A Refined Loss Evaluation of a Three-Switch Double Input DC-DC Converter for Hybrid Vehicle Applications

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Zeitschriftentitel:	Energies
Personen und Körperschaften:	Marchesoni, Mario, Passalacqua, Massimiliano, Vaccaro, Luis
In:	Energies, 13, 2020, 1, S. 204
Format:	E-Article
Sprache:	Englisch
veröffentlicht:	MDPI AG
Schlagwörter:	Energy (miscellaneous) Energy Engineering and Power Technology Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Electrical and Electronic Engineering Control and Optimization Engineering (miscellaneous)

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Zusammenfassung:	<jats:p>In this paper, an accurate efficiency evaluation of an innovative three-switch double input DC–DC converter for hybrid vehicle applications was carried out. The converter was used to interface two storages, (e.g., supercapacitor and battery) to the DC link. A refined model was created in MATLAB/Simulink Plecs environment and it was used to compare the traditional four-switch converter (i.e., two DC–DC converters in parallel connection) with the innovative three-switch converter. Loss and efficiency contour maps were obtained for both converters and a comparison between them was performed. A prototype of the three-switch converter was realized and used to validate the simulation thermal model by comparing both efficiency and current waveforms obtained with simulations and experimental tests.</jats:p>
Umfang:	204
ISSN:	1996-1073
DOI:	10.3390/en13010204