A DSP Based Digital Control Strategy for ZVS Bidirectional Buck+Boost Converter

ABSTRACT:

The non-isolated bidirectional DC-DC converters are the most popular topology for low or medium power of the hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) or fuel cell vehicle (FCV) applications. These kinds of converters have the advantages of simple circuit topology, bidirectional flows, zero-voltageswitching (ZVS), high efficiency, and high power density. The turned-on ZVS for all MOSFETs is achieved by the negative offset of the inductor current at the beginning and the end of each switching period. To do this, the converter requires a complex switching strategy which is preferred to be implemented by the digital signal processing (DSP). This paper presents the digital implementation of the switching pattern to ensure the ZVS condition for such converter. A 5kW prototype is performed to verify the capability of such control scheme.

KEYWORDS:

1.      DC-DC converter

2.      Bidirectional converter

3.      Digital control

4.      Phase shift control

SOFTWARE: MATLAB/SIMULINK

 CIRCUIT DIAGRAM:

Fig1. Bidirectional dc dc converter

 EXPECTED SIMULATION RESULTS:

Fig. 2. Inductor current waveforms of (a) boost mode and (b) buck mode

Fig. 3. ZVS turn on of switch S1

Fig. 4. Overall efficiency of both boost and buck operating modes

CONCLUSION:

A DSP based digital control strategy for the bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed in this paper. The new control strategy provides a negative inductor current at the beginning of each pulse period that, in conjunction with just the parasitic MOSFET output capacitances but no additional components, allows ZVS with the full voltage and load range. The DSP chip TMS320F28035 from Texas Instruments is employed to perform this control algorithm. The experimental results not only show the ZVS for four switches but also provide an excellent overall efficiency at least 96% at the power range.

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