Components selection of a direct three-phase to single-phase AC/AC converter for a contactless electric vehicle charger

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A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa

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2016-10-25

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en

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Proceedings of the 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2016 ECCE Europe, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications

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This paper explains a procedure on how to select resonant circuit components of a unique direct three-phase to single-phase AC/AC converter for a contactless electric vehicle (EV) charger. The topology has a fewer bi-directional switches than a matrix converter and consists of a resonant circuit to utilize a zero-current switching (ZCS) mechanism. The selection goal was to realize a working prototype that does not violate each electrical component's limitations as well as has a low resonant damping ratio since the switches are driven based on a resonant current. Selection methods were based on graphical analysis of damping factor, resonant frequency, and primary circuit voltage and current characteristics derived from dynamic and steady-state models. Simulation results are then presented to validate the selection procedures.

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AC/AC converter, Battery charger, Contactless power supply, Electric vehicle, Resonant converter, Soft switching

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Kusumah, F P, Vuorsalo, S & Kyyrä, J 2016, Components selection of a direct three-phase to single-phase AC/AC converter for a contactless electric vehicle charger . in Proceedings of the 2016 18th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2016 ECCE Europe ., 7695411, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, IEEE, European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, Karlsruhe, Germany, 05/09/2016 . https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2016.7695411