Towards Power FPGA: Architecture, Modeling and Control of Multiport Power Converters

Ping Wang, Minjie Chen

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Abstract

Multiport power converters are needed in a wide range of applications including battery management systems, data center power delivery, and renewable energy systems. These systems comprise numerous distributed and modular power conversion cells with sophisticated and bidirectional power flow. This paper systematically investigates the architecture, modeling and control of multiport power converters with a large number of ports, and explores the theoretical foundation of an emerging 'Power FPGA' concept - Flexible, Programmable, Granular and Adaptive power electronics - that will enable a wide range of exciting applications. We classified multiport power converters into two major categories, and developed a software tool based on Newton-Raphson method to rapidly identify the control strategy. We analyzed the applicability and limitations of this control framework, and simulated a 100-port energy converter with programmable power flow. A four-port programmable energy converter is built and tested to experimentally validate the proposed modeling and control strategy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Print)9781538655412
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 10 2018
Event19th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018 - Padova, Italy
Duration: Jun 25 2018Jun 28 2018

Publication series

Name2018 IEEE 19th Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018

Other

Other19th IEEE Workshop on Control and Modeling for Power Electronics, COMPEL 2018
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityPadova
Period6/25/186/28/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Control and Optimization

Keywords

  • Power FPGA
  • energy router
  • multiport power converter
  • power flow calculation

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