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Abstract— This paper presents a new methodology of active phase-shift [7], [8], pulse frequency modulation [7], [9], [10]
power flow control for a bidirectional inductive wireless power and combination between them [7]. Different types of control
transfer (BIWPT) system in electric vehicle (EV) ancillary theory such as classical proportional-integral (PI) [9], [10],
services based on the system analytical model. The controller
proportional-integral-derivative (PID) [11] and fuzzy
exists on the vehicle side to consider the EV’s owner’s desire for
inference system [6], have been investigated to drive the
providing energy to the other sources. The owner is able to
choose between three different control modes; Charge, above modulation variables. Classic PI and PID controllers
Discharge and Abstain (no interaction). The controller suffer from large settling time, overshoots, and oscillations
considers the EV’s battery state-of-charge (SOC) which is and may not resist the uncertainties and disturbances. Fuzzy
provided by the battery management system (BMS). The controllers can be more robust however they present high
control parameters are predicted based on a simple and an computational processing and noisy outcome. In addition, the
accurate analytical model for the BIWPT system. The design of FLC system parameters shows tradeoff between
misalignment effect on the controller performance is considered complexity and accuracy [12]. Moreover, the design of these
by adaptively estimating the wireless pads mutual inductance.
controllers need to be adaptive with variation of the system
The proposed controller is implemented and tested by means of
parameters which depend on the relative position of the
simulations and experiments for stationary and quasi-dynamic
wireless power transfer situations. wireless pads. Model-based active power flow (PAPF)
controllers appear to be promising in these applications in
Keywords— Active power flow control; Bidirectional; Electric terms of simplicity and accuracy. PAPF controllers for
vehicle (EV); Predictive; Vehicle-to-grid (V2G); Wireless Power BIWPT systems, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, are not
Transfer (WPT). presented yet in literature.
This paper presents a new strategy of active power flow
I. INTRODUCTION controller for BIWPT systems in V2G services based on
EV charging based on inductive wireless power transfer predictive theory. The proposed controller is located on the
(IWPT) technology has evolved into a state where it is vehicle side. The EV’s owner desire and the battery SOC are
considered as robust, efficient (about 85-93%) and reliable in considered in the algorithm to decide the mode of operation
harsh environments [1]. Numerous IWPT structures with and the amount of power flow. Moreover, online mutual
different power electronics topologies, compensation estimation is achieved to consider the wireless pad
techniques and control algorithms have been proposed and misalignment effect. The controller is developed based on an
implemented for EVs applications [2]. Most of these accurate mathematical model that was published in [13], [14]
configurations have been developed for unidirectional and extended in this paper.
operation and they are not suitable for bidirectional
applications, such as vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and grid-to-
vehicle (G2V) services. Power flow control algorithms are
essential in these entities to control the magnitude and the
direction of the power between the EV and the grid. Generally
speaking, power flow control can be categorized based on the
controller position (primary, secondary or dual) [3], the
resonance high frequency (HF) inverter topology [4] and the
modulation technique, such as pulse-width [5], [6], pulse
Part of this work was supported by grants for the office of Naval Research.
The authors are with the Energy System Research Laboratory, Department
of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida International University,
Miami, FL, 33174. (E-mail: mohammed@fiu.edu).
Fig. 1: BIWPT system components.
90
0
G2V mode
-0.5 -1.13
-1.15
Fig. 2: Phase shift control parameters including the deadtime. -1
-1.17
-90
-1.5
-150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150
A. Active Power Flow Model. δ (degree)
In [13], an approximate fundamental power flow model Fig. 3: Comparison between the three active power models (Į = ȕ = 120o).
was presented, but this model is not accurate enough for the
proper control design. Thus, in this paper three different B. Power Flow Models Assessment.
mathematical models for the active power estimation with The abovementioned three models are simulated,
different levels of accuracy are presented and compared. analyzed and compared in MatLab environment. The active
Then, the appropriate one is chosen for the design of the power is estimated at different phase shift parameter (į) as
proposed predictive controller. shown in Fig. 3. It can be noticed that, the PFAPM is very close
to the PAPM with 0.14% normalized mean square error
1) Active Power Model (APM): It represents the total active
(NMSE). On the other hand, the PAFAPM shows inaccurate
power including the fundamental and the harmonics power
performance with 2.32% NMSE.
components. It is obtained by formulating Vsi and Isi in terms
From the control design point of view the FAPM is the
of the system design and control parameters as it was
most appropriate model for the following reasons: it is more
accurate than the AFAPM, and it is simple and does not need
iterative solution unlike the APM. Thus, this model is
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considered for achieving the proposed predictive control where, Pref is the desired active power which depends on
design. By considering the fundamental power model, it can many factors such as the EV owner desire, EV’s battery SOC
be noticed that the power flow capacity in V2G and G2V and the grid power price [19]. The first term in (8) will be
mode is different (1.19 and 1.15 pu, respectively). This is due subtracted or added to the second term, which is fixed, based
to the second term in (3) which is fixed with respect to į. This on the mode of operation. In G2V mode the first term is
term will be subtracted from the first one in case of G2V and negative while for V2G mode it is positive. Thus, the
added in case of V2G. Thus, this asymmetric operation is maximum transferred active power will be less in G2V than
considered during the control design. V2G mode, as was indicated in Fig. 3.
C. Mutual Coupling Estimation. start
After deriving and verifying the analytical model, the next Mode I
step for the predictive control operation is to solve this model. NO
interact?
For solving the model, the system design parameters need to
end
be known. The BIWPT system under consideration is YES
designed for fixed resonance frequency operation in both the YES NO
NO source NO
primary and secondary sides. Also, the resonance capacitors charge? grid need?
available?
are tuned to resonate with the self-inductance of the coils end YES end
YES
which are known after the design and are relatively fixed
YES YES
[17]. Hence, the compensation capacitors are fixed as well. soc socmax? soc socmin?
Under these constraints, only the mutual inductance varies end NO NO end
based on the vehicle position and the misalignment between
set į=-90 o
set į=90 o
the wireless pads. Thus, this parameter needs to be adaptively
estimated before applying the control algorithm. In this Estimate
paper, a new online technique to estimate the mutual M, Pref and Pmax
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parameters Į and ߚ will be estimated based on (7), capacity by setting Į=ȕ=180o and į=-90o. Fig. 6 indicates the
otherwise the maximum parameters will be used Į=ߚ=180o. primary and secondary side variables (voltages and currents)
- The controller will update the control parameters and send during this mode of operation. The two inverters generate full
the new angle Į to the primary side. square waves with 90o phase shift (the secondary lags the
primary). This phase shift is responsible for directing the
IV. SIMULATION AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS power flow from the DC link to the EV battery. Good
correlation can be noticed between the experimental and the
For the purpose of testing the proposed controller, a simulation results.
Simulink/MatLab model of BIWPT system (shown in Fig. 1) A second scenario has been investigated using the same
for EV applications was developed. Also, an experimental system in which the EV supports the power grid (discharging
prototype for the same configuration was built. It consists of: or V2G). This mode has been achieved by setting į=90o. The
(1) two 40 kHz LCL H-bridge resonance inverters to achieve simulated and experimental system performance is described
the bidirectional power flow operation, (2) two identical in Fig. 7. In this case, the secondary voltage leads the primary
circular wireless pads with ferrite bars, (3) a firing board to one to allow the power to flow from the battery to the DC
generate synchronized switching signals for the inverters, (4) bus.
a Li-ion battery to emulate the EV battery performance, (5) a VExp. VSim. I Exp. I Sim.
programmable MAGNA power supply to emulate the DC
50
bus, and (6) sensor board based on LEM voltage and current
pi
pi
0
10I
(a)
V
transducer and oscilloscope. The entire system setup is -50
depicted in Fig. 5, and the design parameters are described in 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
Table I. The simulated and experimental systems are 50
si
si
analyzed and their results were compared for verification 0
10I
(b)
purposes. Then, the Simulink model was used to verify the V -50
effectiveness of the proposed controller. 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
100
50
pc
pc
0
5I
V
-50 (c)
0 (d)
5I
V
-50
0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
Time (msec)
Fig. 6: Tested and simulated system performance under full supply voltages
for G2V operation (Į=ȕ=180o, į=-90o) (a) primary inverter, (b) secondary
inverter, (c) primary coil, and (d) secondary coil.
0
10I
(a)
V
-50
TABLE I
BIWPT SYSTEM DESIGN PARAMETERS 0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
50
si
0
10I
(b)
V
-50
0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1
A. Experimental Verification for BIWPT System Model. Time (msec)
The simulated and experimental prototype were analyzed Fig. 7: Tested and simulated system performance under full supply voltages
during the charging operation (G2V) and the results are for V2G operation (Į=ȕ=180o, į=90o) (a) primary inverter, (b) secondary
inverter, (c) primary coil, and (d) secondary coil.
shown in Fig. 6. The system was adjusted to supply the full
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The abovementioned two scenarios verify the capability discharging (V2G) to charging (G2V) operation at 0.06 sec.
of the model to achieve the bidirectional power flow The controller changes the angle į from 90o to -90o (see Fig.
operation (charge and discharge). Another test has been done 10(a)). As a result of į variation, the power flow is reversed
to validate the system ability to change the magnitude of from positive to negative following the new reference. The
power flow. In this test, the system is charging the battery system stays working in Mode III the rest of the time with
with less power level than the first scenario. The small power different power level. The inverter secondary voltage
level is obtained by changing the phase shift between two variations are due to the control actions, are indicated in Fig.
inverters legs for both the primary and secondary inverters. 10(c) and (d). During the entire period of operation, the
The used control parameters in this case are Į=ȕ=90o, į=-90o, controller succeeded to follow the reference value and the
and the results are shown in Fig. 8. As can be observed, the system was capable of transferring the required power. It
two inverters generate quasi-square wave voltage with zero shows fast transient response with accurate steady state
level appears. This zero level reduces the root mean square performance.
voltage and current value, and the power as well. In general,
Mode I Mode II
the results shows good agreement between the Simulink 200
model and the experimental prototype. δ β =α
o
Angle
100 (a)
Ps(W)
pi
0 100
10I
(a) (b)
V
Vsi(V)
si
(c)
si
0 0
10I
(b)
V
-50 -50
0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16
100 Time (sec) (d)
50 50 50
50
pc
0
pc
0 0
0 (c)
5I
V
0 (d) voltage.
5I
V
-50
0.03 0.04 0.05 0.06 0.07 0.08 0.09 0.1 Mode II Mode III
Time (msec) 200
o
Fig. 8: Tested and simulated system performance under full supply voltages 100
Angle
(a)
for G2V operation (Į=ȕ=90o, į=-90o) (a) primary inverter, (b) secondary 0
δ β =α
-50 (b)
After verifying the system model, the proposed PAPF -100
-150
control is implemented and tested in this section. The 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16
controller performance under Mode I and II are indicated in 50
Vsi(V)
Fig. 9. The figure shows the transition from the “Abstain” to 0 (c)
the “Discharge” mode at 0.04 sec. During Mode I, all the -50
control parameters were set to zero and no power flow occurs. 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16
Time (sec)
After applying Mode II (Discharge), į was adjusted to 90o to 50
(d)
50 50
achieve V2G operation, and Į and ȕ were set to match with 0 0 0
the desired power (Pref), as shown in Fig. 9(a) and (b). At 0.08 -50 -50 -50
0.06 0.06 0.06 0.09 0.1 0.11 0.1399 0.14 0.14
sec., Pref exceeds the power limits, thus the controller adjusts
Į and ȕ to 180o to provide the maximum available power. Figure 10: Control performance during Mode II and III, (a) control
parameters, (b) secondary power, (c) secondary voltage, and (d) zoomed
Then, at 0.12 sec. the required power decreased and the secondary voltage.
control system follows the new value. During these
transitions of power flow, the variation of Vsi can be noticed V. CONCLUSION
in Fig. 9(c) and (d).
The performance of the proposed controller during the A simple vehicle side predictive active power flow
transition from Mode II to Mode III, is investigated in Fig. 10. controller for BIWPT system in V2G applications is proposed
In this test, the controller switches the system from in this paper. The controller is suitable for stationary and
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