High-Frequency Three-Phase Interleaved LLC Resonant Converter With GaN Devices and Integrated Planar Magnetics

By Chao Fei, R. Gadelrab, Qiang Li, Fred C. Lee. IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, 2019

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The LLC converter is deemed the most widely used topology as dc/dc converter in server and telecom applications. To increase the output power and reduce the input and output current ripples, three-phase interleaved LLC converter is becoming more and more popular. It has been demonstrated that three interleaved LLC converter can achieve further efficiency improvement at the 3-kW power level. However, the magnetic components for multiphase LLC converter are complex, bulky, and difficult to manufacture in a cost-effective manner. In this paper, a high-frequency gallium nitride (GaN)-based three-phase LLC converter is employed to address these aforementioned challenges. With GaN operating at 1 MHz, all magnetic components, namely, three inductors and three transformers, can be integrated into one common structure while all magnetic windings implemented in a compact four-layer PCB with 3-oz copper. The proposed structure can be easily manufactured cost-effectively in high quality. Furthermore, shielding techniques for full-bridge secondary have been investigated, and additional two-layer shielding has been integrated to reduce common-mode noise. A 1-MHz 3-kW 400 V/48 V three-phase LLC converter is demonstrated, and the peak efficiency of 97.7% and power density of 600 W/in3 (37 kW/L) are achieved.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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