Comparative Analysis of Multiple Active Bridge Converters Configurations in Modular Smart Transformer

Levy Ferreira Costa; Felix Hoffmann; Giampaolo Buticchi; Marco Liserre

doi:10.1109/TIE.2018.2818658

Comparative Analysis of Multiple Active Bridge Converters Configurations in Modular Smart Transformer

Levy Ferreira Costa, Felix Hoffmann, Giampaolo Buticchi, Marco Liserre

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Abstract

In this paper, the quadruple active bridge (QAB) dc-dc converter is proposed to be used as a building block to implement the dc-dc stage of a smart transformer (ST). Different configurations (symmetrical, asymmetrical, and rated for voltage/power) for this converter are considered for investigation. Four different architectures of ST, including one based on the dual active bridge converter as a benchmark and three based on the QAB converter, are presented and compared in terms of cost, efficiency, reliability, and implementation complexity. As an additional contribution, different semiconductor technologies (silicon IGBT and silicon-carbide MOSFETs) are evaluated in order to verify their impact on ST application. The design for each architecture is described and the results are compared. In order to validate the theoretical analysis developed in this paper, a 20-kW prototype is built and experimented.

Original language	English
Article number	8322202
Pages (from-to)	191-202
Number of pages	12
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
Volume	66
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2818658
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DC-DC converter
multiple active bridge converter
multiwinding transformer
smart transformer (ST)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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