Open AccessDesign of a full SiC three‐phase power factor correction with an interleaved output buck converter
Author(s) -
Nitzsche Maximilian,
Zehelein Matthias,
RothStielow Jörg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2018.8127
Subject(s) - buck converter , power electronics , electrical engineering , power factor , converters , rectification , silicon carbide , modular design , power (physics) , transistor , compensation (psychology) , voltage , power semiconductor device , computer science , electronic engineering , materials science , engineering , physics , psychology , quantum mechanics , psychoanalysis , metallurgy , operating system
Active rectification of the three‐phase grid nowadays is a central task of power electronics. However, as the necessary DC bus voltages vary, DC‐DC converters are needed. This study presents the design and development of a three‐phase power factor correction with an interleaved buck converter in the output stage. The power stage switches are equipped with silicon carbide (SiC) metal‐oxide‐semiconductor field‐effect transistors. A modular setup of the half‐bridge modules as well as low inductive design of these modules is put into focus.