A Zero-Voltage and Zero-Current Switching Three-Level DC–DC Converter With Reduced Rectifier Voltage Stress and Soft-Switching-Oriented Optimized Design

A novel zero-voltage zero-current switching (ZVZCS) three-level converter with pulsewidth modulation (PWM) phase-shift control is proposed. The ZCS of the lagging switch is obtained by using a regenerative passive snubber in the secondary. In order to reduce the voltage stress on the rectifier's diodes, a few passive elements are inserted into the primary: a small inductance, two diodes, and a small additional winding of the main transformer. In each half-cycle, one of these diodes will conduct for a short time in order to clamp the voltage of the snubber's capacitor, and thus, the rectifier stress, at$(n_2/n_1)(V_ in/2)$,$n_1$, and$n_2$being the transformer's primary and, respectively, secondary turns number. The three-level configuration allows for the reduction of the voltage stress across the power switches to half of the input voltage$V_ in$. The conditions for assuring ZVS of the leading switch and ZCS of the lagging switch are found. Design constraints on the parallel capacitances of the switches of the leading switch, on the snubber's holding capacitor, and on the additional inductance and winding are hence established, allowing for an optimized design of the converter parameters. A dc analysis allows for the calculation of the effective duty cycle, which enjoys a boost effect due to the proposed snubber. Thus, a further reduction of the primary current stress and rectifier voltage stress is obtained. All the improvements conclude in a high efficiency. The influence of the choice of the parameters' values on the regulation capability is pointed out. Experiments on a prototype of 4.5kW confirm the results.     

A Double-Ended ZVS Half-Bridge Zeta Converter

A new double-ended type zero-voltage switching (ZVS) half-bridge zeta (HBZ) converter employing a double-ended rectifier (DER) is proposed. The proposed DER for the HBZ converter provides a bidirectional powering path in the rectifier. As a result, the improved voltage waveform of the rectifier reduces the output filter size and voltage stresses on rectifier components. Moreover, it offers a wide ZVS range. In addition, to minimize the secondary snubber loss, a simple lossless snubber is adopted. The operational principles and characteristics of the proposed converter are to be analyzed and verified experimentally.      

PWM Resonant Single-Switch Isolated Converter

The flyback converter is one of the most attractive isolated converters in small power applications because of its simple structure. However, it suffers from a high device stress and a large transformer size. To relieve these drawbacks, a high-efficient pulsewidth modulation resonant single-switch isolated converter is proposed. The proposed converter derives the power using the resonance between transformer leakage inductor and secondary capacitor without a large filter inductor. Therefore, the switch turn-off loss and snubber loss are reduced by a sinusoidal-shaped current. Moreover, it has a reduced voltage stress on the secondary diodes without a dissipative snubber and a smaller transformer size. Therefore, it features a simple structure, low cost, and high efficiency. The operational principle and characteristics of the proposed converter are presented and verified experimentally with a $300 {sim} 400 {rm V}_{rm dc}$ input, $70 {rm V}_{rm dc}/1.5 {rm A}$ output prototype converter.      

Analysis and design of phase shift full bridge converter with series-connected two transformers

A new phase shift full bridge (PSFB) converter with series-connected two transformers is proposed. The proposed converter shows wide zero voltage switching (ZVS) ranges and no output inductor is needed since each transformer individually acts as an inductor or a transformer during different times of the switching cycle. The operational principle, large signal modeling, and design equations are presented. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed converter can achieve a significant improvement in the efficiency for a 100W (5 V, 20 A) telecommunication on-board power supply.     

Analysis and Implementation of a ZVS-PWM Converter With Series-Connected Transformers

This brief presents the analysis, design, and implementation of zero-voltage switching (ZVS) active clamp converter with series-connected transformer. A family of isolated ZVS active clamp converters is introduced. The technique of the adopted ZVS commutation will not increase additional voltage stress of switching devices. In the adopted converter with series-connected transformer, each transformer can be operated as an inductor or a transformer. Therefore, no output inductor is needed. To reduce the voltage stress of the switching device in the conventional forward converter, the active clamp technique is used to recycle the energy stored in the transformer leakage back into the input dc source. Finally, experimental results are presented taken from a laboratory prototype with 100-W rated power, input voltage of 155 V, output voltage of 5 V, and operating at 150 kHz. [All rights reserved Elsevier].     

Optimum Design Consideration and Implementation of a Novel Synchronous Rectified Soft-Switched Phase-Shift Full-Bridge Converter for Low-Output-Voltage High-Output-Current Applications

Optimum design consideration and implementation of a novel synchronous rectified soft-switched phase-shift full-bridge dc/dc converter with a primary-side energy storage inductor for server adapter application is presented in this paper. By employing a primary-side energy storage inductor, the main switches can achieve a soft-switching condition, and there is little reverse recovery loss in the body diodes of a secondary-side rectifier due to relatively slow downslope of the triangular current. Since the output capacitive filter reduces the voltage stress across the rectifiers, the synchronous rectifier with a lower breakdown voltage rate can be utilized to improve the conversion efficiency dramatically. Thus, this converter can obtain relatively high conversion efficiency for some medium-power applications with low output voltage and high output current, such as the server adapter. Several key optimum design considerations of this converter are also presented in detail in this paper. Finally, a 100-kHz, 300-W (12$,$V/25$,$ A) laboratory-made prototype for a given server adapter application is built up based on the proposed optimum design procedure of this converter to verify all the theoretical analysis and evaluations.      

Interleaved ZVS Converter With Ripple-Current Cancellation

In this paper, an interleaved soft-switching converter with ripple-current cancellation is presented to achieve zero- voltage-switching (ZVS) turn-on and load current sharing. In order to achieve ZVS turn-on, an active snubber is connected in parallel with the primary winding of the transformer. The energy stored in the transformer leakage inductance and magnetizing inductance can be recovered so that the peak voltage stress of switching devices is limited. The resonance at the transition interval is used to realize ZVS turn-on of all switches. In order to achieve three-level pulsewidth-modulation (PWM) scheme, an addition fast-recovery diode is used in the converter. Three-level PWM scheme can reduce the ac ripple current on the output inductor such that the output inductor can be reduced. The current-doubler rectifier is adopted in the secondary side of the transformer to reduce the transformer secondary-winding current and output voltage ripple by canceling the current ripple of two output inductors. The output voltage is controlled at the desired value using the interleaved PWM scheme. These features make the proposed converter suitable for the dc-dc converter with high output current. The operation principles, steady state analysis, and design equations of the proposed converter are provided in detail. Finally, experiments based on a 600-W (12 V/50 A) prototype are provided to verify the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed converter.     

A single-stage power factor correction AC/DC converter based on zero voltage switching full bridge topology with two series-connected transformers

A single-stage power factor correction ac/dc converter based on zero voltage switching (ZVS) full bridge topology with two series-connected transformers is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter offers a very wide ZVS range due to the configuration of two series-connected transformers. It features a high efficiency over wide load ranges. Furthermore, it shows the low voltage stress on a dc link capacitor. The proposed converter also gives the high power factor and low input current harmonics complied with IEC 61000-3-2 Class D requirements by integrating a boost stage operated in a discontinuous current mode. The ZVS conditions, large signal modeling, and design procedure are discussed in detail. Experimental results are presented to show the validity of the proposed converter.     

移相全桥ZVS变换器的分析和设计

移相全桥零电压开关变换器是中大功率直直变换场合的理想拓扑之一,但其次级整流二极管反向恢复时,产生严重的寄生振荡,二极管上存在很高的尖峰电压。而文献1中的变换器通过增加一个谐振电感和两个二极管,不仅可以实现软开关,还可以消除次级整流二极管反向恢复引起的电压振荡。基于此变换器的工作原理,文中设计了一台500W移相控制零电压软开关电源,给出了主电路的设计过程和实验波形。     

Zero-voltage-switching PWM three-level converter with two clamping diodes

A zero-voltage-switching pulsewidth-modulation three-level (ZVS PWM TL) converter realizes ZVS for the switches with the use of the leakage inductance (or external resonant inductance) and the output capacitors of the switches, however, the rectifier diodes suffer from reverse recovery which results in oscillation and voltage spike. In order to solve this problem, this paper proposes a novel ZVS PWM TL converter, which introduces two clamping diodes to the basic TL converter to eliminate the oscillation and clamp the rectified voltage to the reflected input voltage; in the meanwhile, all the switches keep to realize ZVS. Furthermore, the proposed ZVS PWM TL converter can be simplified by removing the two freewheeling diodes. The operation principle of the novel converter and the simplified converter are analyzed and are verified by a prototype converter. The experimental results are also included in this paper.     

A novel active snubber for high-power boost converters

A technique which improves the performance of the boost converter by reducing the reverse-recovery-related losses in the boost switch and rectifier with an active snubber that is implemented with a minimum number of components is presented. This minimum-component-count snubber consists of a snubber inductor, an auxiliary switch, and a rectifier. The proposed technique reduces the reverse-recovery-related losses by controlling the turn-off di/dt rate of the rectifier current with the snubber inductor connected in series with the boost switch and rectifier. The voltage and current stresses of the components in the proposed active-snubber boost converter are similar to those in its conventional “hard-switched” counterpart     

一种原边带箝位二极管的ZVS移相全桥变换器

移相全桥零电压变换器是中大功率直直变换场合的理想拓扑之一,但在其输出整流二极管反向恢复时,整流桥产生寄生振荡,二极管上存在很高的尖峰电压。这将带来电路损耗,并影响整流桥的使用寿命。本文介绍了一种原边带箝位二极管的电路形式,它能够很好地抑制寄生振荡,消除尖峰电压,分析了其工作原理,制作了一个5.5kW样机,并给出了加二极管前后的对比实验结果。     

A novel ZVS DC/DC converter for high power applications

This paper presents a novel zero voltage switch (ZVS) pulse-width modulation (PWM) DC/DC converter for high power, high output voltage applications. By using two active switches in the secondary side of a transformer, the proposed converter achieves not only ZVS of the active switches in the entire load ranges but also soft commutation of the output rectifier diodes. The proposed topology has simple structure and control strategy. Simulation results and experimental results of a 2.8 kW 200 kHz DC/DC converter are presented.     

A 0.9-V Input Discontinuous-Conduction-Mode Boost Converter With CMOS-Control Rectifier

A 0.9-V input discontinuous-conduction-mode (DCM) boost converter delivering 2.5-V and 100-mA output is presented. A novel low-voltage pulse-width modulator is proposed. The modulator can be directly powered from the 0.9-V input instead of using the 2.5-V output as in general modulator designs. Sophisticated low-voltage analog blocks, which normally consume a large amount of power and chip area, are not required in the modulator. The impact of output-voltage ripple and transient-induced output-voltage perturbation on the operation of analog blocks inside the modulator is eliminated. Boost converter start-up sequence is also greatly simplified. A CMOS-control rectifier (CCR) is also proposed to improve converter power efficiency. The CCR is used to replace the conventional rectifying switch to provide adaptive dead-time, which helps to minimize charge-sharing loss and body-diode conduction loss. Corresponding thermal stress on the rectifying switch is hence minimized. The CCR also enables the use of small off-chip inductor and capacitor at sub-MHz switching frequency to improve light-load efficiency. This converter has been implemented in a 0.35- $mu$m CMOS process. It is designed to operate at ${sim}$ 667 kHz with a 1 $mu$ H inductor and 4.7 $mu$ F output capacitor to reduce both switching loss and form factor. Experimental results prove that the converter can be directly powered from 0.9-V input with ${sim}$ 85% efficiency at 100-mA output.      

储能电感前置软开关移相全桥变流器研究

本文提出了一种适用于低压大电流输出场合的软开关移相全桥变流器。该变流器原边带有储能电感,副边采用同步整流技术,通过合理的设计能够使之工作于断续模式(DCM)。其中原边储能电感可以简单方便地实现超前臂开关管的零电压开通。这种工作模式不但能够实现滞后臂的零电流关断,还能实现副边整流器件的零电流关断,有效地降低其开关损耗、体二极管的反向恢复损耗以及抑制寄生结电容电压震荡尖刺等。又因为副边同步整流管的电压应力受到输出电压箝位,所以可以选用较低耐压的同步整流管降低副边的导通损耗。最后根据理论分析设计研制了一台工作频率100kHz,额定功率300Watts的实验样机验证了它的基本工作原理,而其较高的变换效率也体现了该移相全桥变流器的优点。     

Analysis and Optimal Design Considerations for an Improved Full Bridge ZVS DC–DC Converter With High Efficiency

This paper proposes an improved full bridge dc–dc converter, which can achieve zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) with wide input voltage range and load range. The operation principle of the converter and the optimal design considerations for high efficiency and ZVS range are analyzed. By adding two clamp diodes and two small coupled inductors at the primary side of the transformer, the voltage ringing across rectifier diodes is reduced. Therefore, Schottky diodes can be employed to reduce conduction loss, and high efficiency is achieved. A 1.2-kW/105-kHz prototype was made with an efficiency higher than 95% at full load to verify the theoretical analysis.     

A Novel High-Power-Density Three-Level LCC Resonant Converter With Constant-Power-Factor-Control for Charging Applications

This paper proposes a variable-frequency zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) three-level LCC resonant converter that is able to utilize the parasitic components of the high turns-ratio transformer. By applying a three-level structure to the primary side, the voltage stress of the primary switches is half of the input voltage. Low-voltage MOSFETs with better performance can be used in this converter, and zero-current-switching (ZCS) is achieved for rectifier diodes. By applying a magnetic integration technique, only one magnetic component is required in this converter. The power factor concept of resonant converters is proposed and analyzed, and a novel constant power-factor control scheme is proposed. Based on this control strategy, the circulating energy of resonant converters is considerably reduced. High efficiency can be obtained for high-voltage high-power charging applications. The operation principle of the converter is analyzed and verified on a 700-kHz, 3.7-kW prototype, with which a power density of 72 ${hbox {W/inch}}^{3}$ is achieved.      

采用倍流整流移相全桥的ZVZCS直流变换器研究

在传统的移相全桥ZVZCS直流变换器中,输出侧多采用全波整流式结构,在大电流输出条件下这种结构将增加输出滤波电感和变压器的体积以及整流管上的电压应力,不利于在低压大电流输出场合的应用。针对这种情况,文章在输出侧采用一种适宜应用在低电压大电流输出场合的倍流整流式结构,使变压器和输出滤波电感的设计得到简化,并且输出整流二极管实现了零电流自然关断,降低了功率器件的应力与开关损耗,适合于大功率场合;文中还简单讨论了软开关的实现范围和参数的设计等问题。最后,在以上分析的基础上,设计了一台输出电压为27V,输出功率为3kW的电源,利用Matlab/Simulink进行了仿真,并给出了相应的仿真结果。     

A family of zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) three-level DC-DC converters with secondary-assisted regenerative passive snubber

A detailed analysis and optimized-oriented design of a family of three-level soft-switching converters is presented. The zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) of the outer switches and zero-current-switching (ZCS) of the inner switches is realized by employing a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) phase-shift control and a secondary-assisted passive snubber. The switching operation is discussed by comparing the results produced by the use of different passive snubbers (the author's original one and literature-available ones). The voltage on the rectifier diodes is clamped at a reasonable value, specific to each one of the six snubbers taken into consideration. The voltage stress on each transistor is reduced to half of the input voltage. Lower rated transistors and rectifier diodes can be used, thus reducing the conduction losses. Before turning on/off the inner switches, the snubber's capacitor voltage determines the fall of the primary current to zero, thus avoiding wasteful energy circulation and assuring ZCS. The snubber's energy is recuperated to the load. The outcome of these improvements is a high efficiency in energy processing. Soft-switching-oriented constraints on the converter parameters are expressed as implicit equations, whose graphical solution permits the optimized design of the parameters in order to ensure ZVZCS. A comparative analysis of the effective duty cycle and the boost effect of it, due to the use of the secondary snubber, is performed. The influence of the choices of the parameters values on the regulation capability is pointed out. Experimental results prove the expected high performances of the optimized converters.     

Integrated ZVS DC–DC converter with continuous input current and high voltage gain

An integrated zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) DC–DC converter with continuous input current and high voltage gain is proposed. The proposed converter can operate with soft switching, a continuous inductor current and fixed switching frequency. The voltage stress of the power switches is relatively low compared to the output voltage. Moreover, soft-switching characteristic of the proposed converter reduces switching loss of active power switches and raise the conversion efficiency. The reverse-recovery problem of output rectifiers is also alleviated by controlling the current changing rates of diodes with the use of the leakage inductance of a coupled inductor. The operation and performance of the proposed DC–DC converter were verified on an 115?W experimental prototype operating at 100?kHz.