Efficiency improvement in redundant power systems by means of thermal load sharing

Carsten Nesgaard; Michael Andreas E. Andersen

doi:10.1109/APEC.2004.1295845

Efficiency improvement in redundant power systems by means of thermal load sharing

Carsten Nesgaard, Michael Andreas E. Andersen

Department of Electrical Engineering

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Abstract

The demand for higher output currents at ever lower voltage levels is often solved by paralleling multiple converters. Provided redundancy is implemented this technique, besides being relatively easy to implement, has the advantage of improving the overall system reliability. Also, the parallel-connection concept forms the basis of a very cost-effective power system design, since the entire system often can be realized using off-the-shelf units. This paper verifies experimentally that the use of the thermal load sharing technique, proposed in [1], not only increases the overall system reliability but also has a positive impact on the system efficiency. The latter aspect is achieved by redistributing the current throughput of each converter, which in turn results in equal thermal conditions as opposed to the current sharing technique’s intent to establish equal currents.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	APEC 2004 – Nineteenth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics
Volume	1
Publisher	IEEE
Publication date	2004
Pages	433-442
ISBN (Print)	0-7803-8269-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2004.1295845
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	19th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: 22 Feb 2004 → 26 Feb 2004 Conference number: 19 http://www.apec-conf.org/2004/APEC04_Home_Page.html

Conference

Conference	19th Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
Number	19
Country	United States
City	Anaheim, CA
Period	22/02/2004 → 26/02/2004
Internet address	http://www.apec-conf.org/2004/APEC04_Home_Page.html

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Nesgaard, C., & Andersen, M. A. E. (2004). Efficiency improvement in redundant power systems by means of thermal load sharing. In APEC 2004 – Nineteenth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics (Vol. 1, pp. 433-442). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/APEC.2004.1295845

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