This study aims to analyze the zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) region of a Triple-Active-Bridge (TAB) converter with five degrees of freedom. A TAB converter is an isolated converter derived from a dual-active-bridge (DAB) converter and composed of thre...
Owing to the acute energy shortage issue and the increasing energy demands of information and communication technology systems worldwide, the development of a DC microgrid that can utilize renewable energy sources, such as wind and photovoltaic power...
Fuel cells, as clean and efficient energy conversion devices, hold great potential for applications in the fields of hydrogen-based transportation and stand-alone power systems. Due to their sensitivity to load parameters, environmental parameters, a...
Multilevel active bridge converters are potential candidates for many modern high-power DC applications due to their ability to integrate multiple sources while minimizing weight and volume. Therefore, this paper deals with an analytical, simulation-...
A triple-active bridge (TAB) can be used as a power conversion unit in a three-port DC energy router (DCER) such as a triple-active bridge-based DC energy router (TAB-DCER). The operational loss of a TAB can be seen as a key factor affecting the effi...
This paper presents a comparative study between the traditional phase shift (also referred to as the Single-Phase Shift (SPS)) and the Dual-Phase Shift (DPS) controlled Triple Active Bridge (TAB) converter. Being a multi-port DC-DC converter with fle...
With their multidirectional power flow capability, dual active bridge (DAB) and triple active bridge (TAB) converters find application in energy routers as DC/DC transfer components for emergency energy supply during significant power outages. These...
This paper focuses on a power conditioning system for an all-electric aircraft (AEA) powered by a single battery pack. The research project aims to identify a multi-port DC/DC converter topology that adequately supplies the two DC buses connected to...
Renewable energy systems and electric vehicles (EVs) are receiving much attention in industrial and scholarly communities owing to their roles in reducing pollutant emissions. Integrated energy systems (IES), which connect different types of renewabl...
The increased penetration of power electronics interfaced resources in modern power systems is unlocking new opportunities and challenges. New concepts like multiport converters can further enhance the efficiency and power density of power electronic...
DC nanogrid architectures with Photovoltaic (PV) modules are expected to grow significantly in the next decades. Therefore, the integration of multi-port power converters and high-frequency isolation links are of increasing interest. The Triple Activ...
In general, the structures of Multi-Active Bridge (MAB) converters that can be found in the literature are usually based on voltage converters. However, in some cases, it could be interesting to have a current-fed input due to load characteristics or...
The working mode classification of a triple-active-bridge converter (TAB) is the prerequisite and foundation of modulation optimization research based on time-domain analysis. Currently, systematic research on mode classification is lacking. Inadequa...
This paper presents a method of compensating the AC pulsation appearing in the DC-link of a four-wire AC/DC converter operating with asymmetric output currents. If such a converter is operating with an electrochemical energy storage system, the AC co...
This paper presents the implementation of a single-phase solid-state transformer (SST) for the interface between a 13.2 kV medium voltage alternative current (MVAC) network and a 750 V bipolar DC distribution. The SST has ten cascaded subunits in con...
This study presents a comparative analysis of efficiency and harmonic generation in Triple Active Bridge (TAB) converters under two operating configurations: Case I, with one input source and two loads, and Case II, with two input sources and one loa...
A multi-port energy router (MER) is an important infrastructure for power management and energy storage after an unexpected power outage. In addition, MERs can relate to various emergency electric power sources (EEPSs) and power grids at the same tim...