Thermal Impact Analysis of Circulating Current in High Power Modular Online Uninterruptible Power Supplies Application

Chi Zhang, Josep M. Guerrero and Juan C. Vasquez
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Chi Zhang: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 111, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Josep M. Guerrero: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 111, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark
Juan C. Vasquez: Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Pontoppidanstraede 111, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: In modular uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), several DC/AC modules are required to work in parallel. This structure allows the system to be more reliable and flexible. These DC/AC modules share the same DC bus and AC critical bus. Module differences, such as filter inductor, filter capacitor, control parameters, and so on, will make it possible for the potential zero sequence current to flow among the modules. This undesired type of circulating current will bring extra losses to the power semiconductor devices in the system, which should be paid special attention in high power application scenarios. In this paper, plug’n’play modules and cycle control are discussed and validated through experimental results. Moreover, potential zero sequence circulating current impact on power semiconductor devices thermal performance is also analyzed in this paper.

Keywords: modular; online uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs) system; thermal evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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