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 homes also making an important contribution to this. In fact, the well-known and emerging technologies of renewables, energy storage systems electric mobility each time more distributed throughout grid included in homes. such circumstances, since these natively operating DC, it is predictable for a revolution electrical craving convergence DC grids. Nevertheless, traditional loads AC will continue be used, highlighting importance hybrid AC/DC Considering this new paradigm, paper has as main innovation points proposed control algorithms regarding role front-end converters homes, demonstrating their providing unipolar or bipolar interfacing native technologies, renewables mobility, including concerns quality from point view. Furthermore, presents clear description algorithms, aligned distinct possibilities complementary operation perspective framed within e.g., enabling coordinated way. The analysis experimental results confirmed suitability innovative modes based on two different validation.