Electric power
On-Board Power Management in a Marine Autonomous Surface Vehicle (ASV): Multi-Port Transformer Design
Published on - PCIM Europe 2022; International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
This paper deals with the design of the magnetic component of an isolated bidirectional multiportconverter. This converter is intended to be embedded in an autonomous surface marine vehicle with a power rating in the kilowatt range and is intended to exchange power between photovoltaic panels, a lithium battery and the propulsion system in which the motors can also be operated as a tidal turbine. This magnetic component is a three-port symmetrical three-phase transformer that allows to interface three three-phase inverters with a six-step control. The converter is galvanically isolated and can operate in a fully bi-directional way. Phase shifting of the inverters allows the power flow between them to be adjusted.