Quadruple Active Bridge DC-DC converter as the basic cell of a modular Smart Transformer

Levy F. Costa; Giampaolo Buticchi; Marco Liserre

doi:10.1109/APEC.2016.7468209

Quadruple Active Bridge DC-DC converter as the basic cell of a modular Smart Transformer

Levy F. Costa
, Giampaolo Buticchi
, Marco Liserre

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Abstract

One of the main challenges of a Solid-State transformer (SST) lies in the dc-dc conversion stage. In this work, a Quadruple-Active-Bridge (QAB) dc-dc converter is investigated to be used as the basic module for the whole dc-dc stage. Besides the feature of high power density and soft-switching operation, the QAB converter provides a solution with a reduced number of high frequency transformers, since more bridges are connected to the same multi-winding transformer. To ensure soft-switching in the full operation range of the converter, two modulation strategies are investigated: the phase-shift modulation and the triangular current modulation. The theoretical analysis is developed for both modulation strategies and a comparison between them is carried out. In order to validate the theoretical analysis, a 20 kW prototype was built and tested.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	2449-2456
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4673-9550-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2016.7468209
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016 - Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, United States Duration: 20 Mar 2016 → 24 Mar 2016 Conference number: 31

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Conference	31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016
Abbreviated title	APEC 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Long Beach
Period	20/03/16 → 24/03/16

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Costa, LF, Buticchi, G & Liserre, M 2016, Quadruple Active Bridge DC-DC converter as the basic cell of a modular Smart Transformer. in 2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)., 7468209, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 2449-2456, 31st Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2016, Long Beach, California, United States, 20/03/16. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2016.7468209

Quadruple Active Bridge DC-DC converter as the basic cell of a modular Smart Transformer. / Costa, Levy F.; Buticchi, Giampaolo; Liserre, Marco.
2016 IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016. p. 2449-2456 7468209.

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