A Modular AC-DC Power Converter with Zero Voltage Transition for Electric Vehicles

Jazmin Ramirez-Hernandez, Ismael Araujo-Vargas and Marco Rivera
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Jazmin Ramirez-Hernandez: Escuela Superior de Ingenieria Mecanica y Electrica, Unidad Culhuacan, Instituto Politecnico Nacional of Mexico, ESIME Cul. Av. Santa Ana No. 1000, Col. San Francisco Culhuacan, C.P. 04430 Mexico City, Mexico
Ismael Araujo-Vargas: Escuela Superior de Ingenieria Mecanica y Electrica, Unidad Culhuacan, Instituto Politecnico Nacional of Mexico, ESIME Cul. Av. Santa Ana No. 1000, Col. San Francisco Culhuacan, C.P. 04430 Mexico City, Mexico
Marco Rivera: Electrical Engineering Department, Universidad de Talca, Merced 437, C.P. 3341717 Curicó, Chile

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 9, 1-23

Abstract: A study of the fundamental of operation of a three-phase AC-DC power converter that uses Zero-Voltage Transition (ZVT) together with Space Vector Pulse Width Modulation (SVPWM) is presented. The converter is basically an active rectifier divided into two converters: a matrix converter and an H bridge, which transfer energy through a high-frequency transformer, resulting in a modular AC-DC wireless converter appropriate for Plug-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs). The principle of operation of this converter considers high power quality, output regulation and low semiconductor power loss. The circuit operation, idealized waveforms and modulation strategy are explained together with simulation results of a 5 kW design.

Keywords: PEV’s; AC-DC converter; ZVT; SVPWM; matrix converter; H bridge (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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