Low-load Efficiency Improvement of a Three-Phase Bidirectional Isolated DC-DC Converter (3P-BIDC) Via Enhanced Switching Strategy

  • Authors

    • N. S. Mohd Sharifuddin
    • N. M. L. Tana
    • H. Akagi
    2018-11-30
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.35.28297
  • bidirectional isolated dc-dc converter, burst-mode switching, phase-shift modulation, ZVS, switching losses

  • Abstract

    This paper presents the system design, operation and enhanced switching strategy of a three-phase bidirectional isolated dc-dc converter (3P-BIDC). The paper discusses the operating modes of the 3P-BIDC using phase-shift modulation (PSM), with analysis on its soft-switching characteristics. The phase-shift modulation is the simplest modulation technique that can be applied to the 3P-BIDC. However, it comes with the consequences of low efficiency performance in the low-load conditions. Therefore, this paper investigates the improvement in efficiency of the 3P-BIDC during low-load condition using an enhanced switching strategy combining burst-mode switching and phase-shift modulation. The model of a 700-V, 100-kW, 20-kHz 3P-BIDC and the enhanced switching strategy are verified via simulation using PSCAD. The simulation results shows that the combination of burst-mode and phase-shift modulation technique improves the efficiency of the 3P-BIDC at low-load conditions.

     

     

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    S. Mohd Sharifuddin, N., M. L. Tana, N., & Akagi, H. (2018). Low-load Efficiency Improvement of a Three-Phase Bidirectional Isolated DC-DC Converter (3P-BIDC) Via Enhanced Switching Strategy. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.35), 932-938. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.35.28297

    Received date: 2019-03-11

    Accepted date: 2019-03-11

    Published date: 2018-11-30