Power Cycle Modulation Control for High Efficiency GaN Switch Based Power Supplies

基于高效 GaN 开关的电源的功率循环调制控制

• 批准号: RGPIN-2019-06635
• 负责人: Liu, YanFei
• 金额: $ 4.66万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=752179
• 关键词: Power; Cycle; Modulation; Control; Efficiency

It is very important to reduce power loss and size of the switching power supplies used in new and emerging applications, such as: in Power Delivery (PD) adapters for cell phones, tablets, and notebook computers; and in Electric Vehicles (EV). MOSFET (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor-Field-Effect-Transistor) switches are exclusively used in today's power supplies. MOSFET technology has been developed for over 30 years and its performance has reached its theoretical limit. With MOSFET, the optimal switching frequency is limited to 200 - 500 kHz for low power application (such as 65W) and to 50 - 100 kHz for high power application (such as 1,000 - 5,000W output power). GaN (Gallium Nitride) switches have been developed in recent years as a next generation switching device with the promise of replacing MOSFETs. GaN switches have much lower conduction loss and lower switching loss. My research has concluded that a GaN switch can achieve the most performance improvement over MOSFET when it is used in resonant converters. However, to realize the potential of this new technology, we need to solve one major limitation of resonant converters: narrow voltage gain range. When the input voltage and output voltage variation range is large, such as larger than 2:1, the performance of current resonant converters is significantly compromised. The proposed research program will develop a breakthrough power supply control technology, called Power Cycle Modulation (PCM), using GaN switches and resonant converters, to: (1) significantly increase the efficiency and power density of switching power supplies, by (2) achieving peak efficiency operation over very wide input and output voltage variation range, such as 10:1, so as to (3) produce power supply designs with unprecedented high efficiency and high power density of switching power supplies. The revolutionary PCM technology developed in this research program will reduce: (1) the size of PD adapter for cell phones, tablet, and notebook computers by 5 times and the power loss by 2.5 times; (2) the size of the DC - DC converter used in EVs by 3 times and the power loss by 2 times. The technology will help Canadian power supply companies, such as Magna International (major player for EV power), Delta-Q (EV power), AMD power division in Toronto, Murata Power Solutions (communication power), to stay in world leading positions in their field. The technologies optimized for GaN switch applications will also assist Canada in maintaining its position as the world leader in GaN switch design,  manufacturing, and sales through companies such as GaN Systems, in Ottawa. Finally, it will support job creation and train HQPs to fill these positions. Twenty two HQPs trained in this program and more HQPs to be trained in the follow-up NSERC projects will transfer the newly-created technologies into new products by the above mentioned Canadian companies, and help secure their world leading positions.

降低开关电源的功率损耗和尺寸非常重要，这些开关电源用于新兴应用，例如：用于手机、平板电脑和笔记本电脑的功率输送（PD）适配器;以及电动汽车（EV）。 MOSFET（金属氧化物半导体场效应晶体管）开关专门用于当今的电源。MOSFET技术已经发展了30多年，其性能已经达到了理论极限。对于MOSFET，最佳开关频率对于低功率应用（例如65 W）限制为200 - 500 kHz，对于高功率应用（例如1，000 - 5，000 W输出功率）限制为50 - 100 kHz。GaN（氮化镓）开关是近年来开发的下一代开关器件，有望取代MOSFET。GaN开关具有低得多的传导损耗和低得多的开关损耗。我的研究已经得出结论，GaN开关可以实现最大的性能改善时，MOSFET用于谐振转换器。然而，为了实现这种新技术的潜力，我们需要解决谐振转换器的一个主要限制：窄电压增益范围。当输入电压和输出电压变化范围大时，例如大于2：1，电流谐振转换器的性能显著受损。拟议的研究计划将开发一种突破性的电源控制技术，称为功率循环调制（PCM），使用GaN开关和谐振转换器，以：（1）显着提高开关电源的效率和功率密度，通过（2）在非常宽的输入和输出电压变化范围内实现峰值效率操作，如10：1，以便（3）产生具有前所未有的高效率和高功率密度的开关电源的电源设计。本研究计划开发的革命性PCM技术将：（1）将手机、平板电脑和笔记本电脑的PD适配器的尺寸缩小5倍，功率损耗缩小2.5倍;（2）将电动汽车中使用的DC-DC转换器的尺寸缩小3倍，功率损耗缩小2倍。该技术将帮助加拿大电源公司，如Magna International（电动汽车电源的主要参与者），Delta-Q（电动汽车电源），多伦多的AMD电源部门，Murata Power Solutions（通信电源），在其领域保持世界领先地位。针对GaN开关应用优化的技术还将帮助加拿大通过渥太华的GaN Systems等公司保持其在GaN开关设计、制造和销售方面的世界领先地位。最后，它将支持创造就业机会，并培训总部合格人员来填补这些职位。 22名在该项目中接受培训的HQP和更多的HQP将在NSERC后续项目中接受培训，将上述加拿大公司的新技术转化为新产品，并帮助确保其世界领先地位。