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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/TKPE.2011.16.3.209

Design of a High Power Three-Phase ZVS Push-Pull Converter  

Park, Jun-Sung (서울과학기술대 신에너지공학과)
Lee, Sang-Won (창성 중앙연구소)
Choi, Se-Wan (서울과학기술대 제어계측공학과)
Publication Information
The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics / v.16, no.3, 2011 , pp. 209-218 More about this Journal
Abstract
In low voltage high current applications such as fuel cells the current-fed DC-DC converter which has small ripple current and turn ratio is more efficient. In the applications larger than 5kW the conventional single-phase current-fed converter based on full-bridge, half-bridge or push-pull topologies has high current burden of devices such as switches, and the selection and optimized design of the devices are not easy. In this paper a three-phase active-clamped current-fed push-pull DC-DC converter suitable for high power high step-up applications is proposed. The proposed converter has reduced current burden and is suitable for wide input voltage applications due to the use of whole duty cycle range. Design methods of main components including three-phase high frequency transformers are provided, and the validity and performance of the proposed converter are proved from a 5kW prototype.
Keywords
Three-phase DC-DC converter; Three-phase transformer; Active clamp; Fuel cells, Push-pull; Current-fed;
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