Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities

Nicola Toscani; Mattia Rossi; Paolo De Carli; Stefano Rampoldi; Matteo Sposito; Andrea Polastri; Francesco Castelli Dezza

doi:10.1109/MetroXRAINE58569.2023.10405806

Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities

Nicola Toscani, Mattia Rossi, Paolo De Carli, Stefano Rampoldi, Matteo Sposito, Andrea Polastri, Francesco Castelli Dezza

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Abstract

Multi-level converters are a possible solution for increasing the power density and efficiency in many power electronic systems. The increase in the number of switching components on a single device leads to a growth both in the cost of the converter and in its complexity compared to two-level solutions. However, these drawbacks are counterbalanced by a better harmonic content on the AC quantities, allowing a significant decrease in the size of the output filters and reactive power as well. Thus, three-level converters represent a good compromise between costs, system complexity and efficiency. More specifically, this paper focuses on the development of a bidirectional control for a three-phase three-level T-type converter working as an active front end to be coupled with DC/DC converters in off-board recharging stations or in renewable power plants. Moreover, a thermal analysis of the power electronics is carried out aimed to the design and the development of an ad hoc cooling system for a prototype working at 80 kW.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2023 - Proceedings
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	432-437
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	979-8-3503-0080-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroXRAINE58569.2023.10405806
Publication status	Published - 2023
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering - Milano, Italy Duration: 25 Oct 2023 → 27 Oct 2023

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Conference	IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milano
Period	25/10/23 → 27/10/23

Keywords

Bidirectional front-end converter
thermal analysis
three-level converter fast-recharging stations
vehicle to grid

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Hardware and Architecture
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Media Technology
Control and Optimization
Modelling and Simulation
Instrumentation
Artificial Intelligence

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Toscani, N., Rossi, M., De Carli, P., Rampoldi, S., Sposito, M., Polastri, A., & Dezza, F. C. (2023). Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2023 - Proceedings (pp. 432-437). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/MetroXRAINE58569.2023.10405806

Toscani, Nicola ; Rossi, Mattia ; De Carli, Paolo et al. / Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities. 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2023 - Proceedings. IEEE, 2023. pp. 432-437

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Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities. / Toscani, Nicola; Rossi, Mattia; De Carli, Paolo et al.
2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Engineering, MetroXRAINE 2023 - Proceedings. IEEE, 2023. p. 432-437.

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Control and Thermal Design of a Bi-Directional Grid Interface Converter for Fast-Recharging Stations Developed in the Framework of the Italian PNRR Research Activities

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