A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer

Ruiye Li; Ning Wang; Binbin Li; Dianguo Xu

doi:10.30420/566583072

A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer

Ruiye Li
, Ning Wang
, Binbin Li^*
, Dianguo Xu

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Compared with the solid-state transformer (SST), the monolithic rectifier (MREC) is a new topology based on semi-controlled and fully-controlled devices, which makes full use of the advantages of low conduction loss and high-power density of thyristors. Besides, both the voltage and current waveforms of the bridge arm are highly controllable. This paper expounds the circuit configuration of MREC and verifies the effectiveness via a 5MW simulation and a downscaled experiment. Furthermore, MREC is compared with the SST based on the cascaded H-bridge (CHB) structure in technical economy. The comparison results demonstrate that MREC offers significant advantages in both cost and efficiency.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	465-470
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9783800765836
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.30420/566583072
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2025 International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, PCIM Asia Shanghai 2025 - Shanghai, China Duration: 24 Sep 2025 → 26 Sep 2025

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Name	PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management

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Conference	2025 International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, PCIM Asia Shanghai 2025
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	24/09/25 → 26/09/25

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Li, R., Wang, N., Li, B., & Xu, D. (2025). A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer. In PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management (pp. 465-470). (PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.30420/566583072

Li, Ruiye ; Wang, Ning ; Li, Binbin et al. / A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer. PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. pp. 465-470 (PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management).

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Li, R, Wang, N, Li, B & Xu, D 2025, A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer. in PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 465-470, 2025 International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management, PCIM Asia Shanghai 2025, Shanghai, China, 24/09/25. https://doi.org/10.30420/566583072

A Comparative Evaluation of Efficiency and Volume for Monolithic Rectifier and Solid-State Transformer. / Li, Ruiye; Wang, Ning; Li, Binbin et al.
PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2025. p. 465-470 (PCIM Asia Shanghai Conference 2025 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management).

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