Operation, design and control of dual H-bridge-based isolated bidirectional DC–DC converter

Abstract

The operation, design and control of an isolated bidirectional DC–DC converter for hybrid electric vehicle energy management applications are discussed. Different operation modes and boundary conditions are distinguished by phase-shift angle and load conditions. The absolute and relative output voltage ripple was derived. The dead-band effect and safe operational area are further investigated. The relations between output power and leakage inductance and switching frequency are also presented. The proposed converter was simulated and a prototype was built and tested. Experiments on the converter's steady state and transient operations validated the design and simulation.