Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications

This paper presents a cost effective winding design and evaluation of a medium frequency isolation transformer typically used in bidirectional isolated DC/DC converters. Since leakage inductance and winding resistance of a high frequency transformer are interdependent, any attempt to increase the le...

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Main Authors: De, D., Klumpner, Christian, Rashed, Mohamed, Patel, C., Kulsangcharoen, P., Asher, Greg
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34820/
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author De, D.
Klumpner, Christian
Rashed, Mohamed
Patel, C.
Kulsangcharoen, P.
Asher, Greg
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Klumpner, Christian
Rashed, Mohamed
Patel, C.
Kulsangcharoen, P.
Asher, Greg
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description This paper presents a cost effective winding design and evaluation of a medium frequency isolation transformer typically used in bidirectional isolated DC/DC converters. Since leakage inductance and winding resistance of a high frequency transformer are interdependent, any attempt to increase the leakage inductance by adjusting the winding arrangement increases the resistance as well and impacts the efficiency. This paper proposes the use of flux diverter caps made of a relatively small amount of ferrite material to get the desired value of inductance whilst maintaining the losses in the windings at reasonable levels. The proposal is experimentally evaluated on a 5kW prototype.
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spelling nottingham-348202020-05-04T16:32:44Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34820/ Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications De, D. Klumpner, Christian Rashed, Mohamed Patel, C. Kulsangcharoen, P. Asher, Greg This paper presents a cost effective winding design and evaluation of a medium frequency isolation transformer typically used in bidirectional isolated DC/DC converters. Since leakage inductance and winding resistance of a high frequency transformer are interdependent, any attempt to increase the leakage inductance by adjusting the winding arrangement increases the resistance as well and impacts the efficiency. This paper proposes the use of flux diverter caps made of a relatively small amount of ferrite material to get the desired value of inductance whilst maintaining the losses in the windings at reasonable levels. The proposal is experimentally evaluated on a 5kW prototype. 2012-03-29 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed De, D., Klumpner, Christian, Rashed, Mohamed, Patel, C., Kulsangcharoen, P. and Asher, Greg (2012) Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications. In: 6th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2012), 27-29 March 2012, Bristol, UK. Leakage inductance ; Medium frequency transformer ; Winding arrangements ; Winding losses http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6242062 10.1049/cp.2012.0212 10.1049/cp.2012.0212 10.1049/cp.2012.0212
spellingShingle Leakage inductance ; Medium frequency transformer ; Winding arrangements ; Winding losses
De, D.
Klumpner, Christian
Rashed, Mohamed
Patel, C.
Kulsangcharoen, P.
Asher, Greg
Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title_full Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title_fullStr Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title_full_unstemmed Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title_short Achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in DC-DC converters for energy storage applications
title_sort achieving the desired transformer leakage inductance necessary in dc-dc converters for energy storage applications
topic Leakage inductance ; Medium frequency transformer ; Winding arrangements ; Winding losses
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https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34820/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/34820/