Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter
Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are an attractive solution in environments with a high amount of renewable energy sources, as they can improve the power quality in such places and if required, can extend the integration of more renewable sources of energy. If a large amount of power is needed, then sup...
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| author | Fernando Davalos Hernandez Rahim Samanbakhsh Federico Martin Ibanez Fernando Martin |
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| description | Energy Storage Systems (ESS) are an attractive solution in environments with a high amount of renewable energy sources, as they can improve the power quality in such places and if required, can extend the integration of more renewable sources of energy. If a large amount of power is needed, then supercapacitors are viable energy storage devices due to their specific power, allowing response times that are in the range of milliseconds to seconds. This paper details the design of an ESS that is based on a modular multilevel converter (MMC) with bidirectional power flow, which reduces the number of cascaded stages and allows the supercapacitors SCs to be connected to the grid to perform high-power transfers. A traditional ESS has four main stages or subsystems: the energy storage device, the balancing system, and the DC/DC and DC/AC converters. The proposed ESS can perform all of those functions in a single circuit by adopting an MMC topology, as each submodule (SM) can self-balance during energy injection or grid absorption. This article analyses the structure in both power flow directions and in the control loops and presents a prototype that is used to validate the design. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95ea0769265740a9ba53537176a8fb702023-11-23T11:29:09ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-01-0115133810.3390/en15010338Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel ConverterFernando Davalos Hernandez0Rahim Samanbakhsh1Federico Martin Ibanez2Fernando Martin3Department of Electrical Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, RussiaDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, 143026 Moscow, RussiaCEIT-Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Manuel Lardizabal 15, 20018 Donostia, SpainEnergy Storage Systems (ESS) are an attractive solution in environments with a high amount of renewable energy sources, as they can improve the power quality in such places and if required, can extend the integration of more renewable sources of energy. If a large amount of power is needed, then supercapacitors are viable energy storage devices due to their specific power, allowing response times that are in the range of milliseconds to seconds. This paper details the design of an ESS that is based on a modular multilevel converter (MMC) with bidirectional power flow, which reduces the number of cascaded stages and allows the supercapacitors SCs to be connected to the grid to perform high-power transfers. A traditional ESS has four main stages or subsystems: the energy storage device, the balancing system, and the DC/DC and DC/AC converters. The proposed ESS can perform all of those functions in a single circuit by adopting an MMC topology, as each submodule (SM) can self-balance during energy injection or grid absorption. This article analyses the structure in both power flow directions and in the control loops and presents a prototype that is used to validate the design.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/1/338renewable energy sourcessupercapacitorsenergy storage system |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Davalos Hernandez Rahim Samanbakhsh Federico Martin Ibanez Fernando Martin Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter Energies renewable energy sources supercapacitors energy storage system |
| title | Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter |
| title_full | Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter |
| title_fullStr | Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter |
| title_short | Self-Balancing Supercapacitor Energy Storage System Based on a Modular Multilevel Converter |
| title_sort | self balancing supercapacitor energy storage system based on a modular multilevel converter |
| topic | renewable energy sources supercapacitors energy storage system |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/1/338 |
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