Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer

Levy F. Costa; Giampaolo Buticchi; Marco Liserre

doi:10.1109/APEC.2018.8341163

Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer

Levy F. Costa
, Giampaolo Buticchi
, Marco Liserre

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

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

The modular Smart Transformer (ST) is composed by several basic converters rated for lower voltage and power. In this paper the quadruple active bridge (QAB) is used as the basic block for the modular ST. In this application, the efficiency and cost are the most important design parameters. Therefore, the paper focus on the design of the converter, with the aim to optimize its efficiency, taking the cost into consideration. To do so, the losses of all components are carefully modeled and a computer-aided design is used, where an algorithm to calculate the losses and cost is developed, allowing to perform multi-objective optimization. Additionally, Silicon IGBTs and Silicon Carbide MOSFETs are considered for the design and the performance of the converter using both semiconductors technology is compared. Experimental results obtained for the optimized 20 kW QAB converter has shown an efficiency of 97.5%.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1163-1170
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538611807
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2018.8341163
Publication status	Published - 18 Apr 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018 - San Antonio, United States Duration: 4 Mar 2018 → 8 Mar 2018

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Name	Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume	2018-March

Conference

Conference	33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Antonio
Period	4/03/18 → 8/03/18

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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Costa, L. F., Buticchi, G., & Liserre, M. (2018). Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer. In APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (pp. 1163-1170). (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC; Vol. 2018-March). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2018.8341163

Costa, Levy F. ; Buticchi, Giampaolo ; Liserre, Marco. / Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer. APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 1163-1170 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC).

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Costa, LF, Buticchi, G & Liserre, M 2018, Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer. in APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC, vol. 2018-March, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1163-1170, 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018, San Antonio, United States, 4/03/18. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2018.8341163

Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer. / Costa, Levy F.; Buticchi, Giampaolo; Liserre, Marco.
APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 1163-1170 (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC; Vol. 2018-March).

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Costa LF, Buticchi G, Liserre M. Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer. In APEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 1163-1170. (Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC). doi: 10.1109/APEC.2018.8341163

Efficiency/cost trade-off design of a multiple-active-bridge converter for smart transformer

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