High-Robust Control Schemes for Dual-Active-Bridge-Based DC?DC Converter Systems in Renewable Energy Applications (Synthesis Lectures on Power Electronics)

High-Robust Control Schemes for Dual-Active-Bridge-Based DC-DC Converter Systems in Renewable Energy Applications is the first book that presents systematic control schemes for multiple DAB-based DC-DC converter systems. The book explores new control methods for various DAB DC-DC converters for high-power applications. These methods include fast-dynamic control, power balance control, soft start-up operation, hot-swap operation, and circuit-parameter estimation. Additionally, the book studies a DAB-based partial power processing DC-DC converter system designed to embed the renewable energy source and the energy storage system for boosting the utilization of components. The book also verifies the dynamic equivalence between the DAB converter and other intermediary inductive AC-link DC-DC converters, which can be helpful in designing control systems for other AC-link-based DC-DC converter systems. This book is a valuable reference for graduate students in electrical engineering, researchers, and power electronics engineers working in manufacturing, renewable energy, and utility industries.

Nie Hou, Ph.D., is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He holds B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China, and received his Ph.D. from the University of Alberta, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Hou's research focuses on digital control and optimization methods of DC-DC converters and DC distribution systems. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 refereed papers, holds five Chinese patents, and served as a guest editor for Applied Sciences and Electronics in 2023. Dr. Hou has been awarded the Outstanding Author Award from the Proceeding of the CSEE in 2016, the IAS Sustainable and Renewable Energy Conversion System Committee Conference Paper Awards in 2021, the Best Presenter at the 2nd IEEE International Power Electronics and Application Symposium in 2023, and the Best Special Session Chair Award at the 10th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference in 2024He is a member of the IEEE and was recognized in the 2022 World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University.