Adaptive off-time control for variable-frequency, soft-switchedflyback converter at light loads

The soft switching of a flyback converter can be achieved by operating the circuit in the critical conduction mode. However, the critical-mode operation at light loads cannot be maintained due to a very high switching frequency and the loss of the output voltage regulation. A control which regulates the output down to the zero load and maintains soft switching at light loads is proposed. The proposed control scheme was implemented in the 380 V/19 V, 65 W flyback DC/DC converter     

微带线E类功率放大器的设计与实现

E类功率放大器作为开关模式放大器一种,其理想效率为100%。一种简单微带线拓扑网络的E类功率放大器被提出,这种微带线负载网络不仅满足E类功率放大器工作模式的特殊要求,而且对高次谐波有很好的抑制性,同时通过增加合适的偏置微带线可以拓宽放大器的工作带宽。采用ADS软件仿真电路,并在1GHz频率点电路实现了输出功率为4W,漏极效率为73.4%,其中漏极效率效率在63%以上的电路带宽为200MHz。     

Design of a novel ZVT soft-switching chopper

This paper presents a simple soft-switching chopper scheme with fixed timing control. A near-zero-voltage transition (near-ZVT) switching condition is realized by adding one auxiliary resonant snubber branch to a full-bridge two-quadrant chopper. The turn-off loss is reduced by lossless snubber capacitors in parallel with the main switches. The proposed design approach is to realize true ZVT at the rated load and near-ZVT under all other load current conditions. Computer simulation and hardware experiments have been implemented to verify the proposed concept, and the resulting voltage and current waveforms are shown from 30% to 150% load conditions in this paper. Under near-ZVT switching, the switching loss and dv/dt of the power device can be significantly reduced, and the reverse recovery problem of main switches can be avoided as compared to the hard-switching case. The design criteria for the resonant components are described with a practical example that has been used in a commercial magnetic levitation system. Under different load current conditions, the proposed design methodology has been fully verified with simulation and experimental results     

Boost变换器的滑模变结构控制方法研究

本文提出了一种Boost变换器的滑模变结构控制方法。这种方法基于Boost变换器的开关模型。在控制器中引入滞环环节，使系统可以获得固定的开关频率，并分析了开关频率与滞环宽度的关系，给出了控制器参数的渊节方法。所设计的控制器响应速度快，对负载变化和电压波动鲁棒性强，易于实现。     

Decreasing EDFA transients by power shaping

Multi-wavelength optical networks make extensive use of erbium-doped optical amplifiers (EDFAs) to offset the effects of fiber attenuation and signal power splitting. As optical networking moves towards burst and packet switching, the effects of changes of optical power levels on one wavelength, or channel, can have an impact on the behavior of other wavelengths passing through the same amplifier and impair network performance. We have observed in our simulations of EDFA operation that both the amplitude and duration of EDFA transients will decrease when gradual changes are made to the input power of the EDFA. It was also verified in [D.H. Richards, J.L. Jackel, M.A. Ali, A theoretical investigation of dynamic all-optical automatic gain control in multichannel EDFA’s and EDFA cascades, J. Select. Top. Quantum Electron. 3 (4) (1997)] that the switching time of the channel dropping operation can influence the amplitude and duration of EDFA transients. We show that this effect can be exploited to successfully suppress EDFA transients by power shaping. Our approach is to increase/decrease the power of an added/dropped channel gradually, rather than abruptly. Power shaping can be implemented by adapting existing link layer protocols. It is general and can be applied to amplifiers using different technologies, including EDFAs, solid state and Raman amplifiers.     

A novel self-oscillating, boost-derived DC-DC converter with load regulation

This paper proposes a novel self-oscillating, boost-derived (SOBD) dc-dc converter with load regulation. This proposed topology utilizes saturable cores (SCs) to offer self-oscillating and output regulation capabilities. Conventionally, the self-oscillating dc transformer (SODT) type of scheme can be implemented in a very cost-effective manner. The ideal dc transformer provides both input and output currents as pure, ripple-free dc quantities. However, the structure of an SODT-type converter will not provide regulation, and its oscillating frequency will change in accordance with the load. The proposed converter with SCs will allow output-voltage regulation to be accomplished by varying only the control current between the transformers, as occurs in a pulse-width modulation (PWM) converter. A control network that combines PWM schemes with a regenerative function is used for this converter. The optimum duty cycle is implemented to achieve low levels of input- and output-current ripples, which are characteristic of an ideal dc transformer. The oscillating frequency will spontaneously be kept near-constant, regardless of the load, without adding any auxiliary or compensation circuits. The typical voltage waveforms of the transistors are found to be close to quasisquare. The switching surges are well suppressed, and the voltage stress of the component is well clamped. The turn-on/turn-off of the switch is zero-voltage switching (ZVS), and its resonant transition can occur over a wide range of load current levels. A prototype circuit of an SOBD converter shows 86% efficiency at 48-V input, with 12-V, 100-W output, and presents an operating frequency of 100 kHz.     

Improved power flow control for contactless moving sensor applications

An improved power flow control method for contactless moving sensor applications is proposed. The method allows the design of a system where sensors with different power ratings or a wide range of load variations can be implemented. A phase-controlled variable inductor is used to tune the resonant circuit of the power pickups of an inductively coupled power transfer (ICPT) system according to the actual power requirements of the sensors, thereby, helping to reduce the power losses without affecting the maximum power transfer capacity. Soft switching is achieved in the variable inductor control, and the effect of the equivalent tuning parameters on the power flow is analyzed theoretically. Simulation results show that a significant improvement of the existing controllers is achieved at no load or very lightly loaded conditions.     

A Three-Level Hysteresis Function Approach to the Sliding-Mode Control of Single-Phase UPS Inverters

A new approach to the sliding-mode control ofsingle-phase uninterruptible-power-supply inverters is introduced in continuous time. A three-level hysteresis sliding function is used to directly control the inverter switches, with the result that a transistor is switched during a half-cycle while it remains either on or off during the other cycle. An expression is derived for the predicted switching frequency. The performance of the proposed control method has been tested through computer simulations and experiments under different loads (a resistive load and a diode bridge rectifier load). Simulation and experimental results verify the correct operation of the proposed control strategy. In addition, the switching frequency prediction is seen to be quite accurate.      

Torque and current control of high-speed motion control systems with sinusoidal-PMAC motors

Describes a torque- and current-control application to a commercial motion-control system with sinusoidal permanent magnet ac (PMAC) motors. The control approach is based on maximization of torque-per-amp ratio. The proposed torque controller, in the form of torque feedforward plus proportional-integral (PI)-type torque feedback, utilizes the feedback of nominal torque signal only, a signal that can be readily calculated, online. No torque sensor is required. Through proper design of the desired nominal torque with adaptive control, the proposed torque controller can overcome disturbances due to torque estimation error and model uncertainties. A discrete-time approach is developed for inner-current loop control design. The inner-loop control gains, which are hard to obtain through manual tuning in practice, are determined by a dynamic model-based calculation methodology. Experimental evaluation on a commercial motion control system demonstrates the validity of the proposed approach in high-speed motions.     

Power amplifier PAE and ruggedness optimization by second-harmonic control

Second-harmonic control is applied to optimize power-added efficiency (PAE) and ruggedness of silicon power amplifiers (PAs). A differential push-pull topology is chosen because it facilitates independent fundamental load and second-harmonic control. Various amplifiers using high-Q passives for fundamental and harmonic matching have been implemented. Experiments demonstrated an increase in PAE and ruggedness simultaneously even under high mismatch conditions. The amplifiers are operating in class-AB and are intended for use in the digital communication system (DCS) band.     

Design and Implementation of RGB LED Drivers for LCD Backlight Modules

In this paper, a backlight module driver driving high-power red, green, and blue light-emitting diodes (RGB LEDs) for a 19-in liquid crystal display is proposed. The dc–dc series resonant converters (SRCs) with zero-voltage switching and constant-output-current control are implemented to drive the RGB LED arrays. Phase-shifted pulsewidth modulation dimming control is adopted to effectively narrow the load variations and improve the output voltage regulations of the SRCs. A DSP-based hysteresis control algorithm is performed to track the white-color point and the specified backlight luminance. Analysis and design considerations of the proposed drivers are presented in detail. Experimental results agree well with the theoretical predictions and confirm the validity of the proposed approach.      

Control for PWM ac chopper feeding nonlinear loads

This paper presents a novel robust control technique for PWM ac choppers with the ability to generate high quality sinusoidal waveforms with adjustable amplitudes over a wide range control. For this purpose a deadbeat-based digital controller has been developed to perform tight closed-loop control of the ac chopper. This controller is based on a generalized predictive control (GPC) approach. A dedicated control algorithm has been developed and implemented. The proposed controller presents the advantages of allowing a very fast transient response and compensating effectively for load disturbance and the effects of nonlinear loads. Computer simulations are performed to investigate the proposed controller performance. The simulation results show that the designed controller has a good dynamic behaviour, a good rejection of impact load disturbance, and is ;very robust. To evaluate the proposed approach an experimental prototype has been constructed. Experimental results under various loading conditions have demonstrated that the system performs well.     

Prediction of 2-level PWM inverter efficiency using MATLAB/Simulink

This article proposes a direct approach for the prediction of inverter efficiency using MATLAB/Simulink, instead of an indirect loss calculation approach based on analytical models. In analytical approach, efficiency is obtained by calculating individual losses separately, such as switching losses, conduction losses and harmonic losses using analytical models. However, this approach requires accurate analytical models and complicated calculations, due to the variation in the switching frequency, switching transient and modulation techniques. In the proposed approach, the actual waveform of the inverter system is directly generated using MATLAB/Simulink. The instantaneous voltage and current waveform including switching transients are generated. Thus, the proposed approach is very simple and convenient for efficiency prediction. The proposed approach also works for any system parameters or control methods, such as various pulse-width modulation (PWM) techniques, different switching frequencies, switching devices and load types. The proposed approach can be adopted for the efficiency prediction of any switching strategies and any types of inverters such as neutral-point-clamped (NPC) inverters, H bridge inverters and H5 topology, since the topologies are modelled as circuits in the MATLAB/Simulink program and no analytical model is required for the proposed approach. Furthermore, the proposed approach can provide operation techniques and conditions such as PWM techniques and switching frequency that offer high efficiency. In this article, inverter performance is evaluated for various PWM techniques and switching frequencies. The PWM technique and switching frequency that offer high efficiency is obtained. Finally, the proposed approach is verified by experimental results.     

Hybrid charge control for stick-slip piezoelectric actuators

The article describes an analog electronic circuit for driving stick-slip piezoelectric linear actuators. The task for the amplifier is to provide a high-voltage asymmetric sawtooth-like signal and feed it into a capacitive load. Generation of excessive heat must be avoided while maximizing the slew rate. In order to guarantee a steady translation, the hysteretic behaviour of the piezoelectric material must be compensated. Combination of a charge control scheme with switching is proposed as an efficient solution. Laboratory experiments confirm the superiority of this tailored solution over other existing techniques based on versatile linear voltage amplifiers.     

Intelligent magnetic-amplifier-controlled soft-switching method foramplifiers and inverters

This paper proposes a simple efficient soft-switching method for switching power converters, inverters and amplifiers. Soft switching of a DC/AC H-bridge power converter is realized by paralleling two auxiliary switches and a magnetic amplifier with the load. The auxiliary switches are turned on at a predetermined time before the commutation of the main switches. The magnetic amplifier then automatically determines the necessary amount of redirection current to ensure soft switching of all switches under any load conditions. This method requires no expensive sensors or complex control circuitry. It is ideal for class-D audio power amplifiers, where the load current is widely changing. Further applications include DC/DC power converters, motor drivers, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), communication and space power applications, where high efficiency, low electromagnetic interference (EMI) and small size are crucial     

A high-performance ZVS full-bridge DC-DC 0-50-V/0-10-A power supplywith phase-shift control

This paper presents a high-performance DC-DC switching mode power supply designed to deliver a regulated 0-50 V/0-10 A output. The proposed power supply is based on a modified version of the zero-voltage switching (ZVS) full-bridge (FB) phase-shift DC-DC converter, which incorporates commutation auxiliary inductors to provide ZVS for the entire load range as well as a commutation aid circuit to clamp the output diode voltage. The control strategy is based on two control loops operating in cascade mode. The inner loop maintains a regulated output current, whereas the external voltage loop regulates the output voltage, independently of load and input-voltage changes. In order to obtain a high-reliability converter, the control circuit has been implemented using just two integrated circuits (ICs). The phase-shift regulator UC3875 IC generates the gate drive signal to the MOSFET's. The control loop regulators are implemented using the TL074 IC. A theoretical analysis was conducted, and experimental results were obtained for a 0-50 V/0-10 A power supply operating at 100 kHz     

An automatic load-adaptive switching frequency selection technique for improving the light-load efficiency of a buck converter

A load-adaptive automatic switching frequency selection scheme is proposed to improve the power efficiency of a switching buck converter at light load condition. The buck converter operates in the continuous-conduction mode for heavy loading and the switching frequency is fixed at its maximum value. For light loading, the buck converter operates in the discontinuous-conduction mode and its switching frequency is automatically selected among a pre-defined set of frequencies according to the amount of the load current. The load current can be sensed indirectly by monitoring the on-time of power transistor because it is a function of the load current. With the proposed load-adaptive automatic switching frequency selection circuit, the power efficiency of a buck converter implemented in a 0.35-μm 2P4M BCDMOS technology is improved by 24.0-% when the load current load is 10-mA.     

Switching technique for current-controlled AC-to-AC converters

The AC-to-AC converter called the matrix converter is very simple in structure and has powerful controllability. However, there are few practical applications, particularly in power electronics fields. The major reasons largely lie in the commutation problem and complexity of the control circuit. This paper proposes a novel commutation technique which is very simple to implement. This commutation scheme allows the deadtime to avoid current spikes of nonideal switches and, at the same time, establishes a current path of the inductive load to avoid voltage spikes. A switching technique of the matrix converter using a space-vector-modulation (SVM) based hysteresis current controller (HCC) is also proposed. The switching technique is implemented without any computational burden and is controlled with a simple control circuit. This technique utilizes advantages of the HCC and SVM technique. Simulation and experimental results obtained on a 5 kW single-phase AC chopper and an 11 kW three-phase to three-phase matrix converter are discussed     

Optimal controller of a buck DC-DC converter using the uncertain load as stochastic noise

This work presents an optimal design approach for the pulsewidth modulation switching control of a buck DC-DC converter by modeling the converter as a stochastic linear system with noise of uncertain load. Firstly, we temporarily assume that the stochastic system is available with complete state, and then derive an optimal state feedback control for the optimal noise regulation in steady state. Secondly, from the steady-state viewpoint, the optimal state feedback control is transferred into an equivalent error-driven servo controller, and then the designed optimal control law is implemented using a phase lead-lag controller. A distinctive advantage of this approach is that the optimal controller's parameters are actually independent of the statistics of the assumed uncertain load noise, so the benefit of optimal noise regulation is assured for global operation. Furthermore, the optimal controller is easily implemented. As a matter of fact, by just using the simplest possible operation amplifier circuits, the controller can be implemented.     

基于SoC的可重构短波功放数字预失真线性化

在对功率放大器的非线性放大特性研究的基础上,提出了在SoC为核心的硬件平台上对短波功放进行可重构预失真线性化的方法。文章重点对改进型Hammerstein 模型进行了改进,修改后的模型不仅在硬件上易于实现,而且具备模式切换功能,可以根据需求选择不同的有记忆模型或无记忆模型。实验结果证实了修改后的模型能有效地抑制短波功放的带外寄生辐射。提出的基于SoC 硬件平台的预失真线性化实现方案可以很方便地实现各种不同的预失真非线性模型,节省系统硬件资源,具有重要的工程实际应用价值。