Publications by Furkan Karakaya

Enhanced-DAB Converter: Comprehensive Design Evaluation

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Furkan Karakaya

Soft switching in dual-active-bridge (DAB) converters enables their efficient operation at high frequencies, where the reduction in the size of magnetic components could result in ultra-high power densities. Nonetheless, losing soft-switching at high frequ ...

IEEE2021

Small-Signal Approach for Precise Evaluation of Gate Losses in Soft-Switched Wide-Band-Gap Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Furkan Karakaya

High-frequency switching is favorable for fast transient response, small size of passive components and superior power density, especially in soft-switching topologies. At high frequencies, power dissipation due to consecutive charging/discharging of gate ...

IEEE2020

Comparison of Wide-band-gap Technologies for Soft-Switching Losses at High Frequencies

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Halil Kerim Yildirim, Furkan Karakaya

Soft-switching power converters based on wide-band-gap (WBG) transistors offer superior efficiency and power density advantages. However, at high frequencies, loss behavior varies significantly between different WBG technologies. This includes losses relat ...

2020

High-Accuracy Calibration-Free Calorimeter for the Measurement of Low Power Losses

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Enea Figini, Reza Soleiman Zadeh Ardebili, Armin Jafari, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Michaël Heijnemans, Furkan Karakaya

Wide-band-gap technologies enable ultra-high efficiencies in high-frequency power conversion. However, inadequate accuracies in electrical measurements could lead to spurious efficiency measurements, even above 100%. Furthermore, bandwidth limitations, par ...

2020

Calibration-Free Calorimeter for Sensitive Loss Measurements: Case of High-Frequency Inductors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Enea Figini, Armin Jafari, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Michaël Heijnemans, Furkan Karakaya

Wide-band-gap technologies enable ultra-high efficiencies in high-frequency power conversion. However, inadequate accuracies in electrical measurements could lead to spurious efficiency measurements, even above 100%. Furthermore, bandwidth limitations, par ...

IEEE2020

Enhanced DAB for Efficiency Preservation using Adjustable-Tap High-Frequency Transformer

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Armin Jafari, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani, Furkan Karakaya

Efficient DC-DC power-conversion with wide-span voltage-regulation is crucial to a sustainable and robust power electronics system. Dual-active-bridge (DAB) offers straight-forward regulation and its transformer enables voltage step-up/down required for ma ...

2019