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Thermal Design Consideration of Medium Voltage High Frequency Transformers

  • Haoming Wang
  • , Zhichen Guo
  • , S. Milad Tayebi
  • , Xin Zhao
  • , Qingyun Huang
  • , Ruiyang Yu
  • , Qingxin Yang
  • , Yongjian Li
  • , Alex Q. Huang
  • University of Texas at Austin
  • Hebei University of Technology

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Abstract

This paper describes a thermal design using epoxy potting for high frequency transformer (HFT) for medium voltage high power electronic applications, namely emerging solid-state transformers. To address HFT's thermal stress problem, thermal performance of the HFT with air and epoxy potting cooling method are both simulated by magnetothermal-fluid coupling method (MTFCM). The effectiveness of the simulation analysis is verified in a 100 kW DC-DC resonant converter. Influencing factors including distance between the high frequency transformer and the metal enclosure, epoxy thermal conductivity and heat sink placements are simulated and analyzed. Finally, an optimal cooling structure is proposed for future high power HFTs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2020 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2721-2726
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728148298
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 202019 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2020-March

Conference

Conference35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period15/03/2019/03/20

Keywords

  • epoxy potting
  • heat sink
  • HFT
  • MTFCM
  • thermal

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