隔离式低压大电流输出DC/DC变换器拓扑分析

从拓扑、应用方面论述了低压大电流变换器技术近期的发展。对隔离式DC/DC变换器原边和副边拓扑进行了分析和比较,得出了隔离式低压大电流输出DC/DC变换器的优选拓扑结构。阐述了带倍流整流的桥式拓扑、推挽正激拓扑以及改进型推挽正激拓扑的优点和工作特点。同时,介绍了能提高变换器效率的同步整流技术。     

Electrothermal analysis of the self-excited push-pull DC-DC converter

The SPICE-aided electrothermal analysis of a self-excited push-pull DC-DC converter is considered in the paper. The new electrothermal model of a pulse transformer, which constitutes the basic component element of the considered converter, is proposed. This model contains among others: two different temperatures of the windings and the core, the influence of temperature on losses in the core and in the windings, the dependence of the magnetization curve on the core temperature, the Curie temperature, selfheating and mutual thermal interactions between the core and the windings. The semiconductor devices are described with the use of the hybrid electrothermal models. The measurements and electrothermal calculations of the characteristics of the investigated converter with the use of the models proposed in the paper are performed. A good agreement between the results of the calculations and the measurements achieved with this model testifies to correctness of the presented models.     

Research on a novel capacitor clamped multilevel matrix converter

A new multilevel matrix converter that can be applied to medium or high voltage ac drives is presented to alleviate harmonic components in the output voltage. The proposed converter contains six flying capacitors to balance the voltage distribution of series connection bidirectional switch modules and provide middle voltage levels. Stable flying capacitors voltage must be maintained to facilitate the operation of the converter. When the converter is working, the voltage of flying capacitors can be controlled by swapping two switching modes with opposite charging current corresponding to each middle voltage levels. A simple output voltage vector synthesis method is described and utilized. The operation and commutation strategies are discussed. Simulations and experiments are carried out to validate the proposed converter. Comparisons are made between proposed converter and conventional matrix converter.     

Novel unity power factor circuits using zero-vector control forsingle-phase input systems

This paper proposes two novel circuits which realize a unity input power factor single-phase to three-phase converter with a motor load. The power supply is connected to the neutral point of the motor, and the three-phase inverter is controlled to act also as a virtual AC/DC power converter leg. This virtual leg is controlled by zero vectors of the three-phase inverter. The main features of these circuits are as follows: no inductive components are required; a reduction in the number of switching devices compared with conventional topologies; and motor current increases because converter input current also flows through the motor windings. A full-bridge converter can be built using the same number of switching devices as the conventional half bridge and with no need for a capacitive leg with an accessible neutral point. In this paper, the proposed full-bridge-type circuit is experimentally tested using a 750-W induction motor as load     

A leakage-inductance-based ZVS two-inductor boost converter with integrated magnetics

A two-inductor boost converter topology has conduction loss and transformer utilization advantages in converting low-voltage higher current inputs to high output voltages. In this letter, a new zero-voltage switching (ZVS) two-inductor boost converter with integrated magnetics is proposed. In the new topology, the two current source inductors, a resonant inductor and a two-winding transformer, are integrated into one single magnetic core with three windings. Two windings simultaneously perform the functions of the current source inductors and the transformer primary. The transformer leakage inductance forms the resonant inductance. This leads to a much more compact converter design with a significant reduction in the number of core and winding components. A theoretical analysis establishes the operating point of the ZVS converter. Both of the theoretical and experimental waveforms, including flux waveforms for the legs of the integrated core structure, are presented at the end of the letter.     

Series resonant converter with auxiliary winding turns: analysis,design and implementation

Conventional series resonant converters have researched and applied for high-efficiency power units due to the benefit of its low switching losses. The main problems of series resonant converters are wide frequency variation and high circulating current. Thus, resonant converter is limited at narrow input voltage range and large input capacitor is normally adopted in commercial power units to provide the minimum hold-up time requirement when AC power is off. To overcome these problems, the resonant converter with auxiliary secondary windings are presented in this paper to achieve high voltage gain at low input voltage case such as hold-up time duration when utility power is off. Since the high voltage gain is used at low input voltage cased, the frequency variation of the proposed converter compared to the conventional resonant converter is reduced. Compared to conventional resonant converter, the hold-up time in the proposed converter is more than 40ms. The larger magnetising inductance of transformer is used to reduce the circulating current losses. Finally, a laboratory prototype is constructed and experiments are provided to verify the converter performance.     

一种多输出电流馈电推挽变换器的 电流反馈控制方法

 本文提出了一种应用于多输出BUCK电流馈电推挽变换器的电流反馈控制方法.该控制方法等效于可变权系数的加权电压控制方法,其通过将反馈变量采样点由输出支路转移至变压器原边输入端并利用电感电流加以补偿从而实现对各支路输出电压的均衡调节.这一控制方法在简化反馈环节的同时改善了各支路输出电压的负载调整特性.分析过程考虑了主要的传导损失.仿真与实验结果证明了该控制方法的有效性.     

采用有源电容倍增器改善开关电容DC-DC变换器的性能

研究了开关电容DC-DC变换器输出电压与电容的关系,分析了变换器输出电压波纹产生的原因.针对变换器中大电容难集成的问题,提出了一种基于跨导放大器和第二代电流传输器的有源电容倍增器的新型拓扑结构.该电路只用较少的元件就可以实现开关电容变换器中的浮地和接地电容.以二阶开关电容DC-DC变换器为例,用PSPICE软件分别对采用了有源电容倍增器的新型结构和传统结构进行了仿真.结果显示,基于有源电容倍增器的开关电容变换器仅用100pF电容就等效了200nF电容的输出性能,而且具有更低的输出电压波纹.     

Failure prediction of electrolytic capacitors during operation of aswitchmode power supply

Electrolytic filter capacitors are frequently responsible for static converter breakdowns. To predict these faults, a new method to set a predictive maintenance is presented and tested on two types of converters. The best indicator of fault of the output filter capacitors is the increase of ESR (equivalent series resistance). The output-voltage ripple ΔV_o of the converter increases with respect to ESR. In order to avoid errors due to load variations, ΔV_o is filtered at the switching frequency of the converter. The problem is that this filtered component is not only dependent on the aging of the capacitors, but also on the ambient temperature, output current, and input voltage of the converter. Thus, to predict the failure of the capacitors, this component is processed with these parameters and the remaining time before failure is deduced. Software was developed to establish predictive maintenance of the converter. The method developed is as follows. First, a reference system including all the converter parameters was built for the converter at its sound state, i.e., using sound electrolytic filter capacitors. Then, all these parameters were processed and compared on line to the reference system, thereby, the lifetime of these capacitors was computed     

Three-Phase Rectifier With Near Sinusoidal Input Currents and Capacitors Connected on the AC Side

An analysis of a three-phase low-harmonic diode rectifier equipped with inductors, capacitors connected on the ac side, and diodes is presented. Inductors and capacitors are used in conjunction with the three-phase diode bridge rectifier to improve the waveform of the currents drawn from the utility grid. The operation of the proposed converter is analyzed, and on this basis, design considerations are commented. The converter characteristics are determined as a function of the load current. Comparisons between the studied converter and other rectifiers (classical rectifiers with passive or active filters, three-phase rectifiers with near sinusoidal input currents and capacitors connected on the dc side, and three-phase low-harmonic rectifiers applying the third harmonic current injection) are also presented. Several possible applications of the two variants of the three-phase rectifiers with near sinusoidal input currents (with capacitors connected on the dc side or on the ac side) are mentioned. Analytically derived results are experimentally verified     

Sequential connection and phase control of a high-current rectifieroptimized for copper electrowinning applications

This paper proposes an optimized sequential control technique for copper electrowinning high-current rectifiers. The converter comprises two series-connected six-pulse double-wye rectifiers, a step-down transformer, and a tuned input filter. The six-pulse rectifiers are fed from delta and polygon primary windings with different turns ratio and phase shifted by 5°. Under the proposed control scheme, one rectifier is kept at nominal output voltage, and the other one is phase controlled to control the load's current. The proposed strategy greatly improves the rectifier's performance, reducing its reactive power maximum demand by 62% compared to conventional rectifiers and, therefore, reduces the input filters power rating also by 62%. This is accomplished while keeping the input power factor above 0.95 throughout the whole operating range. Further, the converter's reactive power consumption presents a low varying characteristic, allowing it to use a fixed filter, even when operating from a power system not capable of withstanding large reactive power variations. Finally, it presents a harmonic current distortion comparable to conventional 12-pulse high-current rectifiers. This paper presents the design and optimization procedure of the rectifying system. A 2.5 kVA laboratory prototype was used to validate the converter model, later employed in evaluating the converter operating in a 10.5 MVA copper electrowinning facility. The results obtained confirm the advantages of the proposed converter and its control strategy     

A novel winding-coupled buck converter for high-frequency, high-step-down DC-DC conversion

This paper analyzes the fundamental limitations of the buck converter for high-frequency, high-step-down dc-dc conversion. Further modification with additional coupled windings in the buck converter yields a novel topology, which significantly improves the efficiency without compromising the transient response. An integrated magnetic structure is proposed for these windings so that the same magnetic cores used in the buck converter can be used here as well. Furthermore, it is easy to implement a lossless clamp circuit to limit the device voltage stress and to recover inductor leakage energy. This new topology is applied for a 12V-to-1.5V/25A voltage regulator module (VRM) design. At a switching frequency of 2MHz, over 80% full-load efficiency is achieved, which is 8% higher than that of the conventional buck converter.     

An integrated magnetic isolated two-inductor boost converter: analysis, design and experimentation

This paper presents an integrated magnetic isolated two-inductor boost converter. Patent pending: USPTO/Worldwide filing number 60/444821. All magnetic components are integrated into one magnetic assembly. Two inductor windings are intrinsically coupled to allow input current to increase only when both primary switches are closed. The operation principle, start-up, and protection mechanisms are detailed. A prototype converter has been built. Experimental and simulation results verify the analysis.     

两级式电流馈电推挽变换器的设计

与传统的两级式电压馈电推挽变换器相比,两级式电流馈电推挽变换器省去了前级降压式变换电路（BUCK）的输出电容和后级推挽的输出电感,因而在低压大电流多路输出的应用场合具有较大优势。文章介绍了该变换器的工作原理和主要参数设计,并进行了实验验证。实验表明：该变换器具有输入电压范围宽、开关管电压应力小的优点。     

A high-performance, integrated magnetics scheme for buck-cascaded push-pull converter

This letter proposes a new integrated magnetics scheme for the buck cascaded current-fed push-pull converter. While integrating the transformer and inductor into a common structure, the proposed scheme also alters the operating characteristics of the basic converter. This leads to several advantages such as, continuous output current, zero voltage switching (ZVS), and zero current switching (ZCS) for the switches of the push-pull stage, and reduced conduction losses. The principle of operation of the proposed scheme is analyzed using the gyrator-capacitor model. Experimental results from a 12 V/5 A proof-of-concept prototype are presented demonstrating the advantages of the proposed scheme.     

消除推挽DC／DC变换器偏磁策略的研究

利用了电压环和峰值电流环控制大功率推挽DC／DC变换器,提出消除主变偏磁的策略,设计了3kW推挽变换器,利用MATLAB仿真验证了该控制策略可以消除主变偏磁。该策略已用于低压大功率的变换器。     

光伏发电用推挽正激升压电源的研究

针对光伏发电升压电源中存在的输入输出不隔离及体积大效率低的缺点,研制了一款具有MPPT功能的新型推挽正激升压电源。以推挽正激变换器作为升压电源的核心,设计了升压电源主电路、控制电路、反馈电路。在最大功率点跟踪中提出了扰动因子,利用改进的变步长扰动观察法对传统的MPPT算法进行优化。实验结果显示了变换器良好的特性,推挽正激升压电源达到了结构简单稳定性高的设计要求并能准确迅速跟踪外部环境的变化。     

Design of 48 V Voltage regulator modules with a novel integrated magnetics

The push-pull forward topology with the current-doubler and synchronous rectifier is a suitable approach for high-input voltage regulator modules (VRMs) used to supply high-performance microprocessors. In order to improve efficiency and reduce size, this paper proposes an improved push-pull forward converter with a novel integrated magnetics. All the magnetic components including input filter inductor, step-down transformer and output filter inductors are integrated into a single EI or EE core. This topology is essentially the modified push-pull converter with the built-in input filter and the coupled-inductor current doubler rectifier. The proposed integrated magnetic structure features a simple core structure, a small leakage inductance and low winding and core losses. A design is given for a 48-V VRM with a 1.2-V and 70-A output, and its experimental results show that the proposed approach can offer a great improvement in efficiency.     

Integrated magnetics for current-doubler rectifiers

This paper presents a new integrated magnetic structure for current-doubler rectifiers (CDR). Compared to previously published structures, the proposed design allows the equivalent filtering inductance to be increased with significantly less increase in total winding conduction loss. The increased inductance leads to reduced current and voltage ripple, thereby reducing the size of capacitors required for output filtering. The lower current and flux ripple also helps to reduce the conduction loss and the magnetic core loss. As the result, the overall converter efficiency can be improved, especially under light load when the losses due to ripple current and ripple flux are more significant. Analysis of the proposed structure is presented in the paper, along with an equivalent circuit model suitable for steady-state and dynamic response analyses. Detailed design procedures are also provided by using a half-bridge converter as example. Experimental results from two 100-W, 3.3-V output half-bridge converters are presented to validate the concept and the analyses.     

An analysis of three-phase rectifiers with near-sinusoidal input currents

An analysis of a three-phase low-harmonic diode rectifier equipped with inductors, capacitors, and diodes is presented. Inductors and capacitors are used in conjunction with the three-phase diode rectifier bridge to improve the waveform of the currents drawn from the utility grid. The operation of the proposed converter is analyzed and, on this basis, design considerations are commented upon. The converter characteristics are determined as a function of the load current. Comparisons between the studied converter and other rectifiers (classical rectifiers, with passive or active filters, and three-phase low-harmonic rectifiers applying the third-harmonic current injection) are also presented. Several possible applications of the three-phase rectifiers with near-sinusoidal input currents are mentioned. Analytically obtained results are experimentally verified.