Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle chargers are categorized into high-voltage DC (HVDC) systems for charging power batteries and low-voltage DC (LVDC) systems for low-voltage batteries. As next-generation EVs evolve, the demand for chargers with higher power ratings, greater power density, and lower losses, complicat...

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Main Authors: R. Aravind, Bharatiraja Chokkalingam, Rajesh Verma, Lucian Mihet-Popa
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description Electric vehicle chargers are categorized into high-voltage DC (HVDC) systems for charging power batteries and low-voltage DC (LVDC) systems for low-voltage batteries. As next-generation EVs evolve, the demand for chargers with higher power ratings, greater power density, and lower losses, complicates system design. The rising load requirements necessitate a compact, lightweight, and efficient design, highlighting the importance of effective EV design for both industry and academia. This research presents a novel examination of Dual-Input Dual-Output DC-DC Boost, Buck, and Buck-Boost Converters, which are intended to transform a DC voltage input into several DC output voltage levels suitable for EVs. Current multi-port converters often encounter challenges such as limitations on duty ratios, inductor charging currents, output voltage restrictions, and cross-regulation problems during load fluctuations. This study introduces a multi-port DC-DC converter with Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) capabilities that overcome these challenges, allowing for two distinct output voltages without restrictions on duty cycles or inductor currents. The proposed design resolves cross-regulation issues, ensuring that the output voltages V01 and V02 are stable and unaffected by changes in output currents i02 and i01. The outputs operate independently without influencing each other during use, and the loads are kept isolated during control processes. In this paper, the operating principle of the proposed converter is analyzed with the small-signal model, the average model of the converter is derived, and the transfer function of the proposed converter is further obtained. To ensure the response speed and stability of the converter, the voltage and current for closed-loop control are adopted, with which classical PI regulators are utilized and designed. The effectiveness of the proposed converter has been validated through a 1kW and 500W prototype, which successfully provides two output voltages of 150V and 30V, with the potential for additional outputs.
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spelling doaj-art-7091ffb590674eb286c8ab6b33ecf7982025-08-20T02:48:54ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011217274217276010.1109/ACCESS.2024.348069410716630Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric VehiclesR. Aravind0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9454-3433Bharatiraja Chokkalingam1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2517-2119Rajesh Verma2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7024-0216Lucian Mihet-Popa3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-2774Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Centre for Electric Mobility, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Centre for Electric Mobility, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, IndiaElectrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Asir, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Information Technology, Engineering and Economics, Østfold University College, Halden, NorwayElectric vehicle chargers are categorized into high-voltage DC (HVDC) systems for charging power batteries and low-voltage DC (LVDC) systems for low-voltage batteries. As next-generation EVs evolve, the demand for chargers with higher power ratings, greater power density, and lower losses, complicates system design. The rising load requirements necessitate a compact, lightweight, and efficient design, highlighting the importance of effective EV design for both industry and academia. This research presents a novel examination of Dual-Input Dual-Output DC-DC Boost, Buck, and Buck-Boost Converters, which are intended to transform a DC voltage input into several DC output voltage levels suitable for EVs. Current multi-port converters often encounter challenges such as limitations on duty ratios, inductor charging currents, output voltage restrictions, and cross-regulation problems during load fluctuations. This study introduces a multi-port DC-DC converter with Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) capabilities that overcome these challenges, allowing for two distinct output voltages without restrictions on duty cycles or inductor currents. The proposed design resolves cross-regulation issues, ensuring that the output voltages V01 and V02 are stable and unaffected by changes in output currents i02 and i01. The outputs operate independently without influencing each other during use, and the loads are kept isolated during control processes. In this paper, the operating principle of the proposed converter is analyzed with the small-signal model, the average model of the converter is derived, and the transfer function of the proposed converter is further obtained. To ensure the response speed and stability of the converter, the voltage and current for closed-loop control are adopted, with which classical PI regulators are utilized and designed. The effectiveness of the proposed converter has been validated through a 1kW and 500W prototype, which successfully provides two output voltages of 150V and 30V, with the potential for additional outputs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10716630/DC-DC convertermultiport converterspower chargersmulti-input multi-output converterscross-regulationelectric vehicle
spellingShingle R. Aravind
Bharatiraja Chokkalingam
Rajesh Verma
Lucian Mihet-Popa
Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
IEEE Access
DC-DC converter
multiport converters
power chargers
multi-input multi-output converters
cross-regulation
electric vehicle
title Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
title_full Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
title_fullStr Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
title_full_unstemmed Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
title_short Performance Enhancement and Addressing Cross-Regulation in MIMO DC-DC Converters for Electric Vehicles
title_sort performance enhancement and addressing cross regulation in mimo dc dc converters for electric vehicles
topic DC-DC converter
multiport converters
power chargers
multi-input multi-output converters
cross-regulation
electric vehicle
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10716630/
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