Design and Implementation of a Control Method for GaN-Based Totem-Pole Boost-Type PFC Rectifier in Energy Storage Systems

Nguyen-Nghia Do, Bing-Siang Huang, Nhat-Truong Phan, Tan-Tung Nguyen, Jian-Hong Wu, Yu-Chen Liu and Huang-Jen Chiu
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Nguyen-Nghia Do: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Bing-Siang Huang: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Nhat-Truong Phan: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Tan-Tung Nguyen: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Jian-Hong Wu: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Yu-Chen Liu: Department of Electrical Engineering, National ILAN University, Yilan 260, Taiwan
Huang-Jen Chiu: Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 23, 1-18

Abstract: With the unceasing advancement of wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technology, the minimal reverse-recovery charge Q rr and other more powerful natures of WBG transistors enable totem-pole bridgeless power factor correction to become a dominant solution for energy storage systems (ESS). This paper focuses on the design and implementation of a control structure for a totem-pole boost PFC with newfangled enhancement-mode gallium nitride field-effect transistors (eGaN FETs), not only to simplify the control implementation but also to achieve high power quality and efficiency. The converter is designed to convert a 90–264-VAC input to a 385-VDC output for a 2.6-kW output power. Lastly, to validate the methodology, an experimental prototype is characterized and fabricated. The uttermost efficiency at 230 VAC reaches 99.14%. The lowest total harmonic distortion in the current (ITHD) at high line condition (230 V) attains 1.52% while the power factor gains 0.9985.

Keywords: totem-pole power factor correction; energy storage systems (ESS); digital control; gallium nitride (GaN)-based; current harmonic distortion mitigation; efficiency and power quality improvement (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: 2020
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