TY - GEN
T1 - SEPIC converter with wide bandgap semiconductor for PV battery charger
AU - Maharjan, Manisha
AU - Tandukar, Prajina
AU - Bajracharya, Abhilasha
AU - Dos Reis, Fernando B.
AU - Tamrakar, Ujjwol
AU - Shrestha, Dipesh
AU - Dos Reis, Fernando S.
AU - Tonkoski, Reinaldo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Photovoltaic (PV) charger systems are implemented in power electronic converters for battery charging applications. In order to achieve high efficiency, the choice of the component plays a major role. At the same time, such systems require high performance in terms of faster switching, high-power, and high-temperature operation capability. Converters with conventional silicon-based power switching devices may not accomplish all these requirements effectively. This paper presents the design of a single-ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC) using silicon carbide (SiC) and conventional silicon power switching devices to compare the performance in terms of the efficiency. The designed converter was first validated in PSIM simulation software to assess the effectiveness of using SiC power devices to charge a 48 V battery from a 250 Wp PV panel with a voltage of 30.7 V. Furthermore, a hardware prototype of the converter was developed and tested on a resistive load. The use of SiC-based switches increased the efficiency of the SEPIC converter by 3.6% at full load and at a switching frequency of 100 kHz.
AB - Photovoltaic (PV) charger systems are implemented in power electronic converters for battery charging applications. In order to achieve high efficiency, the choice of the component plays a major role. At the same time, such systems require high performance in terms of faster switching, high-power, and high-temperature operation capability. Converters with conventional silicon-based power switching devices may not accomplish all these requirements effectively. This paper presents the design of a single-ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC) using silicon carbide (SiC) and conventional silicon power switching devices to compare the performance in terms of the efficiency. The designed converter was first validated in PSIM simulation software to assess the effectiveness of using SiC power devices to charge a 48 V battery from a 250 Wp PV panel with a voltage of 30.7 V. Furthermore, a hardware prototype of the converter was developed and tested on a resistive load. The use of SiC-based switches increased the efficiency of the SEPIC converter by 3.6% at full load and at a switching frequency of 100 kHz.
KW - Photovoltaic (PV) charger
KW - silicon carbide (SiC)
KW - single-ended primary inductance converter (SEPIC)
KW - wide bandgap semiconductor
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050528084&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/COBEP.2017.8257335
DO - 10.1109/COBEP.2017.8257335
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85050528084
T3 - 14th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference, COBEP 2017
SP - 1
EP - 5
BT - 14th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference, COBEP 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 14th Brazilian Power Electronics Conference, COBEP 2017
Y2 - 19 November 2017 through 22 November 2017
ER -
