Hardware¶

• Table of contents
• Hardware
  • Power Block
    • Theory
    • Practice
  • Measurement Block
  • Control Block
  • Driver Block
  • Feeder Block

The hardware of the single-phase project consists of a 10cm by 10cm printed circuit board that hosts 5 electronics blocks.
These blocks all fulfill functions which are necessary to the proper operation of any power electronics converter.
Figure 1 illustrates these blocks.

Figure 1 - General overview of a power electronics converter

Each block is explained in detail in the sections below.

Power Block¶

To better explain the Power Block, this page splits its presentation in theory and practice.

Theory¶

The theory of the power block is explained in the page below.

• Power Block Theory Page

Practice¶

In practice the power block is calculated to correspond to a certain set of specifications.
The specifications are given in detail in the page below.

• Power Block Practice Page

In the case of the single-phase projects, the specifications are described by the table below.

The Power Block is implemented in a special page of the KiCad project available in the repository of the single-phase project.

Variable	Description	Value
Vlow	Maximum low-side voltage	60 V
Vhigi	Maximum high-side voltage	120 V
freq	Switching frequency	100 kHz
Pnom	Nominal power rating	500 W

With these specifications, the single-phase converter uses the following components on it Power Block

Component	Description	Reference	RS Ref.
ML1	Low-side MOSFET transistor	FDPF39N20	-
MH1	High-side MOSFET transistor	FDPF39N20	-
CPL1-4	Low-side Capacitors	-	-
CPH1-4	High-side Capacitors	-	-
L1	Power Inductor	1410478C	-
DL1	Low-side Schottky Diodes	MBR20200	-
DH1	High-side Schottky Diodes	MBR20200	-

The MOSFET and the Schottky diodes were chosen for their voltage rating (200V) and their current rating (30A - to be confirmed).
The Capacitors were chosen for their voltage rating, 160V - to be confirmed.
The Inductor was chosen for its current rating of 10 A.

Measurement Block¶

Control Block¶

Driver Block¶

Feeder Block¶