Design of Inductive Components for Triangular Current Mode (TCM) Inverters up to 500 kW
Conference: PCIM Europe 2017 - International Exhibition and Conference for Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management
05/16/2017 - 05/18/2017 at Nürnberg, Deutschland
Proceedings: PCIM Europe 2017
Pages: 7Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Appel, Tobias (Spezial-Transformatoren Stockach GmbH & Co. KG, Germany)
Fuhrmann, Jan; Eckel, Hans-Guenter (University of Rostock, Germany)
Abstract:
Silicon carbid unipolar devices offer fast switching even for high-voltage and high-current inverters. This can reduce the size and weight of the filter inductors. If a quasi resonant switching technique is used to minimize the turn-ON losses of the semiconductor, the ripple current increases massively while the necessary inductance reduces. This results at challenges for the inductor, which can be handled. The new inductor design results in lower losses and factor four lightweight and smaller inductors.