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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2011.11.4.606

Z-Source Inverter with SiC Power Semiconductor Devices for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications  

Aghdam, M. Ghasem Hosseini (Research and Development Center, Huawei Technologies Sweden AB)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.11, no.4, 2011 , pp. 606-611 More about this Journal
Abstract
Power electronics is a key technology for electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles. Typical power electronics converters used in electric drive vehicles include dc/dc converters, inverters, and battery chargers. New semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and novel topologies such as the Z-source inverter (ZSI) have a great deal of potential to improve the overall performance of these vehicles. In this paper, a Z-source inverter for fuel cell vehicle application is examined under three different scenarios. 1. a ZSI with Si IGBT modules, 2. a ZSI with hybrid modules, Si IGBTs/SiC Schottky diodes, and 3. a ZSI with SiC MOSFETs/SiC Schottky diodes. Then, a comparison of the three scenarios is conducted. Conduction loss, switching loss, reverse recovery loss, and efficiency are considered for comparison. A conclusion is drawn that the SiC devices can improve the inverter and inverter-motor efficiency, and reduce the system size and cost due to the low loss properties of SiC devices. A comparison between a ZSI and traditional PWM inverters with SiC devices is also presented in this paper. Based on this comparison, the Z-source inverter produces the highest efficiency.
Keywords
Fuel cell vehicle; Si and SiC power semiconductor devices; Traditional PWM inverter; Z-source inverter (ZSI);
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