Circulating Current and ZVS-on of a Dual Active Bridge DC-DC Converter: A Review

Dual active bridge (DAB) dc–dc converters have several attractive features including auto-adjust bidirectional power flow, wide voltage gain range, and zero voltage switching (ZVS)-on capability. Various applications based on DAB including solid-state transformer in power grids and traction, energy storage system, and electric vehicle on-board chargers have been proposed by academics. Nevertheless, industrial applications based on DABs are still seldom mainly due to the circulating current and loss of ZVS problems under certain load and voltage gain conditions. There is an intensive research effort underway to solve these problems recently. This paper presents the state-of-the-art view in the cause of circulating current and loss of ZVS and surveys the solutions to these problems.

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