Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers

A battery charger for solid-state lithium battery packs was developed and implemented. The power stage used a phase-shifted full-bridge converter integrated with a current-doubler rectifier and synchronous rectification. Dual voltage and current control loops were employed to enable constant-voltage...

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Main Authors: Chih-Tsung Chang, Kai-Jun Pai
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-07-01
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description A battery charger for solid-state lithium battery packs was developed and implemented. The power stage used a phase-shifted full-bridge converter integrated with a current-doubler rectifier and synchronous rectification. Dual voltage and current control loops were employed to enable constant-voltage and constant-current charging modes. To improve the lifespan of the output filter capacitor, the current-doubler rectifier was adopted to effectively reduce output current ripple. During the initial start-up phase, as the charger transitions from constant-voltage to constant-current output mode, the use of proportional–integral control in the voltage and current loop error amplifiers may cause current overshoot during the step-rising phase, primarily due to the integral action. Therefore, this study incorporated fuzzy control, proportional control, and proportional–integral control strategies into the current-loop error amplifier. This approach effectively reduced the current overshoot during the step-rising phase, preventing the charger from mistakenly triggering the overcurrent protection mode. The analysis and design considerations of the proposed circuit topology and control loop are presented. Experimental results agree with theoretical predictions, thereby confirming the validity of the proposed approach.
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spelling doaj-art-41d0bb5a661141a8befc97506e798f6b2025-08-20T03:58:26ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172025-07-011514797910.3390/app15147979Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery ChargersChih-Tsung Chang0Kai-Jun Pai1Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung City 202301, TaiwanUndergraduate Program of Vehicle and Energy Engineering, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei City 106308, TaiwanA battery charger for solid-state lithium battery packs was developed and implemented. The power stage used a phase-shifted full-bridge converter integrated with a current-doubler rectifier and synchronous rectification. Dual voltage and current control loops were employed to enable constant-voltage and constant-current charging modes. To improve the lifespan of the output filter capacitor, the current-doubler rectifier was adopted to effectively reduce output current ripple. During the initial start-up phase, as the charger transitions from constant-voltage to constant-current output mode, the use of proportional–integral control in the voltage and current loop error amplifiers may cause current overshoot during the step-rising phase, primarily due to the integral action. Therefore, this study incorporated fuzzy control, proportional control, and proportional–integral control strategies into the current-loop error amplifier. This approach effectively reduced the current overshoot during the step-rising phase, preventing the charger from mistakenly triggering the overcurrent protection mode. The analysis and design considerations of the proposed circuit topology and control loop are presented. Experimental results agree with theoretical predictions, thereby confirming the validity of the proposed approach.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/14/7979battery chargersolid-state lithium batteryfuzzy controlproportional–integral controlproportional control
spellingShingle Chih-Tsung Chang
Kai-Jun Pai
Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
Applied Sciences
battery charger
solid-state lithium battery
fuzzy control
proportional–integral control
proportional control
title Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
title_full Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
title_fullStr Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
title_full_unstemmed Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
title_short Fuzzy-Aided P–PI Control for Start-Up Current Overshoot Mitigation in Solid-State Lithium Battery Chargers
title_sort fuzzy aided p pi control for start up current overshoot mitigation in solid state lithium battery chargers
topic battery charger
solid-state lithium battery
fuzzy control
proportional–integral control
proportional control
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/14/7979
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