High-Power Dual-Interleaved ZVS Boost Converter with Interphase Transformer for Electric Vehicles

Author

Calderon-Lopez, G. ; Forsyth, A.J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Manchester, Manchester

fYear

2009

fDate

15-19 Feb. 2009

Firstpage

1078

Lastpage

1083

Abstract

A dual-interleaved boost converter is presented with zero-voltage switching for applications in electric vehicle power trains. The topology has one input inductor and an interphase transformer (IPT) between the two channels. By using an appropriate differential inductance value for the IPT, the converter achieves transitions with zero-voltage switching in the devices. The circuit operation is described followed by design details for a 40 kW prototype. The design is validated by experimental testing.

Keywords

electric vehicles; power transformers; power transmission (mechanical); switching convertors; zero voltage switching; electric vehicle power trains; high-power dual-interleaved ZVS boost converter; interphase transformers; power 40 kW; zero-voltage switching; Bidirectional control; Circuit topology; Electric vehicles; Fuel cells; Inductance; Inductors; Leg; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2009. APEC 2009. Twenty-Fourth Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

1048-2334

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2811-3

Electronic_ISBN

1048-2334

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.2009.4802797

Filename

4802797