Towards a 30 kW/liter, three-phase unity power factor rectifier

Simon Round; Philipp Karutz; Marcelo Heldwein; Johann W. Kolar

doi:10.1541/ieejias.128.481

Towards a 30 kW/liter, three-phase unity power factor rectifier

Simon Round, Philipp Karutz, Marcelo Heldwein, Johann W. Kolar

ETH Zurich

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In this paper, a forced air-cooled, 400 kHz, 10 kW Vienna Rectifier with a power density of 8.5kW/liter is presented. To further improve the power density, the switching frequency is increased to reduce the EMI filter volume. A design for an 18.5 kW/liter, 2.5 MHz rectifier is proposed. By using today's technology, it is calculated that the maximum power density for a forced air-cooled and water-cooled rectifier is 20.8 kW/liter and 24 kW/liter respectively. To achieve 30 kW/liter, improvements must be made in passive component material properties, reducing semiconductor losses and improving the cooling system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	481-490+16
Journal	IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications
Volume	128
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1541/ieejias.128.481
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Compact power supply
High power density
Unity power factor
Vienna Rectifier

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