Reduction in Circulating Current with Improved Secondary Side Modulation in Isolated Current-Fed Half Bridge AC-DC Converter
Current-fed half bridge converter with bidirectional switches on ac side and a full bridge converter on dc side of a high frequency transformer is an optimal topology for single stage galvanically isolated ac-dc converter for onboard vehicle charging application. AC side switches are actively commutated to achieve zero current switching (ZCS) using single phase shift modulation (SPSM) and discontinuous current phase shift modulation (DCPSM). Furthermore, zero voltage turn-on (ZVS) is achieved for dc side switches. Compared to SPSM, DCPSM maintains a constant peak current in the converter throughout the grid cycle of ac mains voltage. However, constant peak current contributes to a high circulating current near the zero crossings of ac mains voltage and also at light load conditions. This paper proposes an improved discontinuous current phase shift modulation (IDCPSM) to increase the efficiency of the converter across different loading conditions. A dual control variable is adopted to actively reduce the circulating current while maintaining soft switching of both ac and dc side switches across the grid cycle of ac mains voltage. A 1.5 kW laboratory prototype has been developed to experimentally validate the analysis, design and improvement in performance for different loading conditions.
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