Single-Switch, Wide Voltage-Gain Range, Boost DC–DC Converter for Fuel Cell Vehicles

Zhang, Yun; Zhou, Lei; Sumner, Mark; Wang, Ping

Abstract

In order to match voltages between the fuel cell stacks and the DC link bus of fuel cell vehicles, a single-switch Boost DC-DC converter with diode-capacitor modules is proposed in this paper. The capacitors are charged in parallel and discharged in series. The wide voltage-gain range can be obtained by using a simple structure. In addition, the basic operating principles, the extended stages, the fault tolerant operation, and steady-state characteristics of the converter are analyzed and presented in this paper, and the small-signal model is also derived. A 400V, 1.6kW experimental prototype is developed, and the wide voltage-gain range (3.3~8) is demonstrated with a maximum efficiency at 97.25%. The experimental results validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed converter and its suitability as a power interface for fuel cell vehicles.

Citation

Zhang, Y., Zhou, L., Sumner, M., & Wang, P. (2018). Single-Switch, Wide Voltage-Gain Range, Boost DC–DC Converter for Fuel Cell Vehicles. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 67(1), 134-145. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2772087

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 6, 2017
• Online Publication Date: Nov 13, 2017
• Publication Date: 2018-01
• Deposit Date: Feb 7, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 7, 2018
• Journal: IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
• Print ISSN: 0018-9545
• Electronic ISSN: 1939-9359
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 67
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 134-145
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2017.2772087
• Keywords: Boost DC-DC converter; Fault tolerant; operation; Fuel cell vehicles; Low voltage stress;; Single-switch; Wide voltage-gain range
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• Publisher URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8106707/
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