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Isolated Cryogenic Auxiliary Power Supply (CAPS) for GaN Based Converters

  • Samuel Defaz
  • , Mustafeez-Ul-Hassan
  • , Fang Luo
  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

The rise of fuel prices and an increasing demand for lower carbon emissions has driven the aviation industry to replace conventional fuel sources with more dense cryogenic fuels in future aircrafts. As a result of this new cryogenic environment, GaN based power electronics converters are expected to dominate because of their improved performance. This paper targets designing a cryogenic auxiliary power supply (CAPS) that can provide enough power and isolation for gate drivers in larger GaN converters. The CAPS design could enable further research into cryogenic power electronics converters; which so far, has been lacking. The CAPS has been successfully demonstrated to operate both at room and cryogenic (77 K) temperatures. This design has also been successfully integrated with a gate driver and with a double pulse test platform driving up to 400 V and 60 A at both room and cryogenic temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728193878
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022 - Detroit, United States
Duration: Oct 9 2022Oct 13 2022

Publication series

Name2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityDetroit
Period10/9/2210/13/22

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