Augmented SPWM based Hybrid Output Converter for Renewable Energy and Nano-Grid Application

Abstract

This study suggests a novel Augmented Sine PWM(ASPWM) based Hybrid Output Converter that can concurrently power AC and DC loads. Two boost converters are used in this configuration, and the AC voltage is the differential voltage tapped between the two source nodes (of the MOSFETs) of the individual converters. This converter plays a different role in providing power to AC and DC loads than conventional boost converter. Conventional boost requires a minimum of two stages to step up output DC voltage and inverter stage to convert DC to AC power. This novel hybrid output converter (HOC) skips all stages of boosting the output voltage and next stage of inverter also. HOC consists of two boost converts pumped by two VM(voltage multiplier) stages to get high voltage DC output. This HOC has two inputs, supplied by renewable like solar PV cells and has two outputs to supply AC and DC loads simultaneously. This dual input HOC integrates two renewable inputs for standalone nano grid application. The principle of operation of HOC is augmented sinusoidal pulse width modulation with AC reference signal is shifted by 180⁰for individual boost converter and augmented by dc offset. The circuit has been extensively simulated in PSIM’22 Matlab Simulink and an experimental prototype of 110W is tested in the laboratory.