Loss Analysis of Half Bridge DC-DC Converters in High-Current and Low-Voltage Applications

In this paper, half bridge DC-DC converters with transformer isolation presented in the literature are analyzed for highcurrent and low-voltage applications under the same operation conditions, and compared in terms of losses and efficiency. The conventional and improved half-bridge DC-DC converters are simulated, and current and voltage waveforms are obtained for input voltage Vdc=500V, output current IO=450A, output voltage VO=38V and switching frequency fS=20kHz. IGBTs are used as power semiconductor switches. The power losses of the semiconductor devices are calculated from current and voltage waveforms. From simulation results, it is seen that the capacitor switched half bridge converter has the best efficiency value, and can be preferred at high power and high frequency applications.

Authors:

• A. Faruk Bakan
• İsmail Aksoy
• Nihan Altintaş

Keywords:

• Isolated half bridge DC-DC converter
• high-current low-voltage applications
• soft switching
• high efficiency.

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