Compact three-phase AC inductor network for PFC converter using magnetic coupled technique

Takuya Ozaki, Hiroki Nakaido, Kazuhiro Umetani, Eiji Hiraki, Tatsuya Ikenari, Shingo Kawano

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Abstract

Three-phase power factor correction (PFC) converters have been widely utilized in industrial power applications to improve the power factor and reduce current harmonics in three-phase power grid. The PFC converters commonly incorporate large-sized inductors as a noise filter to suppress the noise emission to the grid. However, as many other power converters, the PFC converters are intensely required to achieve high power density by reducing the size of the inductors. The purpose of this paper is to propose a magnetic structure to miniaturize the inductors. The proposed magnetic structure consists of an integrated magnetic component and a three-phase common-mode choke. By integrating the inductors, the proposed magnetic structure can miniaturize the magnetic core volume, while keeping the saturation current level and the noise filtering capability unchanged. Experiment was carried out to evaluate the appropriateness of the proposed magnetic structure as well as possible volume reduction. As a result, 32.2% volume reduction was found in the proposed magnetic structure without deterioration of the filtering capability.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages958-963
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611272
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Dec 15
Externally publishedYes
Event43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2017 Oct 292017 Nov 1

Publication series

NameProceedings IECON 2017 - 43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2017
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period17/10/2917/11/1

Keywords

  • PFC converter
  • common mode Coke
  • coupled inductor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Control and Optimization
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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