A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications

Jun Wang; Ian Laird; Xibo Yuan; Wenzhi Zhou

doi:10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595038

A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications

Jun Wang, Ian Laird, Xibo Yuan, Wenzhi Zhou

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Abstract

With the recent advances of Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices and multilevel converter topologies, a combination of them can further push the performance boundaries of electric vehicle (EV) traction inverters while adapting to higher-voltage systems. Prospectively targeting a 1.2 kV dc-link for the next-generation EV powertrain, this paper presents the design and implementation of a 100 kW/1.2 kV three-phase inverter formed by a four-level active neutral point clamped (4L-ANPC) topology and full-SiC power modules. The built converter prototype is the first of its kind (1.2 kV+SiC+4L-ANPC), which is implemented by the commercial half-bridge SiC power modules and enabled by the latest voltage balancing technique based on redundant level modulation. The concept of the converter is validated with a built prototype in a 1 kV/8 kW downscaled rig.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-7281-5135-9
ISBN (Print)	978-1-7281-6128-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595038
Publication status	Published - 16 Nov 2021
Event	2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) - Virtual Duration: 10 Oct 2021 → 14 Oct 2021 https://www.ieee-ecce.org/2021/

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Name	IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition
Publisher	IEEE
ISSN (Print)	2329-3721
ISSN (Electronic)	2329-3748

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Conference	2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE)
Period	10/10/21 → 14/10/21
Internet address	https://www.ieee-ecce.org/2021/

Keywords

multilevel converter
Silicon Carbide
voltage balancing
four-level
electric vehicle

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Wang, J., Laird, I., Yuan, X., & Zhou, W. (2021). A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications. In 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE) (IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition ). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595038

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Wang, J , Laird, I, Yuan, X & Zhou, W 2021, A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications. in 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 10/10/21. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595038

A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications. / Wang, Jun ; Laird, Ian; Yuan, Xibo et al.
2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021. (IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition ).

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A 1.2 kV 100 kW Four-level ANPC Inverter with SiC Power Modules and Capacitor Voltage Balance for EV Traction Applications

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