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_. vlr- -- _-7 2 -I NASA Technical Memorandum 105217 _ .--_ Test _d Evaluation of Load Converter Topologies Used in the Space Station Freedom Power M_agemem and DistributionDC Test Bed _ _ Ramon C_ Lebron and Angela C. Oliver Lewis Research Center Cleveland, Ohio - - and RobertE-Bodi ...... Analytical Engineering Corporation NorthOlmsted,Ohio _ ___.__.........._....:...._...._._..:......._ .= -:_:--;-.-.- Prepared for the 26th Intersociety EnergyC0nvergion Engineering_Conference _ '- ......... cosponsored by the ANS, SAE, ACS/_, ASME, IEEE, and AIChE Boston, Massachusetts, August 4'9, 1991 - _ (NASA-TM-I05217) T_ST ANO EVALUATI°N OF N91-302c_7 LnAO CO_!VmRTER TOPOLOGIPS USED IN TNE SPACE = STATION FREFCqM POWER MANAGEMENT AND .......... 0 1STR Ii_U T T3,N _C TEST _D (NASA) 9 p Unclds CSCL _IH G3120 0037961 NASA :;41. TEST AND EVALUATION OF LOAD CONVERTER TOPOLOGIES USED INTHE SPACE STATION FREEDOM POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION DC TEST BED Ramon C.Lebron Angela C. Oliver Robert F. Bodi National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration Analytical Engineering Corp Lewis Research Center Space Station Engineering and Integration Contractor Cleveland, Ohio 44135 NorthOlmsted, Ohio 44070 ABSTRACT Unit and Battery Charge/Discharge Unit) to convert and regulate solar array or battery voltage to 160Vdc. The test The Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) bed secondary subsystem utilizes two dc to dc converters DC Test Bed at the National Aeronautics and Slface which provide power to secondary and tertiary power Administration Lewis Research Center inCleveland, Ohio, distribution units, and three load convener units. The dcto is aunique facility fortesting power components hardware dc converter unit provides regulation by converting the in support of the Space Station Freedom dc Electrical primary voltage to 120V dc for secondary distribution. Power System (EPS). One type of breadboard hardware Finally, dc load converter units provide the last stage of tested at this facility is the dc Load Convener Unit, which regulation by convening the secondary voltage to 28 Vdc. constitutes the power interface between theelectric power The final regulating unit is required on the space station system and the actual load. These units are dc to dc because a majority of user loads require voltage levels conveners that provide the final system regulation before different from the 120 Vdc secondary bus voltage. power is delivered to the load. General specifications were given forthedevelopment Three load convener topologies have been tested inthe of load converters, however, some specifications were test bed and inthe Power Electronics Laboratory These are listed as goals so that the developer had the flexibility to a series resonant convener and a series inductor include features deemed appropriate for this type of switchmode converter, developed by TRW,and aswitching application. The following is a partial list of the full-bridge forward convener developed byV_stignhouse. specifications for the load converters: Input _ltage 120 This paper describes, in general, the topologg operation Vdc nominal (+/- 18 Vdc); Output 'Voltage 28 Vdc(+/- principles, and tests results. A comparative analysis of the 1%); Output Power 1kV_, Input Current Ripple +/- 1% three units is given with respect to etficiency, regulation, peak topeak; Output Voltage Ripple +/- 1%peak topeak; short circuit behavior (protection), and transient 90% Efficiency at full load (design goal);Output Short characteristics. A fourth topology, the TRW zero voltage Circuit current limiting; and Input Under/Over voltage turn switching converter, will be tested in the near future and off. test results compared with information presented in this paper. TOPOLOGIES DESCRHrrION AND TEST INTRODUCTION PERFORMANCE The NASA Lewis Research Center is responsible for Series Resonant Topology the development of the Space Station Freedom (SSF) Electrical Power System. In order to identify system level Each converter topology is made up of three stages: issues during the SSF Program design and development input filte_ power stage, and output filter The series phases, asystems test bed was assembled. Some of the resonant design [3]is shown in Figure 1.It consists of four objectives of this test bed facility are the evaluation of power MOSFET switches. QI and Q2 are driven at system efficiency, power quality, system protection and 100kHz, 50% duty cycle and are 180 degrees out of phase. reconfiguration, and system stability. Transistors Q3 and Q4 arepulse width modulated, with Q4 pulsed while Q1 is on, and Q3 pulsed while Q2 is on. The test bed power system consists of a 160V dc Output voltage control is achieved by varying the pulse primary distribution system which is converted to a 120V width on Q3 and Q4 to control the current through the dc for secondary distribution to the user loads [1]. In this transformer. The LC tank circuit results in a resonant system, regulation is provided at three different locations sinusoidal current through the transformer which reduces within the distribution system. Primary distribution switching losses. The unit control power is obtained from regulation is provided at the sources [2] (Sequential Shunt the 120 Vdc input power source. inputoftheloadconverter toallow theinput filtertochafe bVoq up while the unit was still off. The unit was then commanded oninto a resistive load (36 A). Atthe instant of turnon a current spike of approximately 10 A was observed decreasing to 0 A and increasing again to a O constant value of approximately 9 A in 16msec. Output voltage built up to a value of 28 volts in approximately imsec. Output current, in a similar way, increased smoothly toitsfull loadvalue of 36Ain 16msec. Theunit had asimilar behavior forturn onintoa50% or100% load. When the 120 Vdc supply contactor was closed into the discharged input filter with the unit inthe on state (100% V'm load connected), approximately 488 msec elapsed before the output voltage and currentstarted tobuild up. 3O 25 V20 O O 15 L I0 T ,I I I I S Figure I. Series Resonant Topology Power Stage (2Milliseco/ndDsiv.) This unit's operating features include output current 40 OLrI'PUCTURRENT : = limitprotection, and input under-voltage andover-voltage tripcapability. Itscontrol commands are ON/OFF, output __t " 30 _J voltage setpoint, and output current limit setpoint. These A / commands can be applied either manually or through a M " DataInterface Unit (DIU) for operation with a controller p 20 / . , and a Mil. Std. 1553B databus. Theunit, when operated S 1o with the D1U, allows monitoring of the inputvoltage and current, output voltage and current, input/output poweg o current limitsetpoint, status, and temperature. ( 2Millisecon/dDsiv.) Figure 2. Series Resonant Converter Load Step Response Efficiency.. Ripple. and Voltage Re_lation Tests The performance test setup consisted of a 120 Vdc Forload dropouttests the outputloadof the converter power supply input to the load converter , and a was reduced from 100% to 10%(36 A to 3.6A) using a programmable loadbankinresistive mode connected toits switch to disconnect partof the load. The result of these output. Steady state efficiency tests wereperformed onthe tests demonstrates that this load converter is able to series resonant converter, increasing the load level from withstand alargedrop inloadwithout significant effecton 10% (100W) to fullload (1kW). The unit§ efficiency at theoutputvoltage. Whenloadwas restored toitsfull load full load was 86.4% and varied between 85% and 87% value(see Figure 2), inputandoutput currentsincreased to throughout the load range. The measured output voltage theirnominal values, settling in 16msec. regulation was0.3%whichmetthe 1% regulation specified forth-t-m-let.ihputcu-_ n_e-at fullloads/asl_-_ak Short Circuit Tests topeak,andthefullloadoutputvoltagreipplweas 1.6% peaktopeak. Shortcircuit testswereconducted ata50% outputload condition (18 A) toevaluate the protective features of the unit. After the outputcurrent had reached steady state, a 23"dnsientTests short circuitwas applied attheload converter outputusing Turnon, turnoff,short circuit,and loadstepwansient almife switch. As soon astheshort circuitwas applied (see tests werealso performed ontheseries resonantconverter. Figure3), outputcurrent increased to 120 A, butdropped Forturnontests, the 120Vdc supply was connected tothe toitscurrentlimit setpoint of41.6 Ainless than1.6msec. The unit continued to operate indefinitely at an output voltage sufficient to sustain an output current of 41.6 A. Input currem increased from its initial value of approximately 4A to avalue of 7.5 A and oscillated down to a constant value of 1.25 A with asettling time of 1.6 msec. When the fault was removed, output voltage increased to 28 volts in approximately 0.1 msec. Output current decreased from 41.6A to 0 A in 81 microsec and started to ramp back up reaching avalue of 10 A in 2.86 msec. 0 30 25 V 20 V'm O 15 L 10 Q3 m,_ Q4 T S 5 0 O ¥- -5 (800 microseconds/div ) Figure 4.Series Inductor Topology Power Stage INPUT and OUTPUT CURRENT 130 120 1lO The operating features are equivalent to the Series 100 . Resonant Converter, allowing the user to set the output A 90 M 80 voltage, output current limit, and turnthe unit on oroffboth manually and via aD1U. The protection and monitoring s 50 \ wu_pu_ capabilities are identical to the series resonant converter. 40 30 20 Efficiency. Ripple, and Voltage Re_lation Tests 10 I ,_ ,---_ __ [Inpu.t..... 0 The same tests and test set ups were mn as onthe series -10 resonant unit, with similar results. The efficiency of this (800microseconds/d)iv unit at full load (lkVO was 90%, dropping to alow of 75% at one-tenth of rated load (100W). Figure 3.Series Resonant Converter Short Circuit Test The output voltage regulation, 0.17%, fell within design goals. The output currem ripple was within 1%for Series Inductor Switchmode Topology all loads tested, except the 10% of full load case forwhich the ripple was just under 1.1%. Input ripple stayed around The Series Inductor switchmode device [3] comists of one-half of one percent, well within the required range. the same three stages common toall of these load converter topologies. The input and output filters are similar in Transient Tests design to the Series Resonant Converter The power stage, shown in Figure 4, uses asimilar switching scheme. Inthis To test the start up characteristics of this device, the case, Ql and Q2 are driven at 100 kHz with a 50% duty input filter was charged by applying 120Vdc to the input cycle. Moreover Q3 and Q4 arepulse width modulated, but while the unit is off. The device was then switched on and Q3 is pulsed during the Q1 on state while Q4 is pulsed the response observed. In this case, the input current spike during the Q2 onstate. Because this topology has adiscrete was reduced (about 5 Amps) and the output voltage inductor instead of aresonant circuit, the current through smoothly rose to 28V in less than 70us. Under 75% load, the isolation transformer will approach asquare wave. The the output current rose exponentially to the required value currem through this inductor will always flow in the same (27A) in approximately 12ms. Similar results were direction because it will act as a current source when both observed using other load values. This test was also mn Q3 and Q4 are off. with the input filter discharged, The unit inthe onstate, and the input breaker switched on applying 120Vdc to the 30 device. This resulted in an input current spike of about I -I 100Amps. The output voltage suddenly switched on to 25 28Vdc after about one-half second. V 20 -- O 15 L 10 T Load drop-out tests were performed with an identical S 5 test set-up as for the series resonant unit. These tests 0 showed some oscillation in the output current and the input -5 current when the load was switched from full load to 10% (33.3 Microseconds/Div. ) load. The output voltage, howeveK stayed steady. Likewise, the restoration of the load showed effective INPUT and oLrrPuT CURRENT voltage regulation and much smoother current transitions 11o 10o (see Figure 5). In both cases, the output currents reached 90 steady state in 8ms. A 80 I M 70 p 6O S .SO 30 4O 25 3O V 20 2O 0 15 l0 L 0 10 T -10 S ' 7-| ( 33.3 Microseconds /Div.) o ( IMilfiseconds/Div. ) Figure 6.Series Inductor Converter Short Circuit Test 4o OUTPD'r.CURRE_ 35 A 25 J _ M 20 _ Switching Full Bridge Topology P 15 / S to / --_ The design of this unit is similar to the Series Inductor / 5 Switchmode converter. The magnetizing inductance of the o -transfdrmer takes the place of the discrete inductor and the (IMilfiseconds/Div). current isswitched directly through thetransformer with no other components in series with the FETs. This device has Figure 5.Seres Inductor Converter Load Step Response the simplest power stage design of the three topologies [4] (see Figure 7). The switching frequency of the unit is 10kHz, onetenth the value of the other units. This unit also contains a FET operated in the linear mode in series with the input filter to provide input current limiting. Applying a short circuit across the output of the unit (see Figure 6) produced some oscillation in the input and The switching scheme is as follows: Q1 and Q2 are output currents and the output voltage of about 3or4 KHZ. switched with square waves 180 degrees out of phase, and The output current spiked to about 105Amps before Q3 and 04 are pulse width moduIated. 04 ispulsed-during reaching the current limiting value in 200us. The unit QI ON state, while Q3 is pulsed during Q2 ON state. The continued to supply the current limit setpoint current current through the transformer approaches a square wave indefinitely (this setpoint was manually varied from 40 to as the PWM approaches 50%. The output voltage is controlled by varying the pulse widths. 52Amps in multiple runs). The inputcurrent spiked toless than 10Amps. The unit has the capability to "soft start" by ramping the output voltage to the desired setting in an adjustable Recovery by removing the fault showed the same 30-800us turn-on period. The unit_ output voltage is oscillating frequency, taking 610us to settle to the normal adjustable via a Mil. Std.1553B data bus as is the output output voltage. The output current oscillated before current limit setpoint. The undervoltage input trip can also reaching steady state in 610ns. he disabled, if desired. 4 By varying the slew rate of the slow start-up function, Vo ) O the unit was set to reach asteady-state output voltage with avariety of settling times. The load drop--out tests, performed by dropping the load from full rated to about 10% of rated, showed only a O slight dip in the output voltage for both the drop out and recovery. For drop-out the output current dropped in two steps with aslight rise between them, settling out in about 350us. The input current smoothly dropped down in about 550us. For load restoration step (see Figure 8), output current increased to its nominal value (36 A) in 16msec, after abrief oscillation with peak value of 20 Amps. V'm OUTPUT VOLTAGE 30 J 25 V2o O 15 O L IO T 5 S o -5 i,, (2.0 Milliseconds /Div. ) Figure 7. Switching Full Bridge Pow_ Stage Efficiency.. Ripple. and Voltage Regulation "lF.slt OUTPUT CURRENT 4O With atesting set-up similar to those used forthe other units, this load converter unit was found to have an efficiency in the mid 90% range (93%-97%). The output A 30 1 M ,,,,I voltage regulation was accurate to 0.7% over afull range p 20 f of loads. The output current ripple was well within the 1% /- S / design goal, and the input current ripple was just atthe 1% 10 threshold. (2.0Milliseconds /Div. ) 2taageat..Tu_ Turning theunit on with afully chaged input filter into avariety of resistive loads showed smooth input and output Figure 8.Switching Full Bridge Conv. Load Step Response current and output voltage response, with no oscillation. This is due to the ramping capability that this unit provides. The output voltage rose to rated value in approximately 700ms. The short circuit test data for the switching full bridge unit isshown inFigure 9. Atthe time theshort was applied, The same test without the input filter pre--energized an output current spike of magnitude over 170Amps was also showed alack of any major oscillation in the output (to observed, quickly dropping down to 50Amps within 4ms. a resolution of about 50us), and in this case the output During current limiting state, output current oscillated voltage rose to the rated value in less than 10 ms, with a between 52 and 58 amps. At shut-down, the output current maximum input current spike of 150 Amps. and voltage quickly dropped to zero. converter, where part power efficiency is critical and the 3O unitremains on orbit. The other two units also have high 25 efficiency at full load and approach the efficiency of the V20 switching full bridge unit. This type of efficiency O 15 characteristicalong withthere lowerrelative weight, males L T 10 ....... these units useful for a power supply load converter S 5 application. Forthisapplication the power supply andload o are carried toorbit and changed asneeded The maximum --5 efficiency point can be chosen tocorrespond tothe applied (2.0_seconds / Div.) load. andOUTPUT A m"'m .....•.... m- M \ \ -11 P \ 0.9 S O.ip., E • /-'x F F 0.8 I V l_m_t I ! I C I I 1 I 0.7 E • -- 3_.rtes lntl]ctor ( 2.0Milliseconds/Div.) N • - S-_riesRetonant Figure 9. Switching Pull Bridge Cnvrtr. Short Circuit Test Oy 0.6 • - s Mtchingj FullBrilge 0.5 0 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.20 FRACTION of FULL LOAD COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Figure 10. Load Converter '_pologtes Efflclendes Itis difficult todirectly compare the unitsbecause of differences in design capabilities and features. The switching full bridgeunitcontains anumber ofmonitoring Figure 11 shows steady state ripple and regulation and protection features not available onthe otherunits. For results at full load condition. Input current ripple for the example, the unitcan current limit the input and rampthe threeunitsmet thedesign goal of 1%. Theunitwithlowest output voltage. This ramping capability allows much input current ripple was the series inductor converter. smoother start-up characteristics and is a definite Outputvoltage ripple specifications (1%)weremetonlyby advantage inapplications where load control isrequired. the switching full bridge unit. The output filters on the series resonant and series inductor units are appreciably Despite the differences infeaturesand capability ofthe smaller than the switching full bridge unit. Further units a comparison is made in this section using testdata. additions to the output filters of the series resonant and Thiscomparison ismade forthose parameters considered series inductorunitscan be made with minorimpactonthe critical to the user(i.e. regulation, short circuit protection) weight and efficiency ofthe units andisexpected tobedone andpowersystem (i.e. efficiency, transiem behavior, power tomeet the design specification.All three units fell within quality). the required limits of output voltage regulation, the series inductorproved tohave the best outputvoltage regulation characteristics. Figure10shows themeasuredefficiencies forthe three loadconverters atdifferent loadlevels. Theefficiency data along withweight information canbeused toselect anideal Forload steptransients (load dropoutandrestoration) application forthese load converters ina space station like the three units behaved well and all units had an environment. Theswitching fullbridgeunit has the highest overdamped response. The switching full bridge unit efficiency and maintains this efficiency backto less than responded theslowest taking approximately 16millisecs to 10% of full load. This converter also has the highest reach steady state, while theothertwo unitstookabouthalf relative weight and therefore wouldmake anideal bur load thattime. 6 In addition, there maybeotherload converterdesigns InpuCturrentOutputVoltageOutputVoltage being developed in the Space Station Freedom Program Ripple(p-p) Ripple(l_-p) Regulation which will be evaluated as they become available. A Series Resonant 1%r 1.6 % 0.3 % variety of bulk and individual load conveners from the ! multi-kilowatt rangedowntothe tens ofwattsareexpected Series Inductor 0.42 % 3.57 % 0.17 % to be available in the near future. Switching FullBridge 1% 0.03 % 0.7 % All of these units need to be tested in a secondary system environment, where their interactions and compatibility with other system components will be Figure11.FullLoadRippleandRegulation Parameters addressed. It will be the system tests that will provide the data necessary fora detailed comparison of load converter All oftbe units provide shortcircuit capability toallow types. The PMAD DC Test Bed isexpected to be usedto for the incorporation of user protective devices in provide early evaluation ofload conveners insupport ofthe downstream loads. The unitsalso incorporated fold back SSF Program. characteristics toconvert from constant power toconstant REFERENCF_ resistance, providing the necessary protection to the unit from the power system. [1] R.Beach, L.Trash,B.Bolerjack, "Description of the PMAD DC Test Bed Architecture and Integration Sequence", IECEC-91, August 4--9,1991, Boston, MA. SUMMARY [2] R. Button and A. Brush, "Development and All of the conveners described inthis paper are first Testing of a Source Subsystem for the PMAD DC Test generation unitsdeveloped foruseon the PMAD DC Test Bed", IECEC-91, August 4--9, 1991, Boston, MA. Bed at the Lewis Research Center: The component level tests demonstrated that these units metmost of the design [3] D. Decker and L.Inouye, "Mulfikilowatt Power goals and requirements specified. The requirements and Electronics Developments for Spacecraft", IECEC-91, specifications for these units were established in early August 4---9,1991,Boston, MA. 1989,just afterthe SSFProgramchangetoa desecondary Furtherwork intheprogram hasestablished morecomplete specifications for load converter units. Modifications of [4] R. Thornton and D. Fox, "Power Management these units will be made to comply with the latest and Distribution Equipment Development for Space specifications asthey become available. Applications", IECEC-91, August 4--9,1991, Boston, MA. FormApproved REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1hour per respor_se, Including the _me for reviewing Instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data nee<led, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for information Operations end Reports, 1215 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1204, Arlington, VA 222024302, and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductlo_ Project (0704-0188), Washington, DC 20503. 1. AGENCY USE ONLY (Leaveblank) 2. REPORT DATE 3. REPORT TYPE ANDDATES COVERED 1991 Technical Memorandum 4. TITLE ANDSUBTITLE $. FUNDING NUMBERS Test and Evaluation of Load Converter Topologies Used in the Space Station Freedom Power Management and Distribution DC Test Bed W'U- 474 - 42 - 10 6. AUTHOR(S) Ramon C. Lebron, Angela C. Oliver, and Robert F. Bodi 7. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) ANDADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NUMBER National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center E-6532 Cleveland, Ohio 44135 - 3191 9. SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAMES(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 10. SPONSORING/MON_ORING AGENCY REPORT NUMBER National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, D.C. 20546- 0001 NASA TM -105217 11. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES Prepared for the 26th lntersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference cosponsored by ANS, SAE, ACS, AIAA, ASME, IEEE, and AIChE, Boston, Massachusetts, August 4-9, 1991. Ramon C. Lebron and Angela C. Oliver, NASA Lewis Research Center; Robert F. Bodi, Analytical Engineering Corporation, North Olmsted, Ohio 44070. Responsible person, Ramon C. Lebron, (216) 433- 8325. 12a. DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENT 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE Unclassified -Unlimited Subject Categories 20 and 33 13. ABSTRACT (Maximum 200words) The Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) DC Test Bed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is aunique facility for testing power components hardware in support of the Space Station Freedom dc Electrical Power System (EPS). One type of breadboard hardware tested at this facility is the dc Load Converter Unit, which constitutes the power interface between the electric power system and the actual load. These units are dc to dc converters that provide the lrmal system regulation before power is delivered to the load. Three load converter topologies have been tested in the test bed and in the Power Electronics Laboratory. These are a series resonant converter and a series inductor switchmode converter, developed by TRW, and a switching full-bridge forward converter developed by Westinghouse. This paper describes, in general, the topology, operation principles, and tests results. A comparative analysis of the three units is given with respect to efficiency, regulation, short circuit behavior (protection), and transient characteristics. A fourth topology, the TRW zero voltage switching converter, will be tested in the near future and test results compared with information presented in this paper. 14. SUBJECT TERMS lS. NUMBER OF PAGES Space station power supplies; Power converters; Power electronics 8 16. PRICE CODE A02 17. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 18. SECURITY CLASSIFICATION 19. SECURITYCLASSIFICATION 20. LIMITATION OFABSTRACT OF REPORT OF THIS PAGE OFABSTRACT Unclassified Unclassified Unclassified NSN 7540-01-280-5500 Standard Form 298 (Rev. 2-89) Pra_.-.tlbed by ANSI Std. Z30-18 298-102

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