Bidirectional isolated three-phase dc-dc converter using coupled inductor for dc microgrid applications

The main objective of this project is to study the analysis and design of an isolated three-phase bidirectional dc-dc converter connected to the dc microgrid system. The proposed topology achieves efficient power conversion with a wide input voltage range, continuous input current, and bidirectional operation. In forward mode operation, the topology acts as a three-phase push-pull converter to reach a step-up voltage conversion ratio (90 to 450 V). In backward mode operation, the converter acts as an interleaved flyback converter to provide a step-down voltage conversion ratio (450 to 90 V). Over and above that, in both operation senses, the dc voltage gain is presented. The main advantages of this topology are high-switching frequency, the three-phase transformer that provides galvanic isolation between the dc voltage link bus to the battery or ultra-capacitor storage, and input/output filters size reduction. Besides, a fewer number of power switches, the frequency of output voltage, and input current ripple are three times higher than the switching frequency. The three active switches are connected to the same reference, which simplifies the gate drive circuit. Ultimately, the theoretical analysis of the proposed topology is carefully confirmed with the experimental results of the 4 kW converter prototype.