Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles
In order to match voltages between the fuel cell stacks and the DC link bus of fuel cell vehicles, a single-switch Boost DC-DC converter with diode-capacitor modules is proposed in this paper. The capacitors are charged in parallel and discharged in series. The wide voltage-gain range can be obtaine...
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| description | In order to match voltages between the fuel cell stacks and the DC link bus of fuel cell vehicles, a single-switch Boost DC-DC converter with diode-capacitor modules is proposed in this paper. The capacitors are charged in parallel and discharged in series. The wide voltage-gain range can be obtained by using a simple structure. In addition, the basic operating principles, the extended stages, the fault tolerant operation, and steady-state characteristics of the converter are analyzed and presented in this paper, and the small-signal model is also derived. A 400V, 1.6kW experimental prototype is developed, and the wide voltage-gain range (3.3~8) is demonstrated with a maximum efficiency at 97.25%. The experimental results validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed converter and its suitability as a power interface for fuel cell vehicles. |
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| spelling | nottingham-495942020-05-04T19:29:22Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49594/ Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles Zhang, Yun Zhou, Lei Sumner, M. Wang, Ping In order to match voltages between the fuel cell stacks and the DC link bus of fuel cell vehicles, a single-switch Boost DC-DC converter with diode-capacitor modules is proposed in this paper. The capacitors are charged in parallel and discharged in series. The wide voltage-gain range can be obtained by using a simple structure. In addition, the basic operating principles, the extended stages, the fault tolerant operation, and steady-state characteristics of the converter are analyzed and presented in this paper, and the small-signal model is also derived. A 400V, 1.6kW experimental prototype is developed, and the wide voltage-gain range (3.3~8) is demonstrated with a maximum efficiency at 97.25%. The experimental results validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed converter and its suitability as a power interface for fuel cell vehicles. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2018-01-31 Article PeerReviewed Zhang, Yun, Zhou, Lei, Sumner, M. and Wang, Ping (2018) Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67 (1). 134 - 145. ISSN 0018-9545 Boost DC-DC converter; Fault tolerant operation; Fuel cell vehicles; Low voltage stress; Single-switch; Wide voltage-gain range http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8106707/ doi:10.1109/TVT.2017.2772087 doi:10.1109/TVT.2017.2772087 |
| spellingShingle | Boost DC-DC converter; Fault tolerant operation; Fuel cell vehicles; Low voltage stress; Single-switch; Wide voltage-gain range Zhang, Yun Zhou, Lei Sumner, M. Wang, Ping Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title | Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title_full | Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title_fullStr | Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title_short | Single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost DC-DC converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| title_sort | single-switch, wide voltage-gain range, boost dc-dc converter for fuel cell vehicles |
| topic | Boost DC-DC converter; Fault tolerant operation; Fuel cell vehicles; Low voltage stress; Single-switch; Wide voltage-gain range |
| url | https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49594/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49594/ https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49594/ |