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Particle Swarm Optimization of High-Frequency Transformer
Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2010, Glendale, AZ)
  • Hengsi Qin
  • Jonathan W. Kimball, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Missouri University of Science and Technology
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Abstract

A high frequency transformer is a critical component in a dual active bridge converter (DAB) used in a power electronics-based solid state transformer. Operation of a DAB converter requires its transformer to have a specific amount of winding leakage inductance. The demand for high efficiency requires minimization of transformer copper loss and core loss. Furthermore, available window area limits the winding arrangement of transformer. A hybrid of particle swarm optimization (PSO) and differential evolution (DE) is proposed to solve this multi-objective problem with constraints. DE provides diversity to pbest of each particle, which is missing in standard PSO. The differential evolution particle swarm optimization (DEPSO) algorithm is applied to find optimal transformer designs for DAB converters. Results show the DEPSO method is a generic effective way to find optimal high frequency transformer design.

Meeting Name
36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2010: Nov. 7-10, Glendale, AZ)
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sponsor(s)
National Science Foundation (U.S.). Engineering Research Centers Program
National Science Foundation (U.S.). Faculty Early Career Development Program
Comments
This study was supported by ERC and CAREER Program of the National Science Foundation under Award Numbers EEC-08212121 and ECCS 0348221.
Keywords and Phrases
  • Copper Loss,
  • Core Loss,
  • Critical Component,
  • Differential Evolution,
  • Dual Active Bridge Converter,
  • High Efficiency,
  • High Frequency Transformer Design,
  • Leakage Inductance,
  • Multi-Objective Problem,
  • Standard PSO,
  • State-Transformers,
  • Transformer Design,
  • Winding Arrangement,
  • Window Area,
  • High Frequency Transformers,
  • Industrial Electronics,
  • Multiobjective Optimization,
  • Power Electronics,
  • Winding,
  • Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO),
  • High Frequency Transformer,
  • Solid State Transformer
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-1424452255
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2010 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Publication Date
01 Nov 2010
Disciplines
Citation Information
Hengsi Qin, Jonathan W. Kimball and Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy. "Particle Swarm Optimization of High-Frequency Transformer" Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (2010, Glendale, AZ) (2010) p. 2914 - 2919 ISSN: 1553-572X
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jonathan-kimball/74/