High-Efficiency High-Density Regulated DC Transformer for the Front-End Rectifier
Liu Tianji1,2, Wu Xinke1,2, Yang Shu1,2
1. College of Electrical Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 China; 2. Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center Zhejiang University Hangzhou 311200 China
Abstract:In the front-end rectifier, the power factor corrector (PFC) based on the cascaded H bridge (CHB) can make full use of the low loss characteristics of low-voltage devices to obtain high efficiency, and greatly reduce the inductor volume to increase power density. However, the CHB topology leads to multiple independent low-voltage buses. Thus, multiple independent DC-DCs should be optimized and utilized in the second stage. In this paper, a regulated DC transformer (RDCX) was used in the DC-DC stage to get tight regulation capability, high efficiency and high power density, by utilizing its characteristic of partial-power regulation. A model of minimum loss of secondary-side switches and output voltage was established, and the best connection structure of second-stage RDCX modules was found. At the same time, a transformer optimization method taking the power density and minimum loss into account was proposed. Finally, a 6-cell RDCX prototype with a single module power of 500W and a total power of 3kW was built. The prototype has a peak efficiency of 98.1%, a full load efficiency of 97.9%, and a power density of 1 300W/in3.
刘天骥, 吴新科, 杨树. 用于前端整流器的高效高密度可调直流变压器[J]. 电工技术学报, 2021, 36(20): 4256-4264.
Liu Tianji, Wu Xinke, Yang Shu. High-Efficiency High-Density Regulated DC Transformer for the Front-End Rectifier. Transactions of China Electrotechnical Society, 2021, 36(20): 4256-4264.
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