High efficiency three-phase unidirectional bucktype PFC rectifier concepts

Thiago B. Soeiro, Gean J. Maia, M. S. Ortmann, Marcelo L. Heldwein

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Abstract

This paper presents highly efficient three-phase unidirectional buck-type unity power factor rectifiers well-suited for various power electronic applications such as high power EV battery charging or DC distribution systems. The circuits are assembled by incorporating two auxiliary circuit branches into standard three-phase buck-type PFC topologies, each one comprising of one active switch and three diodes. This enables redundant current paths for distributing the impressed output DC currents to the AC input terminals, which can be potentially used to reduce the system's total semiconductor losses and/or increase its output power capability. The advantages of a new converter constructed with a three-phase six-switch buck-type PFC, including the principles of operation, modulation strategy and suitable control structure are described in this paper. Finally, the proposed converter is compared with the conventional six-switch buck-type converter and SWISS rectifier. According to the results, the studied AC-to-DC system is the topology of choice for a buck-type PFC.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Pages7763-7768
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 10 Nov 201314 Nov 2013

Publication series

NameIECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Conference

Conference39th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period10/11/1314/11/13

Keywords

  • Buck-type converter
  • pfc rectifier

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