Thermal consideration and design for a 200-kW SiC-based high-density three-phase inverter in more electric aircraft

CW Chang, X Zhao, R Phukan… - IEEE Journal of …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As advances in semiconductor, dielectric, and magnetic materials enhance the power
density of power conversion systems, the emphasis on efficient cooling solutions becomes …

Design and Implementation of SiC-Based 200-kW High-Density High-Speed High-Altitude Electric Propulsion AC Drive System

X Zhao, R Phukan, CW Chang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, a 200-kW silicon carbide (SiC)-based high-speed motor drive system for
electric aircraft propulsion is investigated. The focus is on maximizing power density while …

Modelling of A Planar Omnidirectional Wireless Power Transfer System

X Yu, J Feng, L ZHu, Q Li - 2024 IEEE Applied Power …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recently, omnidirectional wireless power transfer (WPT) has gained widespread popularity
since 2010s especially in consumer electronics application benefiting from ease of …

A 22-kW On-Board Charger (OBC) with an Integrated Planar Inductor and Transformer

T Yuan, F **, Q Li - 2024 IEEE Applied Power Electronics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Due to the trend of higher power and smaller volume, 22-kW on-board chargers with
integrated planar magnetics have become more and more popular recently. CLLC …

A Passive Balancing Method for Dynamic Current Sharing of Paralleled SiC MOSFETs with Kelvin-Source Connection

CW Chang, M Spieler, R Burgos… - 2024 IEEE Applied …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Paralleling the SiC MOSFETs is a popular solution to increase the current capacity.
However, the unbalanced current sharing among paralleled SiC MOSFETs yields issues of …

Performance Analysis of Modulation Strategies in Single-Phase HBNPC Inverter Across Variable Operating Conditions

N Cavli, E Ozkop - IEEE Access, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study investigates the performance of a single-phase 5-level H-Bridge Neutral Point
Clamped (HBNPC) inverter across various operating conditions. These conditions …

Unlocking the Opportunities of Bidirectional GaN Devices in Isolated DC/DC Converters and Multilevel Inverters

R Barzegarkhoo, T Pereira… - CIPS 2024; 13th …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Bi-directional power devices are based on four-quadrant operation to block a stress voltage
in both polarities and to conduct symmetric current. Typically, their major utilization is either …

Unidirectional Hybrid Multilevel Rectifier Family for MV/HV Applications: Analysis and Comparative Evaluation

J Liu, JK Motwani, D Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medium voltage (MV) and high voltage (HV) rectifiers demonstrate lower cost and volume as
well as reversal power protection compared to the bidirectional counterparts in the …

Design and laboratory validation of a grid-interfaced totem-pole PFC converter with PR controller and isolated phase modulated converter for solar-powered next-gen …

K Kanimozhi, PK Kesavan… - … on Power Electronics …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a stationery reference frame proportional-resonant (PR) controller for
current control of grid-tied converters in an EV charger application. Since it is a viable …

High-Density Forced Air-Cooling Duct for 211-kW SiC-Based Aircraft Propulsion Inverters

CW Chang, X Zhao, R Phukan… - 2023 IEEE Energy …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermal management determines the reliability and robustness of the high-power inverters.
For high-altitude propulsion inverters, thermal management becomes more challenging due …