Z-Source Inverter with SiC Power Semiconductor Devices for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications

M. Ghasem Hosseini Aghdam

Z-Source Inverter with SiC Power Semiconductor Devices for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications

M. Ghasem Hosseini Aghdam

Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 606-611, Jul. 2011

10.6113/JPE.2011.11.4.606

Fuel cell vehicle

Si and SiC power semiconductor devices

Traditional PWM inverter

Z-source inverter (ZSI)

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Abstract

Power electronics is a key technology for electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles. Typical power electronics converters used in electric drive vehicles include dc/dc converters, inverters, and battery chargers. New semiconductor materials such as silicon carbide (SiC) and novel topologies such as the Z-source inverter (ZSI) have a great deal of potential to improve the overall performance of these vehicles. In this paper, a Z-source inverter for fuel cell vehicle application is examined under three different scenarios. 1. a ZSI with Si IGBT modules, 2. a ZSI with hybrid modules, Si IGBTs/SiC Schottky diodes, and 3. a ZSI with SiC MOSFETs/SiC Schottky diodes. Then, a comparison of the three scenarios is conducted. Conduction loss, switching loss, reverse recovery loss, and efficiency are considered for comparison. A conclusion is drawn that the SiC devices can improve the inverter and inverter-motor efficiency, and reduce the system size and cost due to the low loss properties of SiC devices. A comparison between a ZSI and traditional PWM inverters with SiC devices is also presented in this paper. Based on this comparison, the Z-source inverter produces the highest efficiency.

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[IEEE Style]

M. G. H. Aghdam, "Z-Source Inverter with SiC Power Semiconductor Devices for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 606-611, 2011. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2011.11.4.606.

[ACM Style]

M. Ghasem Hosseini Aghdam. 2011. Z-Source Inverter with SiC Power Semiconductor Devices for Fuel Cell Vehicle Applications. Journal of Power Electronics, 11, 4, (2011), 606-611. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2011.11.4.606.