Abstract
This paper investigates and evaluates coupled inductors (CIs) in the interleaved multiphase three-level dc-dc converter. If non-CIs are used in the multiphase three-level dc-dc converter, interleaving operation of the converter will increase inductor current ripple, although the overall output current ripple and common-mode (CM) voltage will become smaller. To reduce inductor current ripple, inverse-CIs are employed. The current ripple in the CI is analyzed in detail. The benefits of the three-level dc-dc converter with CIs under interleaving operation are evaluated. By adding CIs and working under interleaving operation, smaller inductor current ripple, smaller overall output current ripple, and smaller CM voltage can be achieved simultaneously compared with the noninterleaving case. The analysis results are verified by simulations and 10 kW scale-down experiments.
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