Fuel Cell Converter VP5000-DCDC200HL

Aradex

  • High voltage bidirectional DC/DC fuel cell converter with 400A continuous current on low voltage side.
  • Can be used to couple batteries with different voltages, super-capacitor and fuel cell to HV systems.
  • Up to 200kW continuous power depending on voltage
  • Several DC/DC may be wired in parallel for even higher power
  • “HL” version contains integrated additional brake chopper and pre-charging unit.

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Fuel cell converter VP5000-DCDC200HL

  • The VP5000 high-voltage DC/DC fuel cell converter couples two different DC voltages bidirectionally with a high efficiency.
  • Like the VP600 inverters, the VP5000 DC/DC converters have an integrated PLC to perform additional functions.
  • In addition, all models of the VP5000 are freely programmable.
  • For ease of use, functionally required inductors are integrated in the VP5000. And VP5000-DCDC200HL additionally has integrated precharging resistor and relay.
  • Complete solutions for power components such as traction inverter, DC/DC converters, battery connections, onboard power supplies, generators or charging devices – including ARADEX technology and control modules as well as comprehensive application modules for easy system integration.

Key features

  • Excellent efficiency up to 98.5 %, even in low partial load
  • Wide voltage range and high possible step-up-ratio
  • Minimum voltage ripple due to the DC/DC converter for an optimal operation for example of fuel cells
  • Integrated PLC-functionality in real-time to work together with fuel cell as smart subsystem.
  • Integrated oscilloscope function
  • Perfect matching tools for parametrization, commissioning, and service available: ANALYSER, VEConfig, VECTOSTUDIO
  • CAN communication

Interfaces

Aradex Fuel Cell Converter VP5000-DCDC200HL Interfaces

Efficiency characteristics at an outpur voltage of 500 VDC

Fuel Cell Converter efficiency characteristics at an outpur voltage of 500 VDC

Application Areas

  • Connect fuel cell to HV systems
  • Perfect base to realize power management of complex HV systems, coworking with other ARADEX DC/DC and ARADEX VECTOPOWER inverters
  • Typical application areas are all kind of fuel cell operated trucks and mobile working machines
  • Another application area is to couple Supercaps to HV system to cover peak power demand of trucks and mobile working machines

Project examples

  • Hydrogen operated city busses
  • Hydrogen operated garbage collection trucks
  • Hydrogen operated delivery trucks
  • Stationary hydrogen based gensets
  • High redundant battery supply of drilling machines
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Brand Aradex
Type of Cooling Liquid Cooled
Max Power (in kW) 200
Max Input Voltage (in V) 770
Min Input Voltage (in V) 48
Converter Topology Step down, Step up
Electronic Control Interface CAN
Ingress Protection Rating IP65
Manufacturing Readiness (MRL) 0
Technology Readiness (TRL) 0
Max Ambient Temperature (in °C) 75
Max Ambient Humidity (in % r.H.) 90
Aradex

ARADEX is focused on high voltage drivetrains and DC/DC converters for mobile applications such as trucks or mobile working machines. For drivetrains we offer motors and inverters including technologies like VirtualSensor to support your added-value functions in your application. Our high voltage DC/DC converters are mainly used to connect a fuel cell to the HV-system and offer integrated PLC-functionality for optimum coworking with the fuel cell. Our typical power range of inverters and DC/DC cover applications from 50 to 1200kW and voltage up to 900VDC.

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