Applications of Triple Active Bridge Converter for Future Grid and Integrated Energy Systems

Pham Van-Long and Keiji Wada
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Pham Van-Long: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan
Keiji Wada: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo 192-0397, Japan

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 7, 1-22

Abstract: Renewable energy systems and electric vehicles (EVs) are receiving much attention in industrial and scholarly communities owing to their roles in reducing pollutant emissions. Integrated energy systems (IES), which connect different types of renewable energies and storages, have become common in many applications, such as the grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) and battery systems, fuel cells and battery/supercapacitor in EVs. The advantages of all energy sources are maximized by utilizing connection and control strategies. Because many storage systems and household loads are mainly direct current (DC) types, the DC grid has considerable potential for increasing the efficiency of distribution grids in the future. In IES and future DC grid systems, the triple active bridge (TAB) converter is an isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter that has many advantages as a core circuit. Therefore, this paper reviews the characteristics of the TAB converter in current applications and suggests next-generation applications. First, the characteristics and operation modes of the TAB converter are introduced. An overview of all current applications of the TAB converter is then presented. The advantages and challenges of the TAB converter in each application are discussed. Thereafter, the potential future applications of the TAB converter with an adaptable power transmission design are presented.

Keywords: triple active bridge; integrated energy systems; DC grid; isolated bidirectional DC-DC converter; multiport converter (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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