A Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter with Low-Voltage IGBTs for Solid-State Transformers

Xiaodong Zhao; Binbin Li; Qintian Fu; Yuejie Zhang; Shaukai Mao; Dianguo Xu

doi:10.1109/HVDC50696.2020.9292754

A Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter with Low-Voltage IGBTs for Solid-State Transformers

Xiaodong Zhao
, Binbin Li
, Qintian Fu
, Yuejie Zhang
, Shaukai Mao
, Dianguo Xu

School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Harbin Institute of Technology
Electronics Technology Group Corporation

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Abstract

In order to reduce footprint and improve efficiency, solid-state transformer (SST) is an attractive technology for traction and smart grid applications. As the key components of SST, the conventional isolated bidirectional DC/DC converter (IBDC) is hard to guarantee high efficiency and high power density at the same time, due to the limitations of switching characteristics of semiconductor devices and high insulation requirements of medium frequency transformer (MFT). In this paper, a new IBDC topology is proposed, which is characterized by utilizing low-voltage IGBTs with excellent switching characteristics to build high voltage configuration. This helps to reduce the number of the MFTs. Meanwhile, the zero-current switching (ZCS) conditions for all the IGBTs can be guaranteed. This significantly reduce switching losses. The operation principles of the proposed IBDC are analyzed, and the feasibility is verified by simulation results.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2020 4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	982-985
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728175935
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/HVDC50696.2020.9292754
State	Published - 6 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes
Event	4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020 - Xi'an, China Duration: 6 Nov 2020 → 9 Nov 2020

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Name	2020 4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020

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Conference	4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020
Country/Territory	China
City	Xi'an
Period	6/11/20 → 9/11/20

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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

costs
efficiency
isolated bidirectional DC/DC converter
power density
solid state transformer

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Zhao, X., Li, B., Fu, Q., Zhang, Y., Mao, S., & Xu, D. (2020). A Isolated Bidirectional DC/DC Converter with Low-Voltage IGBTs for Solid-State Transformers. In 2020 4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020 (pp. 982-985). Article 9292754 (2020 4th International Conference on HVDC, HVDC 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/HVDC50696.2020.9292754

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