DC Feeder Voltage Control Strategy of Bidirectional DC to DC converter for Railway Traction
Sachin V. Kale1, N. R. Bhasme2
1Sachin Kale, Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College of Aurangabad, Aurangabad, India.
2Dr. N. R. Bhasme,* Electrical Engineering, Government Engineering College of Aurangabad, Aurangabad, India.
Manuscript received on November 12, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on November 25, 2019. | Manuscript published on 30 November, 2019. | PP: 5270-5274 | Volume-8 Issue-4, November 2019. | Retrieval Number: D7433118419/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijrte.D7433.118419
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Abstract: The regenerative energy which is generated during the period of braking of railway traction increases voltage of DC feeder line which makes it crucial and important to consider. Regenerative energy storage system is one of the key solutions to use regenerative energy more effectively and efficiently. Super capacitor has advanced version of the conventional capacitor because of its instant charging and discharging, making it suitable to use as energy storage device for traction system. In this paper, operation of half bridge type bidirectional DC-DC converter for both running and braking operation of traction motor is modeled & simulated and performance analysis is carried out. During charging mode of supercapacitor this converter works as buck converter and during discharge works as boost converter to control the DC feeder voltage at appropriate levels.
Keywords: Bidirectional DC-DC Converter, Traction Motor, Supercapacitor.
Scope of the Article: Robotics and Control.