Drain current injection circuitry for enabling the deployment of super-junction MOSFETs in a 5kW bidirectional DC-DC converter

Andrew Hopkins; Neville McNeill; Philip Mellor

doi:10.1049/cp.2016.0277

Drain current injection circuitry for enabling the deployment of super-junction MOSFETs in a 5kW bidirectional DC-DC converter

Andrew Hopkins, Neville McNeill, Philip Mellor

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Abstract

The paper assesses the potential of employing super-junction MOSFETs in a high efficiency and low cost bidirectional DCDC converter for application in electric vehicle systems. Super-junction MOSFETs have a very low conduction loss, however, their poor intrinsic diode recovery behaviour and high output capacitances means that switching losses can be high in voltage source converters. A drain current injection technique is presented that can be used to mitigate the poor switching characteristics and thus realise excellent power conversion efficiencies. Experimental results are given for a circuit operating at 400V, 5kW and 25kHz and the means of achieving a power conversion efficiency >99% is outlined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016)
Place of Publication	Stevenage
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0277
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2016 - Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Apr 2016 → 21 Apr 2016

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Conference	8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2016
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	19/04/16 → 21/04/16

Keywords

MOSFET
DC-DC power convertors
electric vehicles

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Hopkins, A, McNeill, N & Mellor, P 2016, Drain current injection circuitry for enabling the deployment of super-junction MOSFETs in a 5kW bidirectional DC-DC converter. in 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). Stevenage, 8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives, PEMD 2016, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 19/04/16. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0277

Drain current injection circuitry for enabling the deployment of super-junction MOSFETs in a 5kW bidirectional DC-DC converter. / Hopkins, Andrew; McNeill, Neville; Mellor, Philip.
8th IET International Conference on Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2016). Stevenage, 2016.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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