The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation

Electrical power grids are rapidly evolving into smart grids, with smart homes also making an important contribution to this. In fact, the well-known and emerging technologies of renewables, energy storage systems and electric mobility are each time more distributed throughout the power grid and inc...

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Autores principales:	Vitor Monteiro, Luis F. C. Monteiro, Francesco Lo Franco, Riccardo Mandrioli, Mattia Ricco, Gabriele Grandi, João L. Afonso
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	front-end AC/DC converters hybrid AC/DC smart homes smart grids power electronics power quality Electronics TK7800-8360
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8fc748642d264aea927762cf963b86982021-11-11T15:37:39ZThe Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation10.3390/electronics102126012079-9292https://doaj.org/article/8fc748642d264aea927762cf963b86982021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/21/2601https://doaj.org/toc/2079-9292Electrical power grids are rapidly evolving into smart grids, with smart homes also making an important contribution to this. In fact, the well-known and emerging technologies of renewables, energy storage systems and electric mobility are each time more distributed throughout the power grid and included in smart homes. In such circumstances, since these technologies are natively operating in DC, it is predictable for a revolution in the electrical grid craving a convergence to DC grids. Nevertheless, traditional loads natively operating in AC will continue to be used, highlighting the importance of hybrid AC/DC grids. Considering this new paradigm, this paper has as main innovation points the proposed control algorithms regarding the role of front-end AC/DC converters in hybrid AC/DC smart homes, demonstrating their importance for providing unipolar or bipolar DC grids for interfacing native DC technologies, such as renewables and electric mobility, including concerns regarding the power quality from a smart grid point of view. Furthermore, the paper presents a clear description of the proposed control algorithms, aligned with distinct possibilities of complementary operation of front-end AC/DC converters in the perspective of smart homes framed within smart grids, e.g., enabling the control of smart homes in a coordinated way. The analysis and experimental results confirmed the suitability of the proposed innovative operation modes for hybrid AC/DC smart homes, based on two different AC/DC converters in the experimental validation.Vitor MonteiroLuis F. C. MonteiroFrancesco Lo FrancoRiccardo MandrioliMattia RiccoGabriele GrandiJoão L. AfonsoMDPI AGarticlefront-end AC/DC convertershybrid AC/DC smart homessmart gridspower electronicspower qualityElectronicsTK7800-8360ENElectronics, Vol 10, Iss 2601, p 2601 (2021)
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topic	front-end AC/DC converters hybrid AC/DC smart homes smart grids power electronics power quality Electronics TK7800-8360
spellingShingle	front-end AC/DC converters hybrid AC/DC smart homes smart grids power electronics power quality Electronics TK7800-8360 Vitor Monteiro Luis F. C. Monteiro Francesco Lo Franco Riccardo Mandrioli Mattia Ricco Gabriele Grandi João L. Afonso The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
description	Electrical power grids are rapidly evolving into smart grids, with smart homes also making an important contribution to this. In fact, the well-known and emerging technologies of renewables, energy storage systems and electric mobility are each time more distributed throughout the power grid and included in smart homes. In such circumstances, since these technologies are natively operating in DC, it is predictable for a revolution in the electrical grid craving a convergence to DC grids. Nevertheless, traditional loads natively operating in AC will continue to be used, highlighting the importance of hybrid AC/DC grids. Considering this new paradigm, this paper has as main innovation points the proposed control algorithms regarding the role of front-end AC/DC converters in hybrid AC/DC smart homes, demonstrating their importance for providing unipolar or bipolar DC grids for interfacing native DC technologies, such as renewables and electric mobility, including concerns regarding the power quality from a smart grid point of view. Furthermore, the paper presents a clear description of the proposed control algorithms, aligned with distinct possibilities of complementary operation of front-end AC/DC converters in the perspective of smart homes framed within smart grids, e.g., enabling the control of smart homes in a coordinated way. The analysis and experimental results confirmed the suitability of the proposed innovative operation modes for hybrid AC/DC smart homes, based on two different AC/DC converters in the experimental validation.
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author	Vitor Monteiro Luis F. C. Monteiro Francesco Lo Franco Riccardo Mandrioli Mattia Ricco Gabriele Grandi João L. Afonso
author_facet	Vitor Monteiro Luis F. C. Monteiro Francesco Lo Franco Riccardo Mandrioli Mattia Ricco Gabriele Grandi João L. Afonso
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title	The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
title_short	The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
title_full	The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
title_fullStr	The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
title_full_unstemmed	The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation
title_sort	role of front-end ac/dc converters in hybrid ac/dc smart homes: analysis and experimental validation
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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The Role of Front-End AC/DC Converters in Hybrid AC/DC Smart Homes: Analysis and Experimental Validation

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