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I want to build a DC to DC converter with:
25 V input side
400 V output side
4000 watts of continuous rating
That means (obviously) 160 amps on the input side and 10 amps on the output. I can’t find anything remotely close, that has such a high voltage gap with such a high wattage rating.
- Is this feasible? I can’t see why not.
- What would be the best way to go about this, or a reference design somewhere that I can scale up? I don’t mind spending the money on quality products, but I prefer to DIY it so I can make changes etc.
I have an adequate voltage source for the input side that can handle the current so that’s not the issue, but I’m failing to find more info and even big companies like Vicor, Lambda, etc. all have 400-600 max rated units. Therefore I have to build it.
dc-dc-converter boost
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I want to build a DC to DC converter with:
25 V input side
400 V output side
4000 watts of continuous rating
That means (obviously) 160 amps on the input side and 10 amps on the output. I can’t find anything remotely close, that has such a high voltage gap with such a high wattage rating.
- Is this feasible? I can’t see why not.
- What would be the best way to go about this, or a reference design somewhere that I can scale up? I don’t mind spending the money on quality products, but I prefer to DIY it so I can make changes etc.
I have an adequate voltage source for the input side that can handle the current so that’s not the issue, but I’m failing to find more info and even big companies like Vicor, Lambda, etc. all have 400-600 max rated units. Therefore I have to build it.
dc-dc-converter boost
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
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Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
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The cost is okay.
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– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
3
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@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
2
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If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:39
1
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@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:41
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show 2 more comments
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I want to build a DC to DC converter with:
25 V input side
400 V output side
4000 watts of continuous rating
That means (obviously) 160 amps on the input side and 10 amps on the output. I can’t find anything remotely close, that has such a high voltage gap with such a high wattage rating.
- Is this feasible? I can’t see why not.
- What would be the best way to go about this, or a reference design somewhere that I can scale up? I don’t mind spending the money on quality products, but I prefer to DIY it so I can make changes etc.
I have an adequate voltage source for the input side that can handle the current so that’s not the issue, but I’m failing to find more info and even big companies like Vicor, Lambda, etc. all have 400-600 max rated units. Therefore I have to build it.
dc-dc-converter boost
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
$endgroup$
I want to build a DC to DC converter with:
25 V input side
400 V output side
4000 watts of continuous rating
That means (obviously) 160 amps on the input side and 10 amps on the output. I can’t find anything remotely close, that has such a high voltage gap with such a high wattage rating.
- Is this feasible? I can’t see why not.
- What would be the best way to go about this, or a reference design somewhere that I can scale up? I don’t mind spending the money on quality products, but I prefer to DIY it so I can make changes etc.
I have an adequate voltage source for the input side that can handle the current so that’s not the issue, but I’m failing to find more info and even big companies like Vicor, Lambda, etc. all have 400-600 max rated units. Therefore I have to build it.
dc-dc-converter boost
dc-dc-converter boost
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
edited Apr 5 at 13:15
SamGibson
11.8k41739
11.8k41739
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
asked Apr 5 at 13:08
jasonthegreat1955gmailcomjasonthegreat1955gmailcom
291
291
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Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
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The cost is okay.
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– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
3
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@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
2
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If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:39
1
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@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:41
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Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
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The cost is okay.
$endgroup$
– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
3
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@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
2
$begingroup$
If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
$endgroup$
– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:39
1
$begingroup$
@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
$endgroup$
– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:41
4
4
$begingroup$
Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
$begingroup$
Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
$begingroup$
The cost is okay.
$endgroup$
– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
$begingroup$
The cost is okay.
$endgroup$
– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
3
3
$begingroup$
@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
$begingroup$
@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
$endgroup$
– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
2
2
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If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
$endgroup$
– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:39
$begingroup$
If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
$endgroup$
– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:39
1
1
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@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
$endgroup$
– Dmitry Grigoryev
Apr 5 at 16:41
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@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
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160A at 25V will not give you 4kW out. If it is very well designed, you'll get around 3.2kW. The rest is wasted as heat. As you're just setting out to do this, and you're trying to design it yourself, you need to model it well and simulate to work out where your losses are going to be, and how you're going to cool it.
This is a perfectly do-able boost converter project. I have done a 5kW output DC-DC (admittedly that was 48V), and that required a full automotive style liquid cooling system. That was using a standard synchronous DC-boost converter, 48V came in, and we got up to 200V out.
First things are cooling and component ratings, those are the hard bit to do. 25V is low for 4kW, so you'll quickly see (once running the numbers) why it is that higher voltages are chosen for these kinds of power.
At 25V in, 4kW out, 80% efficient means around 200 Amps in, plus a 50% overhead safety factor for your FETs, so you need to find FETs rated to 300A, 800V (high voltage due to high output voltage requirement). Don't forget to de-rate for temperature, and check your simulations for junction temperature rise. I say your FETs, but it doesn't have to be FETs, I've used FETs and I've used IGBTs for this kind of work, some people say GAN transistors would also work (but I've never used them). Depends on the voltages, currents and switching frequencies you're looking at. But that in turns depends on your application, budget, size constraints, development time allowed etc.
You'll also need an inductor, rated at similarly. But these are probably easier to find.
You could split the power down, using multiple channels in parallel, each channel doing a part of the current (I used 3 channels on my 5kW system). But still, cooling will be your biggest challenge.
You can then build it, find out what fails, what mistakes you made in your simulations, and then repeat the process until it works how you want it to work.
In summary:
- It will get hot
- You need to simulate it
- Don't underestimate how hot it will get
- You can just scale up a standard DC boost converter
- Watch your cooling
- Simulation is vital
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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The inductive coupling must be modeled. As well as eddy currents.
200 amps switched in 200 nanoseconds (for high efficiency, fast switching must occur) and wired to be 1cm away from a 1cm-by-4cm servo-regulator loop, will induce this error voltage:
Vinduce = 2e-7 * Area/Distance * dI/dT
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 1cm*4cm / 1cm * 1Billion amps/second
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 0.04 * 1.0e+9
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 4e-2* 1.0e+9 = 8 volts.
To be completely accurate, you need to write the integrals and extract the equation that uses NATURAL_LOG. And you need to model the eddy currents.
At these levels of dI/dT, ground planes will NOT be ground planes. There will be large differences in voltages across the plane, because of eddy currents.
The math suggests shields and planes (VDD or GROUND) will have EIGHT volts of gradients.
I was brought in to diagnose the failures on a 15,000 horsepower speed controller. A loop of wire, to sense the magnetic field , held near the ground-plane, indicated 2 volts per square-inch. Ground Was Not Ground.
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This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
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– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
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Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
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– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
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Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
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– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
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Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
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A programmable voltage three phase inverter with a full bridge (or two that are wired with a 30degree phase off-set) (to gain minimum ripple) with some inductance and capacitance to follow that are designed for 24V input might just be able to be found semi custom.
Some crazy variable speed drive system with a 24V supply and programmable voltage might even work out of the box.
Starting to design one from scratch for a once-off will cost much more than you think, hoping to save money this way is futile. I would spend a week making calls to every VFD and inverter manufacturer with your loosest tolerable specifications and see if anyone can configure OTS parts.
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
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160A at 25V will not give you 4kW out. If it is very well designed, you'll get around 3.2kW. The rest is wasted as heat. As you're just setting out to do this, and you're trying to design it yourself, you need to model it well and simulate to work out where your losses are going to be, and how you're going to cool it.
This is a perfectly do-able boost converter project. I have done a 5kW output DC-DC (admittedly that was 48V), and that required a full automotive style liquid cooling system. That was using a standard synchronous DC-boost converter, 48V came in, and we got up to 200V out.
First things are cooling and component ratings, those are the hard bit to do. 25V is low for 4kW, so you'll quickly see (once running the numbers) why it is that higher voltages are chosen for these kinds of power.
At 25V in, 4kW out, 80% efficient means around 200 Amps in, plus a 50% overhead safety factor for your FETs, so you need to find FETs rated to 300A, 800V (high voltage due to high output voltage requirement). Don't forget to de-rate for temperature, and check your simulations for junction temperature rise. I say your FETs, but it doesn't have to be FETs, I've used FETs and I've used IGBTs for this kind of work, some people say GAN transistors would also work (but I've never used them). Depends on the voltages, currents and switching frequencies you're looking at. But that in turns depends on your application, budget, size constraints, development time allowed etc.
You'll also need an inductor, rated at similarly. But these are probably easier to find.
You could split the power down, using multiple channels in parallel, each channel doing a part of the current (I used 3 channels on my 5kW system). But still, cooling will be your biggest challenge.
You can then build it, find out what fails, what mistakes you made in your simulations, and then repeat the process until it works how you want it to work.
In summary:
- It will get hot
- You need to simulate it
- Don't underestimate how hot it will get
- You can just scale up a standard DC boost converter
- Watch your cooling
- Simulation is vital
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
2
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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show 1 more comment
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160A at 25V will not give you 4kW out. If it is very well designed, you'll get around 3.2kW. The rest is wasted as heat. As you're just setting out to do this, and you're trying to design it yourself, you need to model it well and simulate to work out where your losses are going to be, and how you're going to cool it.
This is a perfectly do-able boost converter project. I have done a 5kW output DC-DC (admittedly that was 48V), and that required a full automotive style liquid cooling system. That was using a standard synchronous DC-boost converter, 48V came in, and we got up to 200V out.
First things are cooling and component ratings, those are the hard bit to do. 25V is low for 4kW, so you'll quickly see (once running the numbers) why it is that higher voltages are chosen for these kinds of power.
At 25V in, 4kW out, 80% efficient means around 200 Amps in, plus a 50% overhead safety factor for your FETs, so you need to find FETs rated to 300A, 800V (high voltage due to high output voltage requirement). Don't forget to de-rate for temperature, and check your simulations for junction temperature rise. I say your FETs, but it doesn't have to be FETs, I've used FETs and I've used IGBTs for this kind of work, some people say GAN transistors would also work (but I've never used them). Depends on the voltages, currents and switching frequencies you're looking at. But that in turns depends on your application, budget, size constraints, development time allowed etc.
You'll also need an inductor, rated at similarly. But these are probably easier to find.
You could split the power down, using multiple channels in parallel, each channel doing a part of the current (I used 3 channels on my 5kW system). But still, cooling will be your biggest challenge.
You can then build it, find out what fails, what mistakes you made in your simulations, and then repeat the process until it works how you want it to work.
In summary:
- It will get hot
- You need to simulate it
- Don't underestimate how hot it will get
- You can just scale up a standard DC boost converter
- Watch your cooling
- Simulation is vital
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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160A at 25V will not give you 4kW out. If it is very well designed, you'll get around 3.2kW. The rest is wasted as heat. As you're just setting out to do this, and you're trying to design it yourself, you need to model it well and simulate to work out where your losses are going to be, and how you're going to cool it.
This is a perfectly do-able boost converter project. I have done a 5kW output DC-DC (admittedly that was 48V), and that required a full automotive style liquid cooling system. That was using a standard synchronous DC-boost converter, 48V came in, and we got up to 200V out.
First things are cooling and component ratings, those are the hard bit to do. 25V is low for 4kW, so you'll quickly see (once running the numbers) why it is that higher voltages are chosen for these kinds of power.
At 25V in, 4kW out, 80% efficient means around 200 Amps in, plus a 50% overhead safety factor for your FETs, so you need to find FETs rated to 300A, 800V (high voltage due to high output voltage requirement). Don't forget to de-rate for temperature, and check your simulations for junction temperature rise. I say your FETs, but it doesn't have to be FETs, I've used FETs and I've used IGBTs for this kind of work, some people say GAN transistors would also work (but I've never used them). Depends on the voltages, currents and switching frequencies you're looking at. But that in turns depends on your application, budget, size constraints, development time allowed etc.
You'll also need an inductor, rated at similarly. But these are probably easier to find.
You could split the power down, using multiple channels in parallel, each channel doing a part of the current (I used 3 channels on my 5kW system). But still, cooling will be your biggest challenge.
You can then build it, find out what fails, what mistakes you made in your simulations, and then repeat the process until it works how you want it to work.
In summary:
- It will get hot
- You need to simulate it
- Don't underestimate how hot it will get
- You can just scale up a standard DC boost converter
- Watch your cooling
- Simulation is vital
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
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160A at 25V will not give you 4kW out. If it is very well designed, you'll get around 3.2kW. The rest is wasted as heat. As you're just setting out to do this, and you're trying to design it yourself, you need to model it well and simulate to work out where your losses are going to be, and how you're going to cool it.
This is a perfectly do-able boost converter project. I have done a 5kW output DC-DC (admittedly that was 48V), and that required a full automotive style liquid cooling system. That was using a standard synchronous DC-boost converter, 48V came in, and we got up to 200V out.
First things are cooling and component ratings, those are the hard bit to do. 25V is low for 4kW, so you'll quickly see (once running the numbers) why it is that higher voltages are chosen for these kinds of power.
At 25V in, 4kW out, 80% efficient means around 200 Amps in, plus a 50% overhead safety factor for your FETs, so you need to find FETs rated to 300A, 800V (high voltage due to high output voltage requirement). Don't forget to de-rate for temperature, and check your simulations for junction temperature rise. I say your FETs, but it doesn't have to be FETs, I've used FETs and I've used IGBTs for this kind of work, some people say GAN transistors would also work (but I've never used them). Depends on the voltages, currents and switching frequencies you're looking at. But that in turns depends on your application, budget, size constraints, development time allowed etc.
You'll also need an inductor, rated at similarly. But these are probably easier to find.
You could split the power down, using multiple channels in parallel, each channel doing a part of the current (I used 3 channels on my 5kW system). But still, cooling will be your biggest challenge.
You can then build it, find out what fails, what mistakes you made in your simulations, and then repeat the process until it works how you want it to work.
In summary:
- It will get hot
- You need to simulate it
- Don't underestimate how hot it will get
- You can just scale up a standard DC boost converter
- Watch your cooling
- Simulation is vital
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
edited Apr 8 at 7:38
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
answered Apr 5 at 13:41
PuffafishPuffafish
1,173113
1,173113
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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show 1 more comment
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
2
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
$begingroup$
FETs would be preferred, but IGBTs might be a cheaper option. High-power modules like this tend to be IGBTs and only recently are FETs on this sort of power level starting to show up. A brief search on digikey shows that a FET module that meets these needs can be expected to be on the order of $800, while a similarly rated IGBT module is more like $130.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:51
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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IGBTs are rarely a good choice for low voltage converters, due to their finite VCEsat. FETs will save on cooling, and efficiency. Man small FETs is the way to go, there are literally zillions of new FETs optimised for low voltage high power duty for cars, inverters and the like.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 14:55
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Neil_UK Are you sure you mean low voltage and not low current? It'd be at high currents where the saturation voltage shines, with its i*log(i) power dissipation compared to i² for FETs. Either way, this is (in this particular context) both a low-voltage and low-current application, so FETs win either way. I suggested IGBTs because I'm familiar with using a single module for switching, and not familiar at all with the complexities of paralleling FETs that aren't matched and thermally bonded.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 15:43
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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@Hearth No, it's at high line voltage where VCEsat is less of a problem, IGBTs really get into gear at 400v+. FETs, especially in the last few years, especially in the sub-50v realm, have really pushed RDSon and Qgate down. With a suitable FET for the current, you can get VDS very small, <100/200mV, not the 15% efficiency sapping 1.5v of an IGBT VCEsat with only 12v input. FETs are tame to parallel at the device level for switching, and polyphase converters are the way to reduce input current variations so reduce the requirement for humungeous input caps.
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– Neil_UK
Apr 5 at 16:04
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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I think you could improve the answer better by explaining why would standard non-synchronous dc converter would work here. Why not the synchronous one? How about full bridge, Resonant LLC, etc?
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– Unknown123
Apr 5 at 16:11
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The inductive coupling must be modeled. As well as eddy currents.
200 amps switched in 200 nanoseconds (for high efficiency, fast switching must occur) and wired to be 1cm away from a 1cm-by-4cm servo-regulator loop, will induce this error voltage:
Vinduce = 2e-7 * Area/Distance * dI/dT
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 1cm*4cm / 1cm * 1Billion amps/second
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 0.04 * 1.0e+9
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 4e-2* 1.0e+9 = 8 volts.
To be completely accurate, you need to write the integrals and extract the equation that uses NATURAL_LOG. And you need to model the eddy currents.
At these levels of dI/dT, ground planes will NOT be ground planes. There will be large differences in voltages across the plane, because of eddy currents.
The math suggests shields and planes (VDD or GROUND) will have EIGHT volts of gradients.
I was brought in to diagnose the failures on a 15,000 horsepower speed controller. A loop of wire, to sense the magnetic field , held near the ground-plane, indicated 2 volts per square-inch. Ground Was Not Ground.
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
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This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
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– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
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Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
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– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
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Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
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– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
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Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
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– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
add a comment |
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The inductive coupling must be modeled. As well as eddy currents.
200 amps switched in 200 nanoseconds (for high efficiency, fast switching must occur) and wired to be 1cm away from a 1cm-by-4cm servo-regulator loop, will induce this error voltage:
Vinduce = 2e-7 * Area/Distance * dI/dT
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 1cm*4cm / 1cm * 1Billion amps/second
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 0.04 * 1.0e+9
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 4e-2* 1.0e+9 = 8 volts.
To be completely accurate, you need to write the integrals and extract the equation that uses NATURAL_LOG. And you need to model the eddy currents.
At these levels of dI/dT, ground planes will NOT be ground planes. There will be large differences in voltages across the plane, because of eddy currents.
The math suggests shields and planes (VDD or GROUND) will have EIGHT volts of gradients.
I was brought in to diagnose the failures on a 15,000 horsepower speed controller. A loop of wire, to sense the magnetic field , held near the ground-plane, indicated 2 volts per square-inch. Ground Was Not Ground.
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
$endgroup$
$begingroup$
This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
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– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
$begingroup$
Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
$begingroup$
Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
add a comment |
$begingroup$
The inductive coupling must be modeled. As well as eddy currents.
200 amps switched in 200 nanoseconds (for high efficiency, fast switching must occur) and wired to be 1cm away from a 1cm-by-4cm servo-regulator loop, will induce this error voltage:
Vinduce = 2e-7 * Area/Distance * dI/dT
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 1cm*4cm / 1cm * 1Billion amps/second
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 0.04 * 1.0e+9
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 4e-2* 1.0e+9 = 8 volts.
To be completely accurate, you need to write the integrals and extract the equation that uses NATURAL_LOG. And you need to model the eddy currents.
At these levels of dI/dT, ground planes will NOT be ground planes. There will be large differences in voltages across the plane, because of eddy currents.
The math suggests shields and planes (VDD or GROUND) will have EIGHT volts of gradients.
I was brought in to diagnose the failures on a 15,000 horsepower speed controller. A loop of wire, to sense the magnetic field , held near the ground-plane, indicated 2 volts per square-inch. Ground Was Not Ground.
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
$endgroup$
The inductive coupling must be modeled. As well as eddy currents.
200 amps switched in 200 nanoseconds (for high efficiency, fast switching must occur) and wired to be 1cm away from a 1cm-by-4cm servo-regulator loop, will induce this error voltage:
Vinduce = 2e-7 * Area/Distance * dI/dT
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 1cm*4cm / 1cm * 1Billion amps/second
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 0.04 * 1.0e+9
Vinduce = 2e-7 * 4e-2* 1.0e+9 = 8 volts.
To be completely accurate, you need to write the integrals and extract the equation that uses NATURAL_LOG. And you need to model the eddy currents.
At these levels of dI/dT, ground planes will NOT be ground planes. There will be large differences in voltages across the plane, because of eddy currents.
The math suggests shields and planes (VDD or GROUND) will have EIGHT volts of gradients.
I was brought in to diagnose the failures on a 15,000 horsepower speed controller. A loop of wire, to sense the magnetic field , held near the ground-plane, indicated 2 volts per square-inch. Ground Was Not Ground.
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
edited Apr 5 at 15:23
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
answered Apr 5 at 15:06
analogsystemsrfanalogsystemsrf
16.4k2823
16.4k2823
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This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
$begingroup$
Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
$begingroup$
Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
add a comment |
$begingroup$
This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
$begingroup$
Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
$begingroup$
Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
$begingroup$
This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
$begingroup$
This isn't a question about EMI. Yes, I know you like discussing these issues, but it isn't relevant here; the OP is just asking whether it's possible at all.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 2:33
$begingroup$
Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
$begingroup$
Suppose the OP wanted an OpAmp with 1uF Cload? Would you not suggest the phaseshift (of OpAmp's Rout and the Cload) endangered the circuit stability? This is no different --- if you chose to IGNORE the inductive coupling, your circuit will need redesign and redesign and redesign.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 3:24
$begingroup$
Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
$begingroup$
Again: The OP's first question is whether this is possible at all. They have no idea what kind of DC-DC converter they would be using, even if it's feasible. What you're getting into here are questions of implementation details which aren't relevant until after the OP's fundamental questions have been answered.
$endgroup$
– duskwuff
Apr 6 at 7:00
$begingroup$
Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
$begingroup$
Assuming the currents are being switched, then without understanding the dI/dT impairments, nothing is successful, thus nothing is possible without the planning of eddy-current management.
$endgroup$
– analogsystemsrf
Apr 6 at 17:53
add a comment |
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A programmable voltage three phase inverter with a full bridge (or two that are wired with a 30degree phase off-set) (to gain minimum ripple) with some inductance and capacitance to follow that are designed for 24V input might just be able to be found semi custom.
Some crazy variable speed drive system with a 24V supply and programmable voltage might even work out of the box.
Starting to design one from scratch for a once-off will cost much more than you think, hoping to save money this way is futile. I would spend a week making calls to every VFD and inverter manufacturer with your loosest tolerable specifications and see if anyone can configure OTS parts.
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
3,7151930
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A programmable voltage three phase inverter with a full bridge (or two that are wired with a 30degree phase off-set) (to gain minimum ripple) with some inductance and capacitance to follow that are designed for 24V input might just be able to be found semi custom.
Some crazy variable speed drive system with a 24V supply and programmable voltage might even work out of the box.
Starting to design one from scratch for a once-off will cost much more than you think, hoping to save money this way is futile. I would spend a week making calls to every VFD and inverter manufacturer with your loosest tolerable specifications and see if anyone can configure OTS parts.
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
3,7151930
$endgroup$
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A programmable voltage three phase inverter with a full bridge (or two that are wired with a 30degree phase off-set) (to gain minimum ripple) with some inductance and capacitance to follow that are designed for 24V input might just be able to be found semi custom.
Some crazy variable speed drive system with a 24V supply and programmable voltage might even work out of the box.
Starting to design one from scratch for a once-off will cost much more than you think, hoping to save money this way is futile. I would spend a week making calls to every VFD and inverter manufacturer with your loosest tolerable specifications and see if anyone can configure OTS parts.
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A programmable voltage three phase inverter with a full bridge (or two that are wired with a 30degree phase off-set) (to gain minimum ripple) with some inductance and capacitance to follow that are designed for 24V input might just be able to be found semi custom.
Some crazy variable speed drive system with a 24V supply and programmable voltage might even work out of the box.
Starting to design one from scratch for a once-off will cost much more than you think, hoping to save money this way is futile. I would spend a week making calls to every VFD and inverter manufacturer with your loosest tolerable specifications and see if anyone can configure OTS parts.
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
3,7151930
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
3,7151930
answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
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answered Apr 5 at 21:42
KalleMPKalleMP
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Be aware that this project is likely going to cost you thousands of dollars. 4kW is not a trivial amount of power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 13:21
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The cost is okay.
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– jasonthegreat1955gmailcom
Apr 5 at 13:23
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@ChrisFernandez Cockroft-Walton generators are not very efficient, especially ones with this many stages. I wouldn't recommend it for anything that needs substantial power.
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– Hearth
Apr 5 at 14:53
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If you have to ask what is "the best way to go about this", the right answer is that you should find a company which can do this for you rather that doing it yourself.
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
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@ChrisFernandez "You could try a Cockcroft-Walton chain" - finally, someone with a sense of humor showed up!
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– Dmitry Grigoryev
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