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A Novel Approach to Evaluating Battery Charger Controller Design with Nonlinear PID Controller in an Extendable CHIL Setup
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A Novel Approach to Evaluating Battery Charger Controller Design with Nonlinear PID Controller in an Extendable CHIL Setup

Shervin Salehi Rad, Micheal Muhlbaier, Oleg Fishman, Javad Chevinly, Elias Nadi, Hua Zhang and Fei Lu
arXiv.org
21 May 2024
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.13243View
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Abstract

Computer Science - Systems and Control
The design and development of power electronics converters pose a multitude of challenges. The evaluation of power electronics converters, particularly when operating at high power levels, presents a significant task, offering designers a deeper understanding of the functionality. Several methodologies have been devised to conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) tests, which are classified into two main categories: controller hardware-in-the-loop (CHIL) and power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) tests. This paper explores the advantages and drawbacks of these two approaches and introduces a straightforward and cost-effective CHIL method for initial proof of concept and risk-free controller training. This method is based on the interaction between MATLAB/Simulink and Python. To assess the operation of the proposed system, a modeled battery pack (96S1P) is charged using a modeled battery charger converter, employing a non-linear PID controller. In this scenario, the controller benefits from the CC-CV technique for charging the battery pack. The results are presented in the final section.

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