Design, implementation and performance of a modular power electronic transformer (PET) for railway application

Author

Chuanhong Zhao ; Lewdeni-Schmid, Silvia ; Steinke, Juergen K. ; Weiss, Michael ; Chaudhuri, Toufann ; Pellerin, M. ; Duron, J. ; Stefanutti, Philippe

Author_Institution

ABB Switzerland Ltd., Turgi, Switzerland

fYear

2011

fDate

Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 1 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Nowadays, power electronic transformers (PETs) are under consideration in various applications since PETs offer several advantages over traditional low-frequency transformers, including reduced weight and energy saving. This paper describes the practical design and implementation of a modular PET demonstrator, which is to be installed in a test locomotive and to operate in the field. The experimental results, including the performance of the developed PET demonstrator with different operating conditions, are presented.

Keywords

power convertors; power electronics; power transformers; railway electrification; zero voltage switching; energy saving; modular power electronic transformer; railway application; reduced weight; test locomotive; Circuit faults; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Oil insulation; Positron emission tomography; Power transformer insulation; RLC circuits; Rail transportation; Efficiency; High voltage power converters; Multilevel converters; Rail vehicle; Resonant converter; Soft switching; ZVS converters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Applications (EPE 2011), Proceedings of the 2011-14th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Birmingham

Print_ISBN

978-1-61284-167-0

Electronic_ISBN

978-90-75815-15-3

Type

conf

Filename

6020223