DocumentCode
2467666
Title
Reliability comparison of fuel-cell DC-DC converter in two cases of using IPM switch and paralleling MOSFETs
Author
Ranjbar, A.H. ; Abdi, B. ; Niaki, S. A Nabavi ; Gharehpetian, G.B. ; Milimonfared, J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Amirkabir Univ. of Technol. (AUT), Tehran
fYear
2008
fDate
15-19 June 2008
Firstpage
3723
Lastpage
3727
Abstract
In this paper, the reliability of a full bridge DC-DC converter for fuel cell application has been determined. In the full bridge topology, MOSFETs should be paralleled or IPM (integrated power module) must be used in order to increase current rating. In this paper it is shown that paralleling MOSFETs extremely decreases the reliability. But IPM switch application significantly increases the reliability in high power applications. The results are confirmed experimentally.
Keywords
DC-DC power convertors; MOSFET; bridge circuits; fuel cells; reliability; switching convertors; fuel-cell DC-DC converter; integrated power module switch; paralleling MOSFET; reliability comparison; Bridge circuits; Bridges; DC-DC power converters; Fuel cells; MOSFETs; Materials reliability; Power system reliability; Switches; Switching converters; Topology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2008. PESC 2008. IEEE
Conference_Location
Rhodes
ISSN
0275-9306
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1667-7
Electronic_ISBN
0275-9306
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PESC.2008.4592535
Filename
4592535
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