A novel buck-boost AC-AC converter with inverting and non-inverting operation and no commutation problem

Hafiz Furqan Ahmed, Honnyong Cha, Zeeshan Aleem, Ashraf Ali Khan, Heung Geun Kim

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Abstract

In this paper, a new type of ac-ac converter is proposed which can operate as traditional non-inverting buck and boost converter or inverting buck-boost converter. The proposed converter is immune from shorting of voltage source even when all switches are turned on simultaneously, and therefore, PWM switching dead-times are eliminated to produce high quality output waveform. Owning to the benefit that only two switches are switching at high frequency, the switching losses are reduced which allow the high frequency operation with reduced passive filter requirements. Compared to the traditional non-inverting buck and boost ac-ac converter which can only step-down or step-up the input voltage respectively, the proposed topology has both step-down and step-up operations with or without voltage inversion. Moreover, while operating as non-inverting buck and boost converter, it has lower switch voltage stresses, lower inductor current stress and ripple current than the traditional inverting buck-boost ac-ac converter. A detailed topology analysis is presented followed by experimental results to prove the advantages of the proposed converter.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia
Subtitle of host publication"Green World with Power Electronics", ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages920-926
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9788957082546
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jul 2015
Event9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 1 Jun 20155 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia: "Green World with Power Electronics", ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period1/06/155/06/15

Keywords

  • Ac-ac converter
  • buck-boost capability
  • inverting and non-inverting operation
  • reversing or maintaining phase angle

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