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Title: Development of a 100 kW SiC Switched Tank Converter for Automotive Applications
A 300 V to 600 V 100 kW SiC MOSFET based one-cell switched tank converter (STC) is developed as a bidirectional dc-dc power transfer stage between the vehicle battery and the DC-link side of the vehicle dc-ac inverter. A continuous half-load 50 kW and short-period full-load 100 kW operation is targeted. Working principles of the proposed topology are analyzed. Design of the key components such as SiC MOSFET power modules, AC resonant capacitor and inductor is presented. A 100 kW prototype has been assembled and tested. An energy-efficient test platform is designed. The power density of the main power processing part is around 41.7 kW/L. The tested peak and full-load efficiencies are about 98.7% and 97.35%, respectively. The thermal performance has also been evaluated. Both the tested electrical and thermal results are consistent with the theoretical design.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1810428
PAR ID:
10109866
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
2019 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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