PWM Hybrid power converter using Differential Evolution
Article title: An Evolutionary Algorithm-Based PWM Strategy for a Hybrid Power Converter
Authors: Alma Rodríguez, Avelina Alejo-Reyes, Erik Cuevas, Francisco Beltran-Carbajal, and Julio C. Rosas-Caro
Abstract
In the past years, the interest in direct current to direct current converters has increased because of their application in renewable energy systems. Consequently, the research community is working on improving its efficiency in providing the required voltage to electronic devices with the lowest input current ripple. Recently, a hybrid converter which combines the boost and the Cuk converter in an interleaved manner has been introduced. The converter has the advantage of providing a relatively low input current ripple by a former strategy. However, it has been proposed to operate with dependent duty cycles, limiting its capacity to further decrease the input current ripple. Independent duty cycles can significantly reduce the input current ripple if the same voltage gain is achieved by an appropriate duty cycle combination. Nevertheless, finding the optimal duty cycle combination is not an easy task. Therefore, this article proposes a new pulse-width-modulation strategy for the hybrid interleaved boost-Cuk converter. The strategy includes the development of a novel mathematical model to describe the relationship between independent duty cycles and the input current ripple. The model is introduced to minimize the input current ripple by finding the optimal duty cycle combination using the differential evolution algorithm. It is shown that the proposed method further reduces the input current ripple for an operating range. Compared to the former strategy, the proposed method provides a more balanced power-sharing among converters.
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MDPI and ACS Style Rodríguez, A.; Alejo-Reyes, A.; Cuevas, E.; Beltran-Carbajal, F.; Rosas-Caro, J.C. An Evolutionary Algorithm-Based PWM Strategy for a Hybrid Power Converter. Mathematics 2020, 8, 1247. AMA Style Rodríguez A, Alejo-Reyes A, Cuevas E, Beltran-Carbajal F, Rosas-Caro JC. An Evolutionary Algorithm-Based PWM Strategy for a Hybrid Power Converter. Mathematics. 2020; 8(8):1247. Chicago/Turabian Style Rodríguez, Alma; Alejo-Reyes, Avelina; Cuevas, Erik; Beltran-Carbajal, Francisco; Rosas-Caro, Julio C. 2020. "An Evolutionary Algorithm-Based PWM Strategy for a Hybrid Power Converter." Mathematics 8, no. 8: 1247.
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