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Design and Control of a Modular Multilevel DC/DC Converter for Regenerative Applications
This paper compares different cascaded and multilevel topologies to interface supercapacitors to a dc bus in regenerative braking applications. It is shown that the modular multilevel dc/dc converter (MMC) can benefit from both reduced voltage and increased frequency across the inductor to reduce its weight and volume when using phase shifting modulation. The proposed control method is able to balance supercapacitor voltage while providing precise output current control. The converter topology and control method are validated with simulations and experimental results.
Type
research article
Web of Science ID
WOS:000314705500033
Authors
Montesinos-Miracle, Daniel
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Massot-Campos, Miquel
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Bergas-Jané, Joan
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Galceran-Arellano, Samuel
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Publication date
2013
Published in
Volume
28
Issue
8
Start page
3970
End page
3979
Peer reviewed
REVIEWED
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May 7, 2013
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