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A HYBRID FLYBACK LED DRIVER WITH UTILITY GRID AND SOLAR PV INTERFACE A Thesis Presented to The Graduate Faculty of The University of Akron In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science Awab Ali December, 2017 A HYBRID FLYBACK LED DRIVER WITH UTILITY GRID AND SOLAR PV INTERFACE Awab Ali Thesis Approved: Accepted: _____________________________ _____________________________ Advisor Interim Department Chair Dr. Yilmaz Sozer Dr. Joan Carletta _____________________________ _____________________________ Co-Advisor Dean of the College Dr. Jose A. De Abreu-Garcia Dr. Donald P. Visco Jr. _____________________________ _____________________________ Committee Member Dean of the Graduate School Dr. Malik E. Elbuluk Dr. Chand Midha _____________________________ Date ii ABSTRACT In renewable energy systems, maximum utilization of the available power is a desirable objective. In this thesis, a hybrid flyback converter with a Photovoltaic Panel (PV) port, an AC grid port and a DC Load port is proposed. The converter has the capability to achieve two major objectives: to maintain sustainable operation for a load such as Light Emitting Diodes (LED) lighting system, and to achieve maximum utilization of the solar PV panel output. Conventionally, PV panel power is injected into the grid using a converter, and then imported back to support the LED lighting system using another separate converter. A single converter capable of handling bi-directional power flow could be used to reduce the power processing compared to a system that uses multiple power converters. The LED lighting system can have its power supplied primarily by the solar PV. The balance of the power can be processed through the utility interactive port in both directions. There are systems already available to achieve the proposed modes of operation for a higher power range. However, these systems are not cost effective for low power renewable energy based lighting systems, such as LED lighting. This thesis proposes a single stage power converter that can host multiple energy interface ports through a single flyback transformer. The converter design procedure specifies the required conditions to achieve full functionality. The converter topology, operating principle, modes of operation and control iii structure are presented in this research. The operation of the proposed converter is verified through Matlab Simulink® simulations. An experimental prototype was designed and developed for a 120 W system using a 35 VDC solar PV, a 120 Vrms 60 Hz grid, and 24 VDC LED lights. iv DEDICATION To my Family To my Friends To you v ACKNOWLEDGMENT I would like to show my profound gratitude to my advisor Dr. Yilmaz Sozer, for his courage in concurring any problem; in research and any other life aspects. His ability to find pearls in between sand is remarkable. Because of his insights all this came true. I would like to acknowledge my committee members Dr. Jose A. De Abreu-Garcia and Dr. Malik E. Elbuluk for their support and follow up. Special thanks go to the family of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at The University of Akron, their cooperation and patience are invaluable. Finally, I am thankful for my family that supported me in all situations for better, for worse and for whatever is yet to come. vi TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ............................................................................................... 1 1.1 Energy Sources and Challenges .................................................................. 1 1.2 Renewable Energy Sources ......................................................................... 2 1.3 Thesis Organization .................................................................................... 4 ................................................................................... 5 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................. 5 2.2 Converter Topologies for the AC Grid ....................................................... 5 2.3 LED Lights Supply ................................................................................... 11 2.4 AC Grid Interface to LEDs ....................................................................... 12 2.5 Research Motivation ................................................................................. 16 2.6 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 23 ....................................... 24 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 24 3.2 Topology and Principle of Operation ....................................................... 24 3.3 Grid Only Mode ........................................................................................ 25 3.4 LED Only Mode ....................................................................................... 31 vii 3.5 Grid and LED Mode ................................................................................. 34 3.6 Grid Support Mode ................................................................................... 37 3.7 HFC Controller ......................................................................................... 39 3.8 Filter Type Selection and Design .............................................................. 40 3.9 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 44 ..................... 45 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 45 4.2 Transformer and Inductor Design ............................................................. 45 4.3 Power Device Selection ............................................................................ 52 4.4 Conditioning Circuit for Sensors .............................................................. 55 4.5 Gate Driver Development ......................................................................... 58 4.6 Printed Circuit Board Layout .................................................................... 59 4.7 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 60 ..................................... 61 5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................... 61 5.2 Simulation Results .................................................................................... 61 5.3 Experimental Results ................................................................................ 73 viii 5.4 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 80 ....................................................... 81 6.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................ 81 6.2 Future Work .............................................................................................. 81 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 83 ix LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1: Single phase H-bridge inverter circuit. ............................................................. 6 Figure 2.2: (a) The bipolar PWM reference signal, carrier and output voltage waveforms. (b)The unipolar PWM reference signal, carrier and output voltage waveforms. ............... 7 Figure 2.3: Frequency spectrum of the output voltage of a bipolar PWM H-bridge at full modulation index. ............................................................................................................... 8 Figure 2.5: Phase shifted full bridge and full bridge inverter topology. ............................. 9 Figure 2.4: Boost converter and full bridge topology. ........................................................ 9 Figure 2.6: Three-level inverter with neutral point clamped (NPC) topology. ................ 10 Figure 2.7: Interleaved flyback converter with an unfolding H-bridge topology. ............ 11 Figure 2.8: Load requirements matching system. ............................................................. 12 Figure 2.9: AC supply characteristics and LED load characteristics. (a), (b) and (c) show the per unit AC grid supply voltage, current and power respectively at unity power factor. (d), (e) and (f) show the per unit voltage, current and power of the LED load respectively. ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Figure 2.10: General block diagram of a grid-connected LED driver. ............................. 14 Figure 2.11: General block diagram of a grid-connected LED driver with a DC bus filter capacitor. ........................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 2.12: AC and DC power waveforms. .................................................................... 14 Figure 2.13: Solar panel with a DC/DC converter to supply a LED Load. ...................... 17 Figure 2.14: Daily power profile of a PV panel and a LED lighting system. .................. 17 x Figure 2.15: PV, grid, battery and LED structure proposed in [16]. ................................ 18 Figure 2.16: Conceptual realization of the proposed converter. ....................................... 18 Figure 2.17: Initial realization of the proposed converter. ...............................................