Soft recovery PWM converter with energy recovery and foldingsnubber network suitable for high-power applications

A new soft recovery converter that operates in a more reliable and efficient manner than conventional converters by employing a multiple order folding snubber network (MFSN) and energy recovery network (ERN) is proposed. The new converter is suitable for low-cost, high-voltage and high-power applications operating at output powers of up to several kilowatts     

A new quasi-resonant DC-link PWM inverter using single switch for soft switching

This paper presents a new quasi-resonant DC-link (QRDCL) inverter. Only one switching device is used to create zero voltage instants under all load conditions. The maximum voltage across the inverter devices is maintained at around (1.01-1.1) times the input source voltage. The circuit has the flexibility of selecting switching instants of the resonant link in synchronism with any PWM technique. Control technique does not require the help of inverter switches to create the zero voltage instants in the DC-link, and voltage and current sensors are eliminated from the control circuit. In this paper, the principle of operation and detailed analysis of the proposed QRDCL inverter are presented and design considerations for achieving soft switching are obtained. Detailed PSPICE simulation studies are carried out to study the feasibility of the proposed topology under various load conditions. The experimental results of the proposed QRDCL PWM inverter feeding a three phase induction motor are given.     

A quasi-resonant quadratic boost converter using a single resonant network

This paper presents a quadratic boost converter using a single quasi-resonant network to reach soft commutation. A resonant inductor, a resonant capacitor, and an auxiliary switch form the resonant network and the main switch operates in a zero-current-switching way. A complete analysis of this converter is presented. According to the simulation and experimental results, this quadratic boost converter provides a larger conversion ratio than that provided by the conventional boost converter (for a given duty ratio D), and presents optimum performance, which operates with soft-switch commutation using a single resonant network.     

一种新型软开关DC-DC PWM升压变换器设计

为提高转换效率并降低电源开关的电流应力,提出一种基于新型有源缓冲电路的PWM DC-DC升压变换器。该有源缓冲电路使用ZVT—ZCT软开关技术,分别提供了总开关ZVT开启及ZCT闭合、辅助开关ZCS开启及ZCT闭合。消除了总开关额外的电流及电压应力,消除了辅助开关电压应力,且有源缓冲电路的耦合电感降低了电流应力。另外,通过连续将二极管添加到辅助开关电路,防止来自共振电路的输入电流应力进入总开关。实验结果表明,相比传统的PWM变换器,新的DC-DC PWM升压变换器在满负荷时电流应力降低且总体效率能达到98.7%。     

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.     

A current-controlled quasi-resonant converter forswitched-reluctance motor

A current-controlled quasi-resonant power converter suitable for switched-reluctance motor (SRM) feeding is presented. The converter operation is analyzed and its characteristics are determined in terms of the system parameters. The converter control strategy is studied for different operating conditions. Current control operation is considered and discussed. Theoretical predictions are verified and validated by experimental results obtained with a prototype SRM drive     

基于LLC谐振变换器和准谐振PWM恒流控制的LED驱动电源设计

使用谐振/准谐振拓扑结构设计LED驱动电源,前级DC/DC变换电路采用磁集成的半桥LLC谐振变换器,后级恒流采用准谐振PWM控制的BOOST电路.充分利用谐振BOOST拓扑和LLC谐振变换器的高效率特性,提高电源效率和功率密度.介绍了电路基本结构和工作原理,讨论了两级电路的设计方法.在此基础上制作了样机,实验结果表明所给出的设计方案可行并且合理.     

A single-stage quasi-resonant flyback converter using a synchronous rectifier

A single-stage quasi-resonant flyback converter using the synchronous rectifier (SR) is proposed for improving power factor and system efficiency. This converter operates at the critical conduction mode with the variable frequency (VF) control to reduce the switching loss of the primary switch. The bulk capacitor voltage can be independent of the output load and kept within a practical range for the universal line input. Therefore, the problem of high-voltage stress across the bulk capacitor is reduced. The proposed converter features relatively low bulk capacitor voltage in the universal line voltage and also complies with the Standard IEC 61000-3-2 Class D limits. Moreover, since it uses the voltage-driven SR, it achieves a high efficiency. The operational principle and theoretical analysis are presented. Experimental results for a 100?W (19?V/5.3?A) adapter at the VF were obtained to show the performance of the proposed converter.     

射极激励式准谐振反激变换器

针对ＲＣＣ型变换器存在的开关损耗问题,提出了对电路参数和磁路参数进行统一设计,以实现零电压开关的方法－射极激励技术,使双极性晶体管无二次击穿机理,功率处理能力仅取决于结温的限制。     

A new current-fed, isolated PWM DC-DC converter

This paper introduces a new current-fed DC-DC power converter circuit whose features are as follows: (1) two active switches gated in a complementary and asymmetrical way, connected to the same ground; (2) inherent high reliability provided by the input boost inductor; (3) isolation by a high-frequency transformer; and (4) purely capacitive output filter. Circuit operation, theoretical analysis, and design procedure are presented. Experimental results taken from a prototype, rated at 48 V/300 W, are also included in the paper to demonstrate the validity of the theoretical analysis     

A generic soft switching converter topology with a parallelnonlinear network for high-power application

A soft switching concept that derives from the resonant link and resonant pole power converters and combines the best features of resonant and hard switching converters is applied to a phase arm. The inductor of the resonant LC is designed to saturate, thus having effectively two inductance values: a very large value during the conduction period and a small value that is only active during switching. The advantage of this technique is that a resonant tank with smaller continuous ratings can be used without giving up the component count advantage of resonant power converters. Another feature, contrary to other resonant topologies, is that semiconductor switches need not be overdimensional for voltage and current rating     

A zero-current-switching PWM flyback converter with a simpleauxiliary switch

A simple and effective approach of turning an isolated hard-switched converter design into a soft-switched one is presented. By adding an auxiliary winding, switch and small capacitor to the conventional pulsewidth modulation (PWM) isolated flyback converter, all switches and diodes are softly turned on and off. No extra active or passive voltage clamp circuit is needed to suppress voltage stress on the switching devices that were usually found in classical converters. A zero-current-switching (ZCS) PWM flyback converter topology with multiple outputs is analyzed and examined. The proposal inherently utilizes the leakage inductance of the “flyback” transformer to achieve ZCS of all switching devices. A complete steady-state DC analysis and the operating principle are described. The performance of an 80 W experimental converter prototype with dual-voltage outputs is included     

Single-cycle quasi-resonant converter with controlled timing of thepower switches

In this paper, aspects of the real operation of a single-cycle quasi-resonant power converter are analyzed and experimentally verified. In particular, electrical stresses and power losses in the complementary power switches are considered. A variable timing strategy of the switches, based on the direct measurement of the resonance period, is proposed and described. The experimental results and comparisons carried out on a laboratory prototype of the power converter are reported and discussed     

A new active clamping zero-voltage switching PWM current-fed half-bridge converter

A new active clamping zero-voltage switching (ZVS) pulse-width modulation (PWM) current-fed half-bridge converter (CFHB) is proposed in this paper. Its active clamping snubber (ACS) can not only absorb the voltage surge across the turned-off switch, but also achieve the ZVS of all power switches. Moreover, it can be applied to all current-fed power conversion topologies and its operation as well as structure is very simple. Since auxiliary switches in the snubber circuit are switched in a complementary way to main switches, an additional PWM IC is not necessary. In addition, it does not need any clamp winding and auxiliary circuit besides additional two power switches and one capacitor while the conventional current-fed half bridge converter has to be equipped with two clamp windings, two ZVS circuits, and two snubbers. Therefore, it can ensure the higher operating frequency, smaller-sized reactive components, lower cost of production, easier implementation, and higher efficiency. The operational principle, theoretical analysis, and design considerations are presented. To confirm the operation, validity, and features of the proposed circuit, experimental results from a 200-W, 24-200Vdc prototype are presented.     

Zero-voltage-switching PWM three-level converter with current-doubler-rectifier

This paper proposes a zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) pulse-width modulation three-level converter with current-doubler-rectifier, which achieves ZVS for all the switches under wide load range and in a wide line range. The rectifier diodes commutate naturally, therefore no oscillation occurs. The determination of the output filter inductance and the blocking capacitor is discussed in details. The experimental results are presented to verify the operation principle of the proposed converter.     

A boost PWM soft-single-switched converter with low voltage andcurrent stresses

This paper is an improved version of a previous study that described a boost pulse-width-modulated (PWM) soft-single-switched power converter, which, having only a single active switch, is able to operate with soft switching in a PWM way without high voltage and current stresses. In addition, such a power converter can work at high-switching frequencies for a wide load range. In order to illustrate the operating principles of this power converter, a detailed study, including simulations and experimental tests, is carried out. The validity of this power converter is guaranteed by the obtained results     

A zero-voltage-switched PWM boost converter with an energyfeedforward auxiliary circuit

A zero-voltage-switched (ZVS) pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) boost converter with an energy feedforward auxiliary circuit is proposed in this paper. The auxiliary circuit, which is a resonant circuit consisting of a switch and passive components, ensures that the converter's main switch and boost diode operate with soft switching. This converter can function with PWM control because the auxiliary resonant circuit operates for a small fraction of the switching cycle. Since the auxiliary circuit is a resonant circuit, the auxiliary switch itself has both a soft turn on and turn off, resulting in reduced switching losses and electromagnetic interference (EMI). This is unlike other proposed ZVS boost converters with auxiliary circuits where the auxiliary switch has a hard turn off. Peak switch stresses are only slightly higher than those found in a conventional PWM boost converter because part of the energy that would otherwise circulate in the auxiliary circuit and drastically increase peak switch stresses is fed to the load. In this paper, the operation of the converter is explained and analyzed, design guidelines are given, and experimental results obtained from a prototype are presented. The proposed converter is found to be about 2%-3% more efficient than the conventional PWM boost converter     

A buck quadratic PWM soft-switching converter using a single activeswitch

High-switching frequency associated with soft commutation techniques is a trend in switching converters. Following this trend, a buck pulsewidth modulation (PWM) converter is presented. The DC voltage conversion ratio of this converter has a quadratic dependence on duty cycle, providing a large stepdown. This new buck quadratic PWM soft-single-switched converter, having only a single active switch, provides a high efficient operating condition for a wide load range at high-switching frequency. In order to illustrate the operating principle of this new converter, a detailed study including theoretical analysis, relevant equations and simulation, and experimental results is carried out     

Program-controlled soft switching PRDCL inverter with new space vector PWM algorithm

A soft switched space vector PWM inverter is developed using new parallel resonant DC-link (PRDCL). This PRDCL can operate on variable DC-link pulse position and width resulting in enhanced PWM capability, which is superior to other resonant DC-links. A new space vector algorithm is presented suitable for this PRDCL inverter. The suggested algorithm is able to eliminate narrow PWM pulses that impede DC-link operation. This PWM control, however, requires complex and precise timing sequences in relation to PRDCL operation, which is nicely solved by adopting a new programmed controller with a buffer and a programmable timer.     

A novel zero-Voltage and zero-current-switching full-bridge PWM converter

A novel zero-voltage and zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) full-bridge pulse-width modulation converter is proposed. The ZCS condition of the lagging-leg is obtained by a simple secondary auxiliary circuit resetting the primary current during the freewheeling stage. The auxiliary circuit's capacitor is charged by the center tape of the secondary through a diode, and the capacitor's voltage is clamped through another diode to output capacitor, thus, the voltage stress on the rectifier is clamped. There are neither additional active switches nor resistances in the auxiliary circuit, which makes the proposed converter efficient.