High power density high efficiency dc/dc converter

Author

Huang, Daocheng ; Gilham, David ; Feng, Weiyi ; Kong, Pengju ; Fu, Dianbo ; Lee, Fred C.

Author_Institution

Center for Power Electron. Syst., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

17-22 Sept. 2011

Firstpage

1392

Lastpage

1399

Abstract

In this paper, the high power density high efficiency trend of DC/DC converter is summarized. Commercial PWM dc-dc converters are discussed based on efficiency. AHB is picked to represent high efficiency PWM converter. To increase the power density, passive Integrated Power Electronics Module (IPEM) technology was utilized. However, PWM dc-dc converters meet some problems when holdup time is required. LLC excels for its low switching loss and low circulating energy at nominal condition. At a high switching frequency, passive integration technology is applied to integrate C_r, L_r, L_m, and the transformer into one module (LLCT). The SR driving method is used, which is based on the body diode forward voltage drop of SR. One 1000W, 800kHz, 400V/48V LLC resonant converter prototype is built based on optimal design procedure, LLCT, and SR drive. The power density of converter is 177W/inch³. The efficiency can reach as high as 96.4%.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; PWM power convertors; capacitors; inductors; modules; passive networks; power electronics; resonant power convertors; LLC resonant converter; LLCT; PWM DC-DC converter; SR driving method; passive integrated power electronics module; passive integration technology; power 1000 W; voltage 400 V; voltage 48 V; Bridge circuits; DC-DC power converters; Inductance; Pulse width modulation; Strontium; Switching loss; Windings;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2011 IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0542-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2011.6063942

Filename

6063942