학술논문

Optimized Synchronous Operation of Active-Clamp Bidirectional Flyback based on GaN Devices for a Multi-cell Multi-port Structure
Document Type
Conference
Source
2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2021 IEEE. :1828-1833 Oct, 2021
Subject
Engineering Profession
General Topics for Engineers
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Transportation
Semiconductor device measurement
Switching loss
Switches
Zero voltage switching
Logic gates
Loss measurement
Delays
Isolated converter
Multi-cell
Multi-port
Gallium Nitride
Language
ISSN
2329-3748
Abstract
This work proposes an optimized synchronous operation of bidirectional active clamps for the novel Multi-cell Multiport Bidirectional Flyback (M2BF). Active-clamp circuits in both sides enable zero-voltage switching in all transistors, minimizing switching losses. Moreover, this work presents an optimization of transistors gates sequence based on an intervals estimator to have fully synchronous operation in the secondary transistors and to reduce free-wheeling conduction losses, specially critical in GaN-based converters. Power losses can be reduced by 40%, resulting in high-efficiency solution for an output power of 120 W. Experimental measurements with a GaN-based prototype validate the proposed method.