A Power Decoupling Method Based on Four-Switch Three-Port DC/DC/AC Converter in DC Microgrid

Abstract

This paper presents a power decoupling method based on a four-switch three-port dc/dc/ac converter in dc microgrid. The proposed topology has three interfaces which can be connected with a dc source, a capacitor, and an ac port. With a corresponding power flow control method, this converter can decouple the low-frequency ripple power which is necessary for the ac port and undesirable for the dc source with small capacitor. The proposed topology is compact and cost-effective because, compared with the H-bridge inverter, no extra switches or devices are required. With the model of the proposed dc/dc/ac converter, a power control method with two inductors' current control is presented for power decoupling. In addition, the control parameters are designed as well. Experimental results on the laboratory prototype verified the feasibility of the proposed topology and the designed power control method.