M. Pulvirenti, D. Cavallaro, N. Bentivegna, S. Cascino, E. Zanetti, M. Saggio
{"title":"Thermal Model Development for SiC MOSFETs Robustness Analysis under Repetitive Short Circuit Tests","authors":"M. Pulvirenti, D. Cavallaro, N. Bentivegna, S. Cascino, E. Zanetti, M. Saggio","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215664","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this paper is to analyze the SiC MOSFETs behavior under repetitive short circuit tests. In particular, the activity is focused on a deep evaluation of short circuit dynamic by dedicated laboratory measurements conducted at different conditions supported and compared by means of a robust physical model developed by Finite Element Approach (FEA) and Failure Analysis (FA).","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129862961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inductor Size Evaluation of an Electromagnetic Interference Filter for a Two-Level Power Factor Correction Rectifier Using Different Modulation Techniques","authors":"Mohammad Najjar, A. Kouchaki, M. Nymand","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215713","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215713","url":null,"abstract":"Wide band-gap semiconductors exhibit superior performance compared to their silicon counterparts, which has enabled converters to work at higher switching frequencies. However, a higher switching frequency means larger harmonics in the electromagnetic interference (EMI) range which may lead to the need for a larger EMI filter. This paper has essentially two main purposes: to find the impact of switching frequency (swept from 40 kHz to 300 kHz) on the size of EMI filter (especially the inductor part of it) and to evaluate the size using different modulation techniques. This paper shows that the effect of increasing the switching frequency on the size of EMI filter is not linear. The differential mode filter part of EMI filter results differently against the common mode filter part of it when the switching frequency and modulation technique changes. Therefore, depending on the application a suitable modulation and frequency can be picked to result an optimum filter. To support the method of the filter design, a filter is designed and built for a 5kW two-level power factor correction rectifier and the design is supported with EMI measurement on the unit.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128634141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adaptive Predictive-DPC for LCL-Filtered Grid Connected VSC with Reduced Number of Sensors","authors":"Hosein Gholami-Khesht, P. Davari, F. Blaabjerg","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215839","url":null,"abstract":"An adaptive predictive direct power control (P-DPC) method using a Luenberger observer is proposed in conjunction with conventional P-DPC, which reduces the system sensitivity to parameter mismatches and control delays. Moreover, the observer facilitates sensorless operation of the proposed method. The performance of the proposed adaptive P-DPC is confirmed under various simulation and experimental tests.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129370666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Bensebaa, M. Berkani, S. Lefebvre, M. Petit, N. Schmitt
{"title":"Experimental And Numerical Characterization Of PCB-Embedded Power Dies Using Solderless Pressed Metal Foam","authors":"S. Bensebaa, M. Berkani, S. Lefebvre, M. Petit, N. Schmitt","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215758","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215758","url":null,"abstract":"A new process of embedding power die on PCB is presented which consists on removing wire bonding and solder and using only a pressed metal foam to connect the top and bottom sides of the die. First, the manufacturing process is described. Then the effective electrical, thermal and mechanical properties of the mixture made of the foam impregnated by resin insuring the contacts between die and PCB are identified experimentally and numerically. Finally, 3D FEM simulations are performed to estimate the electrical contacts resistances between foam and pads of the die within the package.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127162882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuanhao Zhu, Hua Han, Guangze Shi, Zhangjie Liu, Yao Sun, M. Su
{"title":"Improved $SoC$ Balancing and Active Power Sharing Control Method in Highly Resistive Line Microgrid","authors":"Yuanhao Zhu, Hua Han, Guangze Shi, Zhangjie Liu, Yao Sun, M. Su","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215623","url":null,"abstract":"This paper proposes a distributed control method for AC microgrid with high resistance lines, where P-V droop control modified by average SoC obtained through the SoC average estimator to guarantee the SoC balancing and active power sharing. The results of simulations verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127165553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental tuning and design guidelines of a dynamically reconfigured weighting factor for the predictive torque control of an induction motor","authors":"I. Sahin, O. Keysan, E. Monmasson","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215739","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, an experimental approach for the weighting factor design of the predictive torque control of an induction motor (IM) is presented. The weighting factor is set to the value which yields a low total harmonic distortion (THD) figure in the phase currents. Then, this optimized value is dynamically adjusted with respect to the speed error term, which is defined as the magnitude of difference between the commanded speed and the actual speed. By doing so, superior transient performance is achieved without sacrificing steady-state THD values. The presented approach for dynamically adjusted weighting factor is tested on a two-pole, 500 W IM, driven by a two-level voltage source inverter (2L-VSI), via finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC). Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed method: by the adoption of dynamic lambda approach, speed reversal time from -3000 rpm to +3000 rpm is decreased by 38% under the same controller structure and settings.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129914368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Marciano, G. Busatto, C. Abbate, A. Sanseverino, D. Tedesco, F. Velardi
{"title":"Analysis of Current in Pulsating DC Link Converter with Zero Voltage Transition","authors":"D. Marciano, G. Busatto, C. Abbate, A. Sanseverino, D. Tedesco, F. Velardi","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215776","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215776","url":null,"abstract":"An exhaustive analysis of the evolution of current in the input power stage of insulated multistage DC/AC power converter based on the Pulsating DC link principle, characterized by Zero Voltage Transition (ZVT) of the output stage, is provided in this work. This topology is featured by an input power stage which provides on the second stage a pulsed voltage characterized by zero phases (pulsating DC link) which are used to achieve the ZVT conditions for the commutations of this stage. The specific and innovative topology of this converter influences the evolution of the main electrical characteristics and requires more attention on the design. The parameters that affects the behavior of the current in this particular topology, especially in the crucial working phases, are identified and their influence are analyzed to define the constraints of this system. A complete study of the current has been accomplished by LTSPICE simulator for different combination of leakage parameters of the architecture and switching frequency of the two power stages. The obtained results are presented and discussed to provide the limits of the design of the main components that compose this particular power converter. For the experimental validation of the results of the simulation, a 3.5kW prototype of the power converter was assembled and tested at different load conditions.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130052515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of MMCs for High-Power Low-Voltage DC-Applications in Combination with the Module LLC-Design","authors":"R. Unruh, F. Schafmeister, J. Böcker","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215687","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, a full-bridge modular multilevel converter (MMC) and two half-bridge-based MMCs are evaluated for high-current low-voltage e.g. 100 – 400V DC-applications such as electrolysis, arc welding or datacenters with DC-power distribution. Usually, modular multilevel converters are used in high-voltage DC-applications (HVDC) in the multiple kV-range, but to meet the needs of a high-current demand at low output voltage levels, the modular converter concept requires adaptations. In the proposed concept, the MMC is used to step-down the three-phase medium-voltage of 10kV, and provide up to 1 MW to the load. Therefore, each module is extended by an LLC resonant converter to adapt to the specific electrolyzers DC-voltage range of 142 – 220V and to provide galvanic isolation. The six-arm MMC converter with half-bridge modules can be simplified and optimized by removing three arms, and thus halving the number of modules. In addition, the module voltage ripple and capacitor losses are decreased by 22% and 30% respectively. By rearranging the components of the half-bridge MMC to build a MMC consisting of grid-side full-bridge modules, the voltage ripple is further reduced by 78 % and capacitor losses by 64 %, while ensuring identical costs and volume for all MMCs. Finally, the LLC resonant converter is designed for the most efficient full-bridge MMC. The LLC can not operate at resonance with a fixed nominal module voltage of 770V because the output voltage is varying between 142 – 220V. By decreasing the module voltage down to 600V, additional points of operation can be operated in resonance, and the remaining are closer to resonance. The option to decrease the module voltage down to 600V, increases the number of required modules per arm from 12 to 15, which requires to balance the losses of the LLCs and the grid-side stages.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128976954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Rąbkowski, A. Blinov, D. Zinchenko, G. Wrona, M. Zdanowski
{"title":"Grid-frequency Vienna rectifier and isolated current-source DC-DC converters for efficient off-board charging of electric vehicles","authors":"J. Rąbkowski, A. Blinov, D. Zinchenko, G. Wrona, M. Zdanowski","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215772","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215772","url":null,"abstract":"This paper is focused on an alternative concept of the EV off-board charging system based on three-level Vienna rectifier operating at grid frequency and two soft-switched, isolated current-source DC-DC converters. Operation principles of the system including a low frequency input stage and DC-DC converters are studied, also using circuit simulations. Then, design issues of vital parts are presented. Finally, a 5kVA laboratory model is shown and selected measurements are provided and discussed.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"107 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132092890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Submodule Implementation for Parallel Conduction of Diodes in Modular Multilevel Converters","authors":"M. Geske, D. Basic, C. Keller, Thomas Brückner","doi":"10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215930","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE20ECCEEurope43536.2020.9215930","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a new double submodule for Modular Multilevel Converters that supports parallel conduction of freewheeling diodes. The new submodule circuit can reduce semiconductor conduction losses through parallel diode conduction and uses a small number of switches.","PeriodicalId":241752,"journal":{"name":"2020 22nd European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications (EPE'20 ECCE Europe)","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130872708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}