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Design and Implementation of a Control Method for GaN-based Totem-Pole Boost-type PFC Rectifier in Energy Storage Systems

Version 1 : Received: 29 September 2020 / Approved: 1 October 2020 / Online: 1 October 2020 (09:12:36 CEST)

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Do, N.-N.; Huang, B.-S.; Phan, N.-T.; Nguyen, T.-T.; Wu, J.-H.; Liu, Y.-C.; Chiu, H.-J. Design and Implementation of a Control Method for GaN-based Totem-Pole Boost-type PFC Rectifier in Energy Storage Systems. Energies 2020, 13, 6297. Do, N.-N.; Huang, B.-S.; Phan, N.-T.; Nguyen, T.-T.; Wu, J.-H.; Liu, Y.-C.; Chiu, H.-J. Design and Implementation of a Control Method for GaN-based Totem-Pole Boost-type PFC Rectifier in Energy Storage Systems. Energies 2020, 13, 6297.

Abstract

With the unceasing advancement in wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technology, the minimal reverse-recovery charge Qrr and other more powerful natures of WBG transistors enable totem-pole bridgeless PFC to become a dominant solution for energy storage systems (ESS). This paper focuses on design and implementation of a control structure for a totem-pole boost PFC with newfangled enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride (eGaN) FETs, not only to simplify the control implementation, but also to achieve high power quality and efficiency. The converter is designed to convert a 90-264-VAC input to a 385-VDC output for a 2.6-kW output power. Lastly, to validate the methodology, an experimental prototype is characterized and fabricated. The uttermost efficiency at 230 VAC attains 99.14%. The lowest total harmonic distortion in the current (ITHD) at high line condition (230 V) reaches 1.52% while the power factor gains 0.9985.

Keywords

Totem-pole power factor correction; energy storage systems (ESS); digital control; Gallium Nitride (GaN) based; current harmonic distortion mitigation; efficiency and power quality improvement

Subject

Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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