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Benefits and Drawbacks of A High Frequency Gan Zvzcps Converter
Enrique MasetEsteban Sanchis-kildersAusias GarrigosAgustin FerreresJosé A. CarrascoR. GutierrezJose M. BlanesJ. L. LizanJuan B. Ejeasubject
lcsh:GE1-350Engineeringbusiness.industryAmplifierTransistorElectrical engineeringConverterslaw.inventionPower (physics)Reduction (complexity)Zero current switchinglawSystem parametersElectronic engineeringbusinessEnergy (signal processing)lcsh:Environmental sciencesdescription
This paper presents the benefits and drawbacks of replacing the traditional Si Mosfets transistors with enhancement mode GaN transistors in a Half-Bridge Zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching Power Switching (ZVZCPS) converter. This type of converters is usually used as Electronic Power Converters (EPC) for telecommunication satellites travelling-wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs). In this study, firstly the converter is theoretically analysed, obtaining its operation, losses and efficiency equations. From these equations, optimizations maps based on the main system parameters are obtained. These optimization maps are the key to quantify the potential benefits of GaN transistors in this type of converters. Theoretical results show that using GaN transistors, the frequency of the converter can be pushed from 125kHz to 830kHz without sacrificing the converter efficiency. This frequency increase is directly related to reduction on the EPC size and weight.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | E3S Web of Conferences |