DC-DC Converter based on the Asymmetric Multistage Stacked Boost Architecture with Feed-Forward Control for Photovoltaic Plants
Paper in proceeding, 2016
A new feed-forward control technique for a DC-DC step-up converter based on the asymmetric Multistage Stacked Boost Architecture (MSBA) is presented in this paper. The proposed closed loop control scheme can provide improved accuracy in the steady-state operation and high dynamic performance. The asymmetric MSBA converter is a single output high-voltage DC-DC step-up converter that comprises several in-series connected capacitors with active voltage balancing circuits. The converter can attain high voltage ratios and thus, it is a suitable solution for the high voltage transmission requirements of the large photovoltaic (PV) plants. Selective simulation and experimental results are presented in order to validate the effectiveness and the operational improvements of the proposed control system.
Author
Georgios Mademlis
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Gina K. Steinke
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)
Alfred Rufer
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)
PCIM Europe 2016; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
445-452
978-3-8007-4186-1 (ISBN)
PCIM Europe 2016; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Nuremberg, Germany,
Nuremberg, Germany,
Areas of Advance
Energy
Subject Categories
Control Engineering
Other Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering