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Developing a general and stable numerical interface for power hardware-in-the-loop (PHIL) applications is a major challenge. This paper proposes a stable, robust and precise implementation of a multi-time-step interface for a PHIL simulator based on the Bergeron transmission line model (BTLM). Two limitations of the transmission-line-based interface were identified, and remedial strategies were formulated in order to ensure that the interface was compatible with the PHIL application. Stability and passivity analyses were then conducted on the resulting interface to verify its performance. The proposed interface was implemented in an experimental 3-kVA PHIL setup, using a custom-made switching power amplifier (PA). Multiple tests were performed in order to demonstrate the stability and accuracy of the closed-loop system under a wide range of operating conditions and with various devices under test (DUTs). Experimental results were obtained from islanding tests involving different simulated load configurations and solar inverter responses to network disturbance while operating in a closed-loop configuration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The three-phase dual active bridge (3p-DAB) converter is widely addressed in emerging power systems applications such as solid-state transformer and dc microgrids. Its successful integration requires accurate modeling of its small-signal characteristics. Due to its dc–ac–dc structure, the DAB converter brings many challenges to small-signal modeling. The state-space averaging (SSA) has been the first proposed methodology to approximate the control-to-output and line-to-output transfer functions of the 3p-DAB. However, as shown in this paper, SSA is not precise for the stability analysis of 3p-DAB converters. A generalized state-space averaging (GSSA) model based on the dynamic phasor concept is developed in this paper for the Y-Δ 3p-DAB. A hybrid SSA and GSSA model representation is then proposed for the evaluation of all the converter transfer functions. The developed models are validated with detailed time-domain switch-level simulations in an electromagnetic transient-type (EMT-type) program. They are also used for the accelerated stability prediction in an EMT-type program. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

This paper presents a generic electrothermal model for Li-ion battery. The model is developed with the objective to simplify the parameter identification procedure, while representing adequately the thermal effects on the battery performance. Most of the well-accepted electrothermal Li-ion battery models require in-depth and proprietary battery data or dedicated test environments for parameter identification. The dedicated test bench usually involves expensive thermal test chambers, calorimeters, and temperatures sensors, and challenges associated with their installations. This makes the electrical and thermal simulation of Li-ion batteries difficult to achieve. This paper proposes a generic electrothermal model with a simpler parameter identification process. The parameters identification process is solely based on datasheet discharge curves and simple experiments at room temperature. The model is validated experimentally using a 12 V 40 Ah LiFePO4 battery module. The performance of the model is tested with constant current discharges, constant current–constant voltage charges, as well as with a Simplified Federal Urban Driving Schedule dynamic driving cycle, at different operating temperatures. As expected, the simulation results show an error within $\pm$1% and $\pm$1.3% compared to experimental results, for both steady and dynamic states, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]