A High-Frequency Dynamically Coordinated Hybrid Si/SiC Interleaved CCM Totem-Pole Bridgeless PFC Converter

Abstract

A high-frequency dynamically coordinated Si/SiC hybrid continuous conduction mode (CCM) totem-pole bridgeless PFC (TPBPFC) converter is reported in this article. The proposed hybrid TPBPFC converter is interleaved with a low-current high-frequency SiC phase and a high-current low-frequency Si phase, in comparison to the prior-art design of two half-capacity SiC phases, resulting in a considerable cost reduction. A coordinated Si/SiC control strategy is proposed to address the un-compensable range issue in hybrid-frequency interleaving topologies, and to dynamically distribute power load between the Si and SiC phases for optimal efficiency and performance. An average current mode control (ACMC) based control algorithms and sequences are discussed in detail to enable the unique operation. A 3.3-kW hybrid TPBPFC prototype made of Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs is built and tested to validate the proposed design concept. Compared to the prior art two-phase all-SiC interleaved TPBPFC design, the proposed hybrid TPBPFC has demonstrated nearly identical power efficiency, THD, power factor, and effective frequency, while offering 33.5% device cost and 15.1% total cost reductions.