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A High-Efficiency High-Density Wide-Bandgap Device-Based Bidirectional On-Board Charger

Li, Bin, Li, Qiang, Lee, Fred C., Liu, Zhengyang, Yang, Yuchen·2018·IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics

Abstract

This paper proposes a novel two-stage topology for a 6.6-kW on-board charger. The first stage, employing an interleaved bridgeless totem-pole ac/dc in critical conduction mode to realize zero-voltage switching, is operated at over 300 kHz. A bidirectional CLLC resonant converter operating at 500 kHz is chosen for the second stage. A variable dc-link voltage is adopted to track the wide battery voltage range, so that the CLLC resonant converter can always operate at its most efficient point. The 1.2-kV SiC devices are adopted for the ac/dc stage and the primary side of dc/dc stage, while 650-V GaN devices are used for the secondary side of dc/dc stage. In addition, PCB winding coupled inductors and integrated transformer are implemented in ac/dc stage and dc/dc stage, respectively, for the purpose of high density and manufacture automation. The proposed structure is demonstrated to have 37-W/in3power density and above 96% efficiency over the entire battery voltage range, which far exceeds the current practice.

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  • In [109], a two-stage bidirectional OBC configuration was presented, consisting of an interleaved two-channel totem pole (TP) PFC in the first stage and a CLLC converter in the next stage.

    “In [109], a two-stage bidirectional OBC configuration was presented by Virginia Tech., Centre for Power Electronics Systems (CPES), consisting of an interleaved two-channel totem pole (TP) PFC in the first stage and a CLLC converter in the next stage.”
  • The charger in [109] has a rated power of 6.6 kW, a power density of 2.3 kW/L, and a maximum efficiency of 96.2%.

    “The charger in this study has a rated power of 6.6 kW.The power density of the proposed configuration is 2.3 kW/L and can perform the job at a maximum efficiency of 96.2%.”

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Authors
Li, B., Li, Q., Lee, F. C., Liu, Z., & Yang, Y.
Affiliations
  • Virginia Tech (US)
  • Analog Devices (United States) (US)
Venue
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics
Published
2018-09
Volume
6
Issue
3
Pages
1627-1636
ISSN
  • 2168-6777 (ISSN-L)
  • 2168-6785
OpenAlex
W2807791857
Cited by
259
References
31
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 41 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 38 · 2021: 35 · 2020: 30 · 2019: 25 · 2018: 2
FWCI
8.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DE-EE0006834)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Wireless Power Transfer Systems
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
Keywords
wide bandgap devices, SiC, GaN, CLLC resonant converter, zero-voltage switching, critical conduction mode, variable DC-link voltage, battery charging, power density, integrated transformer, high-efficiency power conversion

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