Title |
Operation and Performance Analysis of New Bidirectional Intelligent Semiconductor Transformer |
Authors |
Do-Hyun Kim ; Byung-Kwon Lee ; Byung-Moon Han ; Jun-Young Lee ; Nam-Sup Choi |
DOI |
10.6113/TKPE/2013.18.2.169 |
Keywords |
bidirectional intelligent semiconductor transformer; high voltage AC/DC rectifier; bidirectional DC/AC converter; hybrid-switching; PSCAD/EMTDC |
Abstract |
This paper proposes a new configuration of bidirectional intelligent semiconductor transformer with rating of 1.9kV/127V, 2kVA. The proposed transformer consists of high-voltage high-frequency AC-DC rectifier, and low-voltage DC-DC and DC-AC converters. The operational feasibility of proposed transformer was verified by computer simulation with PSCAD/EMTDC software. Based on the simulation results, a hardware prototype with rating of 1.9kV/127V, 2kVA was built and tested in the lab to confirm the feasibility of hardware implementation. Using three units of this transformer, a 3-phase transformer with rating of 3.3kV/220V, 6kVA can be built. |