Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2020, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (3): 935-941.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2020.0073

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Research on the application of flying capacitor three-level circuit in supercapacitor energy feedback system

CHEN Ting1(), CUI Wenfeng2, DENG Yibai1, QIAO Zhijun1, RUAN Dianbo1,3()   

  1. 1.CRRC Supercapacitor Energy Storage and Conservation Technology R&D Center, Ningbo CRRC New Energy Technology Co. Ltd, Ningbo 315112, Zhejiang, China
    2.Ningbo Jiangbei Gofront Herong Electric Co. Ltd, Ningbo 315211, Zhejiang, China
    3.Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315212, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2020-02-17 Revised:2020-03-24 Online:2020-05-05 Published:2020-05-11
  • Contact: Dianbo RUAN E-mail:tchen@crrccap.com;dbruan@crrccap.com

Abstract:

Supercapacitor energy feedback system is an important development direction of energy storage & feedback system. However, the high cost of supercapacitor limits its application. In order to reduce the cost of the supercapacitor energy storage system, this paper discusses the shortcomings of the traditional bi-directional DC/DC scheme in the supercapacitor energy feedback system from the perspective of broadening the working voltage range of the supercapacitor and improving the energy utilization ratio. Through the comparative study of the three-level circuit, a flying capacitor three-level circuit structure is proposed, which is suitable for the supercapacitor energy feedback system. A PWM control method is proposed for the circuit and the operating modes of the circuit is analyzed in detail. Finally, the correctness of the theoretical analysis is verified by PSIM software simulation. Compared with the traditional two-level DC/DC scheme, the three-level circuit structure proposed in this paper widens the working voltage range of the supercapacitor by 100%, and improves the energy utilization rate of the system. At the same time, the circuit can improve the system withstand voltage, reduce the output harmonic and topology loss, and has a wide application prospect in the high-power charging and discharging occasions such as braking energy & potential energy feedback.

Key words: supercapacitor, three-level circuit, energy feedback system

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