A zero voltage switching semi-bridgeless boost power factor corrected converter for plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery chargers

Author

Alam, Md Muntasir Ul ; Eberle, Wilson ; Musavi, Fariborz

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Kelowna, BC, Canada

fYear

2012

fDate

5-9 Feb. 2012

Firstpage

2625

Lastpage

2630

Abstract

This paper presents a new zero-voltage switching (ZVS) semi-bridgeless ac-dc boost converter targeted for application in plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery chargers. Switching losses are nearly eliminated due to a novel and simple auxiliary circuit that enables ZVS for the converter powertrain and auxiliary switches. The detailed operation of the proposed converter, a stress analysis of the auxiliary circuit components, and a detailed control strategy are presented. The feasibility of the converter is confirmed by an experimental prototype operating at 70 kHz switching frequency, 240 V input, and 400 V/3.4 kW output.

Keywords

AC-DC power convertors; battery chargers; hybrid electric vehicles; power factor correction; switching convertors; zero voltage switching; ZVS; auxiliary circuit; auxiliary switches; converter powertrain; frequency 70 kHz; plug-in hybrid electric vehicle battery chargers; power 3.4 kW; power factor corrected converter; semi-bridgeless ac-dc boost converter; switching losses; voltage 240 V; voltage 400 V; zero voltage switching; Capacitors; Inductors; Semiconductor diodes; Switches; Topology; Zero current switching; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2012 Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1215-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4577-1214-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.2012.6166193

Filename

6166193