A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems

Madhu Chinthavali; Aswad Adib; Joao Onofre Pereira Pinto; Rafal Wojda; Michael Starke

doi:10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947970

A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems

Madhu Chinthavali, Aswad Adib, Joao Onofre Pereira Pinto, Rafal Wojda, Michael Starke

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Abstract

This work proposes a three-stage converter topology with a medium frequency isolation transformer for direct integration of energy storage systems into medium voltage distribution grids. The distributed architecture of the topology, using standard AC/DC converters, has been developed with the aim of plug-and-play capability and voltage and power scalability. The medium frequency transformer facilitates improved power density, while its 20:1 voltage translation capability enables the use of limited voltage level (500 Vdc) of the commercially available batteries. This paper presents the topology structure and details how it can be scaled to reach the full range of the distribution grid voltages and the required power levels. A transformer design for 500 Hz rated frequency is discussed. The control scheme of the converter equipped with voltage support, frequency support, and black start capabilities is also presented. Control hardware-in-the-loop results using OPAL-RT, with converter switching models connected to a weak IEEE-4 node test feeder modified for the aforementioned grid services, are provided to show the topology feasibility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728193878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947970
State	Published - 2022
Event	2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022 - Detroit, United States Duration: Oct 9 2022 → Oct 13 2022

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Name	2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022

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Conference	2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022
Country/Territory	United States
City	Detroit
Period	10/9/22 → 10/13/22

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Notice: This manuscript has been authored by UT-Battelle, LLC under Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725 with the U.S. Department of Energy. The United States Government retains and the publisher, by accepting the article for publication, acknowledges that the United States Government retains a non-exclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, world-wide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this manuscript, or allow others to do so, for United States Government purposes. The Department of Energy will provide public access to these results of federally sponsored research in accordance with the DOE Public Access Plan (http://energy.gov/downloads/doe-public-access-plan).

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CHIL
energy storage topology
grid services
medium frequency transformer
medium voltage distribution grid

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Chinthavali, M., Adib, A., Pinto, J. O. P., Wojda, R., & Starke, M. (2022). A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems. In 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022 (2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947970

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Chinthavali, M , Adib, A, Pinto, JOP, Wojda, R & Starke, M 2022, A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems. in 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022. 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022, Detroit, United States, 10/9/22. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947970

A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems. / Chinthavali, Madhu ; Adib, Aswad; Pinto, Joao Onofre Pereira et al.
2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2022. (2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022).

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Chinthavali M , Adib A, Pinto JOP, Wojda R , Starke M. A Medium Voltage Three-Stage Power Converter Topology for Distribution Grid Scale Energy Storage Systems. In 2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2022. (2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022). doi: 10.1109/ECCE50734.2022.9947970

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