Securing Full-load-range Zero Voltage Switching for A Dual Active Bridge Based Electric Vehicle Charger

Yu Yan, Hua Bai, Chuanchao Yang, Wangbao Wang

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Abstract

Dual-active-bridge (DAB) circuit is an excellent candidate for a high-efficiency, high-power-density and bidirectional electric vehicle charger. Unlike other circuits employing resonant inductors and capacitors, DAB minimizes the usage of passive components. The challenge, however, lies in difficulty of securing zero voltage switching (ZVS) at light-to-medium load. This is utmost important not only to the efficiency but also eliminating the bridge-switch crosstalk during the hard switching-on thereby enhancing the system reliability. Systematically integrating SPS, dual-phase-shift (DPS) and triple-phase-shift (TPS) to secure full-load-range ZVS in EV chargers has not been seen and is the focus of this paper. This paper plots the ZVS boundary for the full-load range, categorizes all operations into eight modes and proposes a smooth transition among SPS, DPS and TPS for a 20kW EV battery charger. Experimental results on a SiC-based charger validated its effectiveness and the smooth transition for the output voltage of 200~450VDC and 0~20kW.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2020 - 35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2067-2072
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781728148298
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: 15 Mar 202019 Mar 2020

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2020-March

Conference

Conference35th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2020
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period15/03/2019/03/20

Keywords

  • Zero-Voltage-Switching
  • battery charger.
  • dual active bridges
  • phase-shift control
  • wide-bandgap device

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