and $P-\delta$ droop algorithm. This algorithm compensates for inverter parameter variation and line impedance imbalances with wireless auto-tuning method. And to increase the reliability of transient characteristic under parallel operation, a virtual injected Impedance is proposed to decrease a circulation current between inverter modules. Simulation results are provided to prove the novel wireless algorithm.