Justification of the Parameters of a DC/DC Converter for an Autonomous Power Supply Source

Abstract

As the Smart Grid concept has become a part of the electric power industry development, DC/DC conver­ters have turned into a matter of increased interest. This is due to their effective coordination in the DC-bus system operating different types of power sources, including renewable ones and energy storage devices (batteries, supercapacitor modules), and various loads. The article analyzes switch mode power supply DC/DC converters for autonomous power supply systems. The application of the SEPIC (Single Ended Primary Inductance Converter) type converter is substantiated. The techniques of determining the parameters of the converter are presented. The active phase at the duty cycle operation has been demonstrated, and justified in accordance with the theoretical behavior in response to an input voltage change above and below the desired output value. A simulation of the converter's operation in the buck and boost modes in order to stabilize the output voltage at a set level has been performed in the MATLAB / Simulink package. The obtained simulation results show the effectiveness of the suggested solution for an autonomous power supply source.