A PhD scholarship on high efficiency bi-directional DC/DC converters at the Institute of Technology and Innovation is available for a three-year period. The scholarship is funded by SE (Syd Energi) and the Danfoss Foundation.
Bi-directional power flow is often desirable in high power DC/DC converters for applications such as charging and discharging of batteries, emergency load balancing of aircraft power busses, reduction of power transients by means of parallel power processing in traction applications etc. Provided conversion efficiency is not sacrificed, the use of bi-directional converters can substitute two individual converters thereby significantly reduce overall cost and size.
The objective of this PhD project is to study and demonstrate the maximum achievable conversion efficiency in high power bi-directional DC/DC converters.
The research work will include: Detailed analysis of converter topologies, selection of power semiconductors, design of power transformer and inductor, design of input- and output filters, design of controller, prototyping and experimental verification.
PhD scholarship on high efficiency bi-directional DCDC converters at the Institute of Technology and Innovation
