Single-phase vs. Three-phaseHigh Power High Frequency Transformers
Jing Xue
Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCEInElectrical EngineeringFei (Fred) Wang, ChairmanJaime de la Ree, Co-ChairmanDushan BoroyevichApril 29, 2010Blacksburg, VAKeywords: Power transformer, Single-phase, Three-phase, Temperature rise, Fluxdensity, Comparison, Dual Active Bridge, Design optimizationCopyright 2010
Single-phase vs. Three-phaseHigh Power High Frequency Transformers
Abstract
This thesis proposes one comparison methodology for single and three-phasehigh power high frequency transformers in power conversion systems. The objectiveis to compare the volume of the transformers. And single and three-phase Dual ActiveBridge Converter (DAB1 and DAB3) topologies with single and three-phase isolatingtransformers are selected for the transformer comparison. Design optimization of power transformer has been studied and simplified models have been built for thesingle and three-phase transformer design optimization in this work, includingassumptions for core shapes, materials, winding structures and thermal model. Twodesign methods have been proposed according to different design constraints, namedT – B Method and J – B Method separately. T – B Method is based on feature of thecore, which has the major limits of maximum flux density and temperature rise. Theflux density should not reach the saturation value of the core, and temperature riseshould meet specifications in different applications to assure the performance of thecore (permeability, saturation flux density, and core loss) and the insulation of thewire. And J – B Method starts from the comparison of area product in conventionaldesign method. The relationship between area product of transformer cores and theflux and current of the transformer in design is analyzed. There is specifiedrelationship between area product of single and three-phase transformers if flux and
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current densities are specified for both. Thus J – B Method is proposed with thedesign constraints of specified current and flux density. Both design methods includeboth single and three-phase transformer design.One example case for single and three-phase transformer comparison is selectedas high power high frequency DAB conversion system. Operation principles arestudied for both DAB1 and DAB3 based on previous work. And transformer designbased on the T – B and J – B Methods are carried out and transformer volumes arecompared. And results show that three-phase transformer has little benefit in volumeor thermal than single-phase transformer, when they are utilized in single-phase DABand three-phase DAB converters separately. Scaled-down single and three-phase DABsystems have been built and volume and thermal tests have been carried out.
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