Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors

The effects of global warming and the impact of fossil fuels have incremented the research and development of renewable energy sources and the management of it. Transport sector is affected by this situation and its electrification is going to be a key factor in the energy transition. On this scenar...

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Autor: Bautista Florensa, Roger
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Wide gap semiconductors
Electric vehicles
Battery chargers
On-board charger
Wide band-gap semiconductors
Electric vehicle
Battery
Totem-pole converter
GaN
SiC
HPWM
Semiconductors de gap ample
Vehicles elèctrics
Bateries -- Carregadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
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spelling Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductorsBautista Florensa, RogerWide gap semiconductorsElectric vehiclesBattery chargersOn-board chargerWide band-gap semiconductorsElectric vehicleBatteryTotem-pole converterGaNSiCHPWMSemiconductors de gap ampleVehicles elèctricsBateries -- CarregadorsÀrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctricaThe effects of global warming and the impact of fossil fuels have incremented the research and development of renewable energy sources and the management of it. Transport sector is affected by this situation and its electrification is going to be a key factor in the energy transition. On this scenario, systems with bidirectional power flow capability are necessary to consume, store and supply energy. Electric vehicles (EV) are going to be used in transportation and energy storage applications in order to be used as a back-up system for the electrical grid. The on-board charger (OBC) is the device used for the connectivity between the grid and the vehicle. Nowadays, EV include an unidirectional OBC for charging the inlet battery. However, automotive manufacturers are beginning to develop bidirectional solutions in regard of the new electrical horizon. FICOSA, a Tier 1 manufacturer, in its Electromobility business unit, there is interest in developing new OBC solutions and technologies. The expected power demands and voltage levels for the up-coming EVs require the use of new materials. Since the past recent years, wide band-gap (WBG) semiconductors have appeared to be a better solution than solid-state and silicon (S)i switches for power converters. Their power capabilities, voltage level, switching frequencies, thermal and switching losses make them an interesting alternative. Consequently, this project is focused in the development of a power-stage application for an OBC, the ac-dc power factor corrector (PFC) converter using WBG semiconductors. Based on this premise, this document includes an extended analysis and justification of the importance of EV and OBC; making an overview of OBC. Then, the design of the PFC converter is started by a topology analysis and selection for the converter, resulting a tote-pole (TP) structure. Therefore, operation control modes and other improvements to the converter are studied. This, results in the development of the control structure to ensure an appropriate operation in both bidirectional power flows. There, the modulation strategy proposed in this project is a new approach to the Hybrid-PWM (HPWM) existing one, presenting remarkable improvements for a bidirectional TP structure, as simulations show. Finally, the study of this Matser’s thesis includes the development of the hardware of the PFC converter where the circuits are designed and WBG switches are used. This results in the design and fabrication of a prototyping board. Future works will focus on the development of the software system and the validation of the converterUniversitat Politècnica de CatalunyaRocabert Delgado, JoanAbomailek Rubio, Basel Carlos20222022-10-1820222022-12-2220272027-09-27master thesishttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_bdccNAhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_be7fb7dd8ff6fe43info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2117/379306reponame:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPCinstname:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)Inglésengembargoed accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_f1cfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessoai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/3793062026-05-27T15:37:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
title Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
spellingShingle Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
Bautista Florensa, Roger
Wide gap semiconductors
Electric vehicles
Battery chargers
On-board charger
Wide band-gap semiconductors
Electric vehicle
Battery
Totem-pole converter
GaN
SiC
HPWM
Semiconductors de gap ample
Vehicles elèctrics
Bateries -- Carregadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
title_short Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
title_full Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
title_fullStr Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
title_full_unstemmed Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
title_sort Development of a power-stage of a bidirectional on-board charger based on wide band-gap semiconductors
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bautista Florensa, Roger
author Bautista Florensa, Roger
author_facet Bautista Florensa, Roger
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Rocabert Delgado, Joan
Abomailek Rubio, Basel Carlos
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Wide gap semiconductors
Electric vehicles
Battery chargers
On-board charger
Wide band-gap semiconductors
Electric vehicle
Battery
Totem-pole converter
GaN
SiC
HPWM
Semiconductors de gap ample
Vehicles elèctrics
Bateries -- Carregadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
topic Wide gap semiconductors
Electric vehicles
Battery chargers
On-board charger
Wide band-gap semiconductors
Electric vehicle
Battery
Totem-pole converter
GaN
SiC
HPWM
Semiconductors de gap ample
Vehicles elèctrics
Bateries -- Carregadors
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria elèctrica
description The effects of global warming and the impact of fossil fuels have incremented the research and development of renewable energy sources and the management of it. Transport sector is affected by this situation and its electrification is going to be a key factor in the energy transition. On this scenario, systems with bidirectional power flow capability are necessary to consume, store and supply energy. Electric vehicles (EV) are going to be used in transportation and energy storage applications in order to be used as a back-up system for the electrical grid. The on-board charger (OBC) is the device used for the connectivity between the grid and the vehicle. Nowadays, EV include an unidirectional OBC for charging the inlet battery. However, automotive manufacturers are beginning to develop bidirectional solutions in regard of the new electrical horizon. FICOSA, a Tier 1 manufacturer, in its Electromobility business unit, there is interest in developing new OBC solutions and technologies. The expected power demands and voltage levels for the up-coming EVs require the use of new materials. Since the past recent years, wide band-gap (WBG) semiconductors have appeared to be a better solution than solid-state and silicon (S)i switches for power converters. Their power capabilities, voltage level, switching frequencies, thermal and switching losses make them an interesting alternative. Consequently, this project is focused in the development of a power-stage application for an OBC, the ac-dc power factor corrector (PFC) converter using WBG semiconductors. Based on this premise, this document includes an extended analysis and justification of the importance of EV and OBC; making an overview of OBC. Then, the design of the PFC converter is started by a topology analysis and selection for the converter, resulting a tote-pole (TP) structure. Therefore, operation control modes and other improvements to the converter are studied. This, results in the development of the control structure to ensure an appropriate operation in both bidirectional power flows. There, the modulation strategy proposed in this project is a new approach to the Hybrid-PWM (HPWM) existing one, presenting remarkable improvements for a bidirectional TP structure, as simulations show. Finally, the study of this Matser’s thesis includes the development of the hardware of the PFC converter where the circuits are designed and WBG switches are used. This results in the design and fabrication of a prototyping board. Future works will focus on the development of the software system and the validation of the converter
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