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EMI Characterization and Improvement of Bi-Directional DC/DC Converters

Abstract

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A worldwide awareness of the environment is accelerating fuel cell vehicle development. With respect to power electronics, special requirement is on the development of high efficiency, high voltage ratio bi-directional DC/DC converter for fuel cell energy system management. In this paper, two bi-directional DC/DC converters, which are developed for Ford Motor Company’s fuel cell vehicle, are compared from different aspects. Comparison is concentrated on the circuit topology and EMI performance. Emphasis is placed on soft-switch, hard-switch, synchronized rectification, auxiliary start-up winding and their effect on EMI performance in this kind of isolated bi-directional converter. Comparison includes circuits analysis and test result. The EMI test setup is described. EMI measurements are given and explained. EMI solutions for bi-directional DC/DC converter are discussed. An EMI filter is designed and final test result is given.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1999

Author and committee

dc:creator, dc:contributor.*
Author dc:creator
  • Qu, Dayu
Chair dc:contributor.committeechair
  • Lai, Jih-Sheng
Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember
  • Huang, Alex Q.
  • Chen, Dan Y.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-093099-111035
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/35246

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citation

Qu, Dayu. EMI Characterization and Improvement of Bi-Directional DC/DC Converters. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35246