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Microchannel-based Calorimeter for Rapid and Accurate Loss Measurements on High-efficiency Power Converters

van Erp, Remco  
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Perera, Nirmana  
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Matioli, Elison  
January 1, 2021
2021 Ieee Energy Conversion Congress And Exposition (Ecce)
13th IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (IEEE ECCE)

The difficulty in accurately measuring losses in high-frequency power converters hinders accurate breakdown of losses which is essential for device and circuit optimization. Electrical methods are often not adequate and calorimetric approaches found in the literature require bulky systems, with long measurement times - between several hours to an entire day. Here we demonstrate a compact microchannel-based flow-calorimeter to measure losses down to 20 mW and up to 10 W with an error below 5% over a wide operating range. The close proximity of the microchannel cold-plate, as well as its small heat capacity, enables rapid measurements within 150 seconds, as well as fast calibration. We show the application of this system in measuring losses in a GaN-based class-E resonant converter operating at 10 MHz, by performing fast measurements over a wide range of operating conditions, and providing a precise breakdown of losses between active and passive components. These results highlight the potential for the accurate characterization of next generation power converters, especially at high switching frequencies.

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conference paper
DOI
10.1109/ECCE47101.2021.9595598
Web of Science ID

WOS:000805434405140

Author(s)
van Erp, Remco  
Perera, Nirmana  
Matioli, Elison  
Date Issued

2021-01-01

Publisher

IEEE

Publisher place

New York

Published in
2021 Ieee Energy Conversion Congress And Exposition (Ecce)
ISBN of the book

978-1-7281-5135-9

Series title/Series vol.

IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition

Start page

5709

End page

5715

Subjects

calorimeter

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loss-measurement

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microchannels

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heat transfer

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high frequency

Editorial or Peer reviewed

REVIEWED

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EPFL

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POWERLAB  
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13th IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (IEEE ECCE)

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Oct 10-14, 2021

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July 4, 2022
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/188833
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