An Experimental Study of a Zero Voltage Switching SiC Boost Converter with an Active Snubber Network
Conference: PCIM Europe 2015 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/19/2015 - 05/20/2015 at Nürnberg, Deutschland
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2015
Pages: 7Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Ebli, Michael; Engel, Michael; Pfost, Martin (Robert Bosch Center for Power Electronics, Reutlingen University, Germany)
Abstract:
This paper presents a quasi-resonant, zero voltage switching (ZVS) SiC boost converter for an output power of up to 10kW. The converter is realized with an easily controllable active snubber network that allows a reduction of switching losses by minimizing the voltage stress applied to the active switch. With this approach, an increase of the switching frequency is possible, allowing a reduction of the system size. Experiments show a maximum converter efficiency up to 99.2% for a switching frequency of 100 kHz. A second version of the converter enables a further size reduction by increasing the switching frequency to 300 kHz while still reaching a high efficiency up to 98.4 %.