High Power Density DC-DC Converter for 800V Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles

Hai N. Tran, Tat Thang Le, Hyeonju Jeong, Sunju Kim, Huu Phuc Kieu, Sewan Choi

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Abstract

In this paper, a low-cost 63kW/L DC-DC converter operated at 300kHz is proposed for 800V fuel cell electric vehicles. Four modules of Dual Floating Output Boost Converter (DFOBC) are adopted to process 100kW power from the FC stack. For each module, an inverse coupled inductor and ZVT cells are employed. Advantages of the proposed converter over the Conventional Interleaved Boost Converter (CIBC) which is usually used in the previous FDC are found to be: 1) Planar core with PCB winding can be used for the main inductor; 2) Tall film capacitors are replaced by a low-profile ceramic capacitor; 3) Only a single discrete SiC mosfet is needed for the main switch of a 25kW module. A 25kW prototype of proposed converter is built and tested. The peak and full-load efficiencies confirm at 99% and 97.7%, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - Asia, ECCE Asia 2021
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2224-2228
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781728163444
DOIs
StatePublished - 24 May 2021
Event12th IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - Asia, ECCE Asia 2021 - Virtual, Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 24 May 202127 May 2021

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - Asia, ECCE Asia 2021

Conference

Conference12th IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition - Asia, ECCE Asia 2021
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityVirtual, Singapore
Period24/05/2127/05/21

Keywords

  • 800V electric vehicles
  • coupled inductor
  • FCEV
  • PCB winding
  • planar core
  • switching loss
  • ZVT cell

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