A High Efficiency High Power-Density LLC DC-DC Converter for Electric Vehicles (EVs) On-Board Low Voltage DC-DC Converter (LDC) Application

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhou ◽  
Bo Sheng ◽  
Wenbo Liu ◽  
Yang Chen ◽  
Andrew Yurek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
High Power ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
High Power Density

High Temperature Silicon-on-Insulator Gate Driver for SiC-FET Power Modules

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (HITEN) ◽  
pp. 000152-000158
Author(s):  
J. Valle Mayorga ◽  
C. Gutshall ◽  
K. Phan ◽  
I. Escorcia ◽  
H. A. Mantooth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
High Power ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Silicon On Insulator ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Cmos Process ◽  
High Power Density ◽  
Power Modules ◽  
Gate Driver

SiC power semiconductors have the capability of greatly outperforming Si-based power devices. Faster switching and smaller on-state losses coupled with higher voltage blocking and temperature capabilities, make SiC a very attractive semiconductor for high performance, high power density power modules. However, the temperature capabilities and increased power density are fully utilized only when the gate driver is placed next to the SiC devices. This requires the gate driver to successfully operate under these extreme conditions with reduced or no heat sinking requirements, allowing the full realization of a high efficiency, high power density SiC power module. In addition, since SiC devices are usually connected in a half or full bridge configuration, the gate driver should provide electrical isolation between the high and low voltage sections of the driver itself. This paper presents a 225 degrees Celsius operable, Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) high voltage isolated gate driver IC for SiC devices. The IC was designed and fabricated in a 1 μm, partially depleted, CMOS process. The presented gate driver consists of a primary and a secondary side which are electrically isolated by the use of a transformer. The gate driver IC has been tested at a switching frequency of 200 kHz at 225 degrees Celsius while exhibiting a dv/dt noise immunity of at least 45 kV/μs.

scholarly journals Quantitative Comparisons of Six-Phase Outer-Rotor Permanent-Magnet Brushless Machines for Electric Vehicles

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 2141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqing Yao ◽  
Chunhua Liu ◽  
Christopher H.T. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Permanent Magnet ◽  
Power Density ◽  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
High Power ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Torque Ripple ◽  
High Power Density ◽  
Torque Density ◽  
Outer Rotor ◽  
High Torque

Multiphase machines have some distinct merits, including the high power density, high torque density, high efficiency and low torque ripple, etc. which can be beneficial for many industrial applications. This paper presents four different types of six-phase outer-rotor permanent-magnet (PM) brushless machines for electric vehicles (EVs), which include the inserted PM (IPM) type, surface PM (SPM) type, PM flux-switching (PMFS) type, and PM vernier (PMV) type. First, the design criteria and operation principle are compared and discussed. Then, their key characteristics are addressed and analyzed by using the finite element method (FEM). The results show that the PMV type is quite suitable for the direct-drive application for EVs with its high torque density and efficiency. Also, the IPM type is suitable for the indirect-drive application for EVs with its high power density and efficiency.

Design issues for the transformer in a low-voltage power supply with high efficiency and high power density

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 592-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.D.T. Ngo ◽  
R.P. Alley ◽  
A.J. Yerman ◽  
R.J. Charles ◽  
M.H. Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Supply ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
High Power Density ◽  
Design Issues
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