Analysis and design of coupled inductor for interleaved buck-type voltage balancer in bipolar DC microgrid

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A voltage balancer (VB) can be used to balance voltages under load unbalance in either a bipolar DC microgrid or LVDC (Low voltage DC) distribution system. An interleaved buck-type VB has advantages over other voltage balance topologies for reduction in output current ripple by an aspect of configuration of a physically symmetrical structure. Similarly, magnetic coupling such as winding two or more magnetic components into a single magnetic component can be selected to enhance the power density and dynamic response. In order to achieve these advantages in a VB, this paper proposes a VB with a coupled inductor (CI) as a substitute for inductors in a two-stage interleaved buck-type VB circuit. Based on patterns of switch poles under load variation, the variation in inductor currents under four switching patterns is induced. The proposed CI is derived from self-inductance based on the configuration structure that has a two-stage interleaved buck type and mathematical design results based on the coupling coefficient, where the coupling coefficient is a key factor in the determination of the dynamic response of the proposed VB in load variation. According to the results, a prototype scale is implemented to confirm the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed VB.

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Park, J. M., Byun, H. J., Kim, B. J., Kim, S. H., & Won, C. Y. (2020). Analysis and design of coupled inductor for interleaved buck-type voltage balancer in bipolar DC microgrid. Energies, 13(11). https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112775

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