This paper presents a 4 kW GaN-based galvanically isolated bidirectional DC/DC converter suitable for on-board auxiliary power supply systems, interconnecting the HV battery with the LV power system. To enable the trend towards higher levels of electrification, a second LV level of 48 V is introduced to supply the high-power consumers, relieving the 12 V grid on the one hand and/or avoiding using additional costly isolated converters connected to the HV batteries on the other. The built converter prototypes aim to ...

Magnetic devices are an important part of electronic converters. They can be used to control some properties of the converters. There are three different control methods using an auxiliary bias-winding. In the presented paper, the impact of the implementation of the auxiliary bias-winding was studied for mixed biasing. Seven different designs were investigated in small signal measurements and 3D-FEM-simulations. The results were proven by calculated results of equivalent diagram circuits, which have been developed. ...

This paper presents an Interleaved Buck Converter with Coupled Inductors as a DC-Bias Current Source for Controllable Magnetic Devices, the modular interleaved Buck system supplies a low-ripple current for the auxiliary DC-bias winding of a controllable inductor with different biasing winding disposition in relationship with the main operating flux of the inductor. A 4-phase interleaved Buck converter system was built and inductance measurements where made for different operating current values of the DC-bias and the ...