Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter

This paper introduces a novel modulation technique for the single phase Dual Active Bridge (DAB) in which the switching frequency and transformer flux are modulated to achieve improved power transfer characteristics and reduced converter losses. By analyzing the DAB, it is noticed that in the tradit...

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Main Authors: Fritz, Niklas, Rashed, Mohamed, Bozhko, Serhiy, Cuomo, Fabrizio, Wheeler, Patrick
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51423/
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author Fritz, Niklas
Rashed, Mohamed
Bozhko, Serhiy
Cuomo, Fabrizio
Wheeler, Patrick
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Rashed, Mohamed
Bozhko, Serhiy
Cuomo, Fabrizio
Wheeler, Patrick
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description This paper introduces a novel modulation technique for the single phase Dual Active Bridge (DAB) in which the switching frequency and transformer flux are modulated to achieve improved power transfer characteristics and reduced converter losses. By analyzing the DAB, it is noticed that in the traditional Single Phase Shift (SPS) modulation, the transformer flux linkage decreases with increasing power. The proposed Flux Control Modulation (FCM) counteracts this decrease and aims to keep the transformer utilization constant on the whole load range by a reduction in switching frequency. This has two effects: First, the reduced frequency substantially lowers switching losses and second, the power transfer characteristic of the DAB is linearized, facilitating the control of this converter. The new modulation technique is validated by simulation
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spelling nottingham-514232018-11-06T10:42:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51423/ Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter Fritz, Niklas Rashed, Mohamed Bozhko, Serhiy Cuomo, Fabrizio Wheeler, Patrick This paper introduces a novel modulation technique for the single phase Dual Active Bridge (DAB) in which the switching frequency and transformer flux are modulated to achieve improved power transfer characteristics and reduced converter losses. By analyzing the DAB, it is noticed that in the traditional Single Phase Shift (SPS) modulation, the transformer flux linkage decreases with increasing power. The proposed Flux Control Modulation (FCM) counteracts this decrease and aims to keep the transformer utilization constant on the whole load range by a reduction in switching frequency. This has two effects: First, the reduced frequency substantially lowers switching losses and second, the power transfer characteristic of the DAB is linearized, facilitating the control of this converter. The new modulation technique is validated by simulation 2018-04-17 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51423/1/Flux%20control%20modulation%20for%20the%20dual%20active%20bridge%20DCDC%20converter.pdf Fritz, Niklas, Rashed, Mohamed, Bozhko, Serhiy, Cuomo, Fabrizio and Wheeler, Patrick (2018) Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter. In: 9th International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2018), 17-19 April 2018, Liverpool, UK. Dual Active Bridge Modulation Flux linkage Switching losses More Electric Aircraft
spellingShingle Dual Active Bridge
Modulation
Flux linkage
Switching losses
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Fritz, Niklas
Rashed, Mohamed
Bozhko, Serhiy
Cuomo, Fabrizio
Wheeler, Patrick
Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title_full Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title_fullStr Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title_full_unstemmed Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title_short Flux control modulation for the dual active bridge DC/DC converter
title_sort flux control modulation for the dual active bridge dc/dc converter
topic Dual Active Bridge
Modulation
Flux linkage
Switching losses
More Electric Aircraft
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51423/