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Lopez-Santos, OswaldoCorresponding AuthorFlores-Bahamonde, FreddyCorresponding AuthorHaroun, RehamAuthorValderrama-Blavi, HugoAuthorMartinez-Salamero, LuisAuthor

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September 29, 2024
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Robust Control for a Battery Charger Using a Quadratic Buck Converter

Publicated to: Ieee Access. 12 125480-125492 - 2024-01-01 12(), DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3454362

Authors:

López-Santos, O; Torres-Pinzón, CA; Flores-Bahamonde, F; Haroun, R; Garriga, JA; Valderrama-Blavi, H; Martínez-Salamero, L
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Affiliations

Univ Andres Bello, Engn Fac, Energy Transformat Ctr, Santiago 7500735, Chile - Author
Univ Lleida, Dept Ind & Bldg Engn, Lleida 25003, Spain - Author
Univ Rovira i Virgili URV, Grp Automat Control & Ind Elect, Tarragona 43007, Spain - Author
Univ Santo Tomas, Fac Elect Engn, Modelling Elect & Monitoring MEM Res Grp, Bogota 110311, Colombia - Author
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Abstract

In this paper, the quadratic buck converter (QBC) is proposed as competitive alternative to implement a battery charger. Since QBC is a high order system, the required control is designed to follow the conventional constant-current constant-voltage protocol by means of three loops. Namely, 1) an inner-loop operating in sliding mode to control the current of the closest inductor to the input port providing the proper stability of the system, 2) a first outer loop designed to regulate the battery voltage providing the reference of the inner loop, and finally 3) a second outer loop to regulate the battery current modifying the reference of the voltage loop. Proportional Integral (PI) controllers are used in both outer loops, one of them synthesized by means of the robust loop shaping M-constrained integral gain optimization (RLS-MIGO) method, and the other designed using classical considerations for cascaded controllers. Both simulation and experimental results are presented validating the theoretical study and confirming the feasibility of the proposed control by means of analogue electronics.
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Keywords

BatteriesBattery charge measurementBattery chargerBattery chargersBuck convertersControl designInductorsPPi controlQuadratic buck converterRobust loop shapingSliding mode controlSliding-mode controSliding-mode controlSwitching convertersVoltage control

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal IEEE Access due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering (Miscellaneous).

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Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2026-04-04:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 9 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9382510
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    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile; Colombia.

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Lopez Santos, Oswaldo) and Last Author (Martínez Salamero, Luis).

    the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been Lopez Santos, Oswaldo and FLORES BAHAMONDE, FREEDDY ARTURO.

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    Awards linked to the item

    This work was supported in part by Universidad Santo Tomas, Colombia, under Contract 2024-AI026; in part by Spanish Ministeriode Ciencia, Innovacion y Universidades (MICIU) through grant PID2019-111443RB-I00, in part through the grant MSCA IF EF-ST2020/PCI2021-122066-2B financed by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR; in part through the project PID2023-150839OB-I00 financed by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FEDER, UE; in part by the Agencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo (ANID) through projects FONDECYT Iniciacion 11220863; and in part by the Solar Energy Research Center (SERC) Chile (CONICYT/FONDAP/1523A0006).
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