Analysis and Implementation of a High Efficiency, Interleaved Current-Fed Full Bridge Converter for Fuel Cell System

An interleaved current-fed full bridge (ICFFB) dc-dc converter is proposed in this paper that has low input current ripple to meet the fuel cell demands. By interleaving two isolated CFFB converters with parallel input and series output connection, both input current ripple and output voltage ripple can be reduced. In addition, the size of the magnetic components and current stress of the semiconductor devices on the input side are also reduced. Similarly, smaller voltage rating components can be used on the output side. Only one digital signal processor microcontroller is used to generate phase-shifted gate signals and to implement a cascaded digital control system. The main features of the proposed converter are high efficiency, small passive component size, and small input current ripple. Experimental results for a 1.2-kW interleaved CFFB converter are provided in the paper

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