Design of resonant DC/DC converter for fuel cell application

Author

Andreiciks, A. ; Steiks, I. ; Krievs, O.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Power & Electr. Eng, RTU, Riga, Latvia

fYear

2012

fDate

3-5 Oct. 2012

Firstpage

219

Lastpage

222

Abstract

In order to use hydrogen fuel cells in domestic applications either as main power supply or backup source, their low DC output voltage has to be matched to the level and frequency of the utility grid AC voltage. Such power converter systems usually consist of a DC-DC converter and a DC-AC inverter. The paper focuses on double-stage, grid-connected Fuel Cell conversion systems. The converter is elaborated for 5 kW power to match the rated power of the proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell.

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; DC-DC power convertors; power grids; proton exchange membrane fuel cells; resonant power convertors; DC output voltage; DC-AC inverter; PEM fuel cell; backup source; domestic applications; grid-connected Fuel Cell conversion systems; hydrogen fuel cells; main power supply; power 5 kW; proton exchange membrane fuel cell; resonant DC-DC converter design; utility grid AC voltage; DC-DC power converters; Frequency conversion; Fuel cells; Resonant frequency; Switching frequency; Voltage measurement; Zero voltage switching; DC/DC converter; fuel cells; resonant converter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics Conference (BEC), 2012 13th Biennial Baltic

Conference_Location

Tallinn

ISSN

1736-3705

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-2775-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BEC.2012.6376856

Filename

6376856