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A phase shifted full bridge converter with novel control over the leakage inductance
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Electronics Design.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7802-0795
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Electronics Design.
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Science, Technology and Media, Department of Electronics Design.
2016 (English)In: 2016 18TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON POWER ELECTRONICS AND APPLICATIONS (EPE'16 ECCE EUROPE), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016, article id 7695545Conference paper, Published paper (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

The electronics industry is progressing towards the high density board solutions due to the requirement of compact and intelligent electronic systems. In order to meet the industry demands, the power system is required to be of high power density. This article proposes one of the solution to improve the power density for the medium power applications. In phase shifted full bridge converter, the intrinsic leakage inductance of the main transformer is not high enough to obtain the zero voltage switching of the power switches for the entire operating conditions. An additional shim inductor is usually connected in series with the primary winding of the main transformer to increase the collective leakage inductance. This additional shim inductor degrades the power density of the converter. This paper proposes a method to embed and control the resonance inductance inside the main transformer. In addition to the increased inter-winding spacing, this paper proposes a practical approach to integrate the ferrite rods inside the main transformer for further increase in the leakage inductance. A power transformer is constructed and investigated by using the modelled equations to estimate the leakage inductance. A prototype phase shifted full bridge converter is also developed to investigate the performance of the proposed transformer. The converter is designed for the switching frequency of 400kHz, and tested up to 600watts output power at the input voltage of 200Vdc. The performance of the proposed converter is also compared with the converter of using an external inductor. The investigations show that, in addition to the improved power density, the converter with the proposed transformer is more efficient than the converter with the traditional transformer.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016. article id 7695545
Series
European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, ISSN 2325-0313
Keywords [en]
ZVS converter, Transformer, Device modelling, High power density systems, Efficiency
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-29392DOI: 10.1109/EPE.2016.7695545ISI: 000386637300294Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84996605370Local ID: STCOAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-29392DiVA, id: diva2:1051532
Conference
18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), SEP 05-09, 2016, GERMANY
Available from: 2016-12-02 Created: 2016-12-02 Last updated: 2020-05-29Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. Design and optimization of soft switched power converters for low and medium power applications
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Design and optimization of soft switched power converters for low and medium power applications
2016 (English)Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sundsvall: Mid Sweden University, 2016. p. 119
Series
Mid Sweden University licentiate thesis, ISSN 1652-8948 ; 128
National Category
Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Engineering
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-29801 (URN)STC (Local ID)978-91-88025-93-7 (ISBN)STC (Archive number)STC (OAI)
Presentation
2016-12-12, C306, Sundsvall, 13:15 (English)
Supervisors
Note

Vid tidpunkten för seminariet var följande delarbeten opublicerade: delarbete 4 under granskning.

At the time of the licentiate seminar the following papers were unpublished: paper 4 under review.

Available from: 2017-01-02 Created: 2017-01-02 Last updated: 2017-06-29Bibliographically approved
2. Wide Range Isolated Power Converters
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Wide Range Isolated Power Converters
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Power electronics technology is rapidly growing in most industrialapplications. There is an increasing demand for efficient and low profilepower converters in the industry like automotive, power grids, renewableenergy systems, electric rail systems, home appliances, and informationtechnology. In some applications, there is an increasing demand for powerconverters showing a stable performance over a wide variation in inputvoltage, whereas in others the demand is for converters showing a stableperformance over a wide variation of output voltage. In this regard, not somuch work has been done to combine both requirements into one solution;this is the primary focus of the dissertation. It presents a unique solution tothe industry, which addresses both requirements. The technique can beapplied in a one size fits all solution which not only extends the range of theline voltage and the output voltage but also provides the flexibility to adjustthe required set of line/output voltage. The variation in line voltage severelydegrades the performance of power converters because of the extendedfreewheeling interval, more circulating current, narrow range of zero voltageswitching and increased EMI. To overcome this, the converter consists of tworeconfigurable modes on the input side that can be configured following thevariation in line voltage to maintain a stable performance. In addition, itproposes three reconfigurable steps for the output voltage, which can be usedto adjust the output voltage from base level X to 2X and 4X in discrete stepsand/or from X - 4X volt while showing stable performance. This makes theproposal a 2x3 reconfigurable modes power converter, which means that thegain of the proposed converter can be raised to 4 or 8. Furthermore, theflexibility in the reconfigurable structure simplifies the implementation of theproposed single solution in a range of applications. Each concept proposed inthe thesis is verified analytically, experimentally and modelling it into aSPICE simulation. Then the whole concept is confined into a single entity,which is applied in an example application of a phase shifted full bridgeconverter. The full converter is characterized for input voltage 100-400Vdc, theoutput voltage 24-96Vdc, and up to the load power of 1kW.

Abstract [sv]

Kraftelektroniktekniken växer snabbt i många industriella tillämpningar. Det finns en ökande efterfrågan på effektiva kraftomvandlare med låg bygghöjd inom fordonsindustrin, elnät, förnybara energisystem, järnvägar, hushållsapparater och informationsteknik. I vissa tillämpningar finns det en ökande efterfrågan på kraftomvandlare som visar en stabil prestanda över mycket varierande inspänning, medan andra omvandlare ska kunna hantera stora variationer i utspänning. Fram tills nu så har inte så mycket arbete gjorts för att kombinera båda kraven till en lösning vilket är den primära målsättningen för denna avhandling. Tekniken kan appliceras i ’one-size-fitsall’ lösning som inte bara utökar området för in- och utspänning utan ger också flexibilitet att justera spänningar inom ett bredare område. Stora variationer i inspänning försämrar kraftigt omvandlarnas verkningsgrad på grund av det utökade cirkulerande ström, och svårigheter att uppnå mjukswitchning och ökad EMI. För att övervinna detta består omvandlaren av två konfigurerbara lägen på ingångssidan som kan justeras efter variationen i inspänning för att upprätthålla en stabil prestanda. Dessutom föreslås tre konfigurerbara steg för utgångsspänningen, som kan användas för att justera utgångsspänningen från en basnivå X till 2X och 4X. Detta resulterar i en omvandlare med 2x3 konfigurerbara lägen, vilket innebär att omvandlarens spänningsomsättning kan varieras med en faktor 8 jämfört med 2 för en traditionell omvandlare. Den konfigurerbara strukturen kan förenkla systemimplementationen då samma omvandlare kan användas för flera olika tillämpningar. De koncept som föreslås i avhandlingen har designats analytiskt, modellerat i en SPICE-simulering samt verifierats experimentellt. Slutligen har hela konceptet kombinerats i en enhet som klarar inspänningar mellan 100-400V DC och utgångsspänningen 24-96Vdc och upp till belastningseffekten på 1kW.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sundsvall: Mid Sweden University, 2020. p. 43
Series
Mid Sweden University doctoral thesis, ISSN 1652-893X ; 328
Keywords
Power converters, Resonant converters, wide range converter, stable performance
National Category
Engineering and Technology
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-39071 (URN)978-91-88947-59-8 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-06-09, C312, Holmgatan 10, Sundsvall, 09:30 (English)
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Supervisors
Note

Vid tidpunkten för disputationen var följande delarbeten opublicerade: delarbete 2 (accepterat), delarbete 3 och 6 (inskickat), delarbete 9 (under utgivning).

At the time of the doctoral defence the following papers ware unpublished: paper 2 (accepted), paper 3 och 6 (submitted), paper 9 (in press).

Available from: 2020-05-29 Created: 2020-05-28 Last updated: 2020-06-22Bibliographically approved

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