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Design of a 350 kW DC/DC Converter in 1200-V SiC Module Technology for Automotive Component Testing

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  • Alessio Alemanno

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic, Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy)

  • Fabio Ronchi

    (Arca Tecnologie s.r.l., 40026 Imola, Italy)

  • Carlo Rossi

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic, Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
    Arca Tecnologie s.r.l., 40026 Imola, Italy)

  • Jacopo Pagliuca

    (Loccioni, 60030 Angeli di Rosora, Italy)

  • Matteo Fioravanti

    (Loccioni, 60030 Angeli di Rosora, Italy)

  • Corrado Florian

    (Department of Electrical and Electronic, Information Engineering “Guglielmo Marconi”, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

In this paper, the design and implementation of a DC/DC converter for automotive component testing with state-of-the art performance is described. The converter is the core of a battery emulator for the characterization and development of automotive batteries, electronic chargers, traction inverters, DC-DC converters, E-motors and E-axles. Cutting edge performance, flexibility and compactness are obtained by exploiting 1200-V SiC modules, high switching frequency, planar transformer technology, suitable topology solutions and fast digital control strategies. The implemented system is a liquid-cooled, bidirectional converter with galvanic isolation capable of 350 kW continuous output power, output voltage range 48–1000 V, continuous output current up to 800 A (1600 A peak), voltage/current ramp-up time below 10/2 ms and 0.1% current/voltage accuracy. The entire instrument is implemented in a standard full-height 19-inch rack cabinet.

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  • Alessio Alemanno & Fabio Ronchi & Carlo Rossi & Jacopo Pagliuca & Matteo Fioravanti & Corrado Florian, 2023. "Design of a 350 kW DC/DC Converter in 1200-V SiC Module Technology for Automotive Component Testing," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-29, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:16:y:2023:i:5:p:2341-:d:1083795
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