软开关PWM变换器发展综述

软开关技术已从基本谐振变换器,准谐振变换器和谐振直流环节变换器发展到软开关ＰＷＭ变换器。软开关ＰＷＭ变换器综合了软开关技术和ＰＷＭ技术各自的优点,构成新一类目前发展和应用前景的变换器。本文系统地综述了谐振直流环变换器,零电压和零电流开关ＰＷＭ变换器,零电压转换ＰＷＭ变换器和零电流转换ＰＷＭ变换器的工作原理和特点。     

Family of Soft-Switching PWM Converters With Current Sharing in Switches

In this paper, a new family of soft-switching pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converters is introduced. In this family of converters, two switches operate out of phase and share the output current while providing soft-switching condition for each other. A buck converter, from this family of converters, is analyzed and its operating modes are discussed. The adoption of regular PWM control circuit to the proposed converters is presented. A prototype converter is implemented and its experimental results are illustrated.     

直流变换器软开关技术综述

近几十年来,随着功率密度的提高,DC/DC变换器软开关技术取得了很多成就。从谐振变换器、软开关-PWM变换器以及移相全桥软开关变换器三个方面对直流软开关技术进行了综述,比较了各种软开关技术的优缺点;对进一步提高软开关变换器效率的改进方法进行了展望。     

Soft-switching PWM three-level converters

This paper proposes a family of modulation strategies for PWM three-level (TL) converters. The modulation strategies can be classified into two kinds according to the turn-off sequence of the two switches of the pair of switches. The concept of the leading switches and the lagging switches is introduced to realize soft-switching for PWM TL converters. The realization of soft-switching for both the leading switches and the lagging switches is proposed, based on which, soft-switching PWM TL converters can be classified into two kinds: zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS), for which the suitable modulation strategies are pointed out respectively from the family of modulation strategies. A novel ZVZCS TL converter is proposed, its operation principle and parameter design are analyzed, and the experimental results are also included     

无源软开关电路拓扑的研究

提出一个研究无源软开关电路的新技术方法;其特征是对基本的单管隔离型PWM DC/DC变换器进行类比分析,由此直接导出可行的缓冲能量再生复位电路.该新方法能使DC/DC PWM硬开关变换器转变为软开关变换器.以新型Boost无源软开关变换器为例,进行了电路理论分析与中功率样机的实验测试;结果表明此新变换器具有较宽的软开关工作范围、较低的电应力、较小的缓冲元件量值等特点.由此认为,这种研究方法推导简单、物理意义清晰,还能深入地研究无源软开关的新电路拓扑.     

基于LPC2214的ZVZCS-PWM全桥变换控制器的研究

针对传统ZVZCS-PWMDC／DC全桥变换器在实现滞后桥臂开关管零电流开关过程中,存在着辅助谐振电路附加损耗较大,软开关实现方式复杂,功率开关管电压应力和电流应力高等缺点,介绍了一种新型次级箝位移相控制的ZVZCSPWMDC／DC全桥变换器。文中分析了该变换器实现软开关的原理,同时设计了变换器数字控制系统,控制器采用LPC2214型ARM芯片,并通过一台实验样机验证了这种软开关变换器相关理论的正确性以及该数字控制系统的可行性。     

An improved family of ZVS-PWM active-clamping DC-to-DC converters

A new family of DC-to-DC converters featuring clamping action, PWM modulation and soft-switching (ZVS) in both active and passive switches, is proposed to overcome the limitations of clamped mode DC-to-DC converters. The new family of converters is generated and the new circuits are presented. As the resonant circuits absorb all parasitic reactances, including transistor output capacitance and diode junction capacitance, these converters are suitable for high-frequency operation. Principle of operation of the boost converter, theoretical analysis, simulation and experimental results are presented, taken from a laboratory prototype rated at 1600 W, input voltage of 300 V, output voltage of 400 V, and operating at 100 kHz. The measured efficiency at full load was 98%     

高频软开关PWM功率变换技术的发展与现状

本文介绍了三类零电压软件开关ＰＷＭ变换器和两类零电流软件开关ＰＷＭ变换器的特点和工作原理。     

Novel zero-voltage-transition PWM converters

To date, soft-switching techniques applied to the PWM converters, with the exception of a few isolated cases, are subjected to either high switch voltage stresses or high switch current stresses, or both. A new class of zero-voltage-transition PWM converters is proposed, where both the transistor and the rectifier operate with zero-voltage switching and are subjected to minimum voltage and current stresses. Breadboarded converters are constructed to verify the novelty of the proposed new family of converters     

A new soft-switched PWM boost converter with a lossless auxiliary circuit

A soft-switching scheme for the PWM boost converter is newly proposed to obtain the desirable features of both the conventional PWM boost and resonant converters such as ease of control, reduced switching losses and stresses, and low EMI. In order to achieve the soft-switching action, the proposed scheme employs an auxiliary circuit, which is added to the conventional boost converter and used to achieve soft-switching for both the main switch and the output diode while not incurring any additional losses due to the auxiliary circuit itself. The basic operations, in this paper, are discussed and design guidelines are presented. Through a 100?KHz, 60?W prototype, the usefulness of the proposed scheme is verified.     

Lossless passive soft-switching methods for inverters andamplifiers

This paper proposes lossless passive soft-switching methods for inverters developed from a synthesis procedure applicable to all pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converters. The lossless passive soft-switching converter properties and synthesis procedure are derived for inverters. Promising full-bridge and half-bridge soft-switching inverter examples are shown from the synthesis results. These include a new soft turn-on full bridge that contains only six components and a new soft turn-on and turn-off half bridge that contains 12 components. The voltage stress across the active switches can be easily maintained below 125% of V_bus. Additionally, no transformers are used for energy recovery, eliminating their associated diode stress and leakage inductance problems. The theoretical and experimental waveforms and analysis are given     

Novel zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) full-bridge PWM converter using coupled output inductor

A novel zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) full-bridge pulse-width-modulated (PWM) converter is proposed to improve the previously proposed ZVZCS full-bridge PWM converters. By employing a simple auxiliary circuit with neither lossy components nor active switches, soft-switching of the primary switches is achieved. The proposed converter has many advantages such as simple auxiliary circuit, high efficiency, low voltage stress of the rectifier diode and self-adjustment of the circulating current, which make the proposed converter attractive for the high voltage and high power applications. The principles of operation and design considerations are presented and verified on the 4 kW experimental converter operating at 80 kHz.     

软开关半桥DC/DC变换器的PWM控制策略分析

文章根据控制型软开关半桥DC/DC变换器的定义,总结和归纳了4种控制型软开关半桥DC/DC变换器的PWM控制策略和缓冲型软开关半桥DC/DC变换器对称PWM控制策略。对上述PWM控制策略进行了深入分析和综合比较,为选择具体应用场合提供了依据。     

Reduction of power converter EMI emission using soft-switchingtechnique

Measurements of conducted and radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI) emission from hard-switched and soft-switched buck, boost, and flyback converters of similar power ratings are presented. Results indicate that EMI emission can be substantially reduced by using a soft-switching technique in power converters. Thus, the soft-switching technique provides a practical and useful solution to reduce EMI emission from switched-mode power circuits. A comparison of EMI emission on the three classes of converters is also included. The flyback converter is found to be the least EMC friendly among the converters tested     

An improved ZCS-PWM commutation cell for IGBT's application

An improved zero-current-switching pulsewidth-modulation (ZCS-PWM) commutation cell is proposed, which is suitable for high-power applications using insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) as the power switches. It provides ZCS operation for active switches with low-current stress without voltage stress and PWM operating at constant frequency. The main advantage of this cell is a substantial reduction of the resonant current peak through the main switch during the commutation process. Therefore, the RMS current through it is very close to that observed in the hard-switching PWM converters. Also, small ratings auxiliary components can be used. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed ZCS-PWM commutation cell, it was applied to a boost converter. Operating principles, theoretical analysis, design guidelines and a design example are described and verified by experimental results obtained from a prototype operating at 40 kHz, with an input voltage rated at 155 V and 1 kW output power. The measured efficiency of the improved ZCS-PWM boost converter is presented and compared with that of hard-switching boost converter and with some ZCS-PWM boost converters presented in the literature. Finally, this paper presents the application of the proposed soft-switching technique in DC-DC nonisolated power converters     

Review of high-performance three-phase power-factor correctioncircuits

This paper reviews progress in topology, control, and design aspects in three-phase power-factor correction (PFC) techniques. Different switching rectifier topologies are presented for various applications. Representative soft-switching schemes, including zero-voltage and zero-current switched pulsewidth modulated (PWM) techniques, are investigated. Merits and limitations of these techniques are discussed and illustrated by experimental results obtained on prototype converters. Control and input filter design issues are also discussed     

A general approach to synthesis and analysis of quasi-resonantconverters

A method for systematic synthesis of quasi-resonant (QR) topologies by addition of resonant elements to a parent pulse-width modulation (PWM) converter network is proposed. It is found that there are six QR classes with two resonant elements, including two novel classes. More complex QR converters can be generated by a recursive application of the synthesis method. Topological definitions of all known and novel QR classes follow directly from the synthesis method and topological properties of PWM parents. The synthesis of QR converters is augmented by a study of possible switch realizations and operating modes. In particular, it is demonstrated that a controllable rectifier can be used to accomplish the constant-frequency control in all QR classes. Links between the QR converters and the underlying PWM networks are extended to general DC and small-signal AC models in which the model of the PWM parent is explicitly exposed. Results of steady-state analyses of selected QR classes and operating modes include boundaries of operating regions, DC characteristics, a comparison of switching transitions and switch stresses, and a discussion of relevant design trade-offs     

A true ZCZVT commutation cell for PWM converters

This paper introduces a true zero-current and zero-voltage transition (ZCZVT) commutation cell for DC-DC pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converters operating with an input voltage less than half the output voltage. It provides zero-current switching (ZCS) and zero-voltage switching (ZVS) simultaneously, at both turn on and turn off of the main switch and ZVS for the main diode. The proposed soft-switching technique is suitable for both minority and majority carrier semiconductor devices and can be implemented in several DC-DC PWM converters. The ZCZVT commutation cell is placed out of the power path, and, therefore, there are no voltage stresses on power semiconductor devices. The commutation cell consists of a few auxiliary devices, rated at low power, and it is only activated during the main switch commutations. The ZCZVT commutation cell, applied to a boost converter, has been analyzed theoretically and verified experimentally. A 1 kW boost converter operating at 40 kHz with an efficiency of 97.9% demonstrates the feasibility of the proposed commutation cell     

Dynamics and control of ZCZVT boost converters

In this paper, the small-signal mathematical model of a zero-current-zero-voltage-transition (ZCZVT) soft-switching boost power converter is proposed. It shows that the ZCZVT boost converter exhibits better dynamic behavior than the conventional pulsewidth modulated boost converter. The input-to-output voltage conversion ratio of the ZCZVT soft-switching converters lies in a range which is related to the load. Based on the derived model, a classical controller and a modified integral variable structure controller are designed to achieve output voltage regulation and line voltage disturbance rejection. The experimental results regarding converters performances for two controllers are compared by experimental results.     

A family of low EMI unity power factor converters

A new family of soft-switching unity power factor converters with high input power factor and isolated output is presented. A feature of the converters is a significant reduction of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI). Six converter topologies have been identified that share a zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) phase arm on the input boost converter stage. Detailed analysis and experimental results are presented on the double ZVS phase-arm resonant transition converter