A generalized program for extracting the control characteristics ofresonant converters via the state-plane diagram

This paper presents a generalized computer program that can be used to derive the control characteristics of resonant power converters from their state-plane trajectories. It has been shown that the geometrical properties of the state-plane trajectory can be used to derive the control characteristics of a given resonant power converter topology. These characteristics are essential in determining the design parameters such as power converter gain, component stresses and required feedback controllers. The main program consists of several subroutines, each of which is associated with a segment of the state-plane trajectory. Such a program will make it faster and easier for a design engineer to obtain the design parameters of any given resonant topology     

基于粒子群算法的LCLC谐振变换器优化设计

LCLC谐振变换器广泛应用在空间行波管放大器(TWTA)中,起到升压的作用。在LCLC谐振变换器中,具有多个谐振参数,即变压器漏感、串联谐振电容、励磁电感以及并联谐振电容。多个谐振参数增加了LCLC谐振变换器总损耗优化的难度。该文提出一种基于粒子群优化算法的LCLC谐振变换器优化设计方法,解决LCLC谐振变换器由于多个谐振参数造成的总损耗优化困难的问题。首先,推导了LCLC谐振变换器的总损耗公式;其次,采用粒子群优化算法,对LCLC谐振变换器的总损耗进行了优化,得到了总损耗最小时的谐振变换器参数;最后,基于优化的LCLC谐振变换器参数,搭建了LCLC谐振变换器,并进行了一系列实验。实验结果证明了该优化设计方法的有效性。     

基于电力电子变换器广义连接矩阵的潜电路分析方法

本文通过建立非线性电力电子变换器拓扑有向图,提出了能够识别给定电力电子拓扑所有开关回路的广义连接矩阵分析方法,在此基础上,根据路径判据剔除虚假回路,可辨别正常工作回路和潜电路路径。同时,基于所提出的广义连接矩阵分析方法,对存在潜电路的DC／DC升压式谐振开关电容变换器进行了详细的应用研究分析,验证实例证明了所提出方法是正确和有效的。     

Nonresonant and resonant coupled zero voltage switching converters

Two zero-voltage switching power converters with nonresonant and resonant coupling are presented. These are high-order multiple resonant converters in which the circuit modes associated with the converter operation may have different resonant frequencies. The steady-state responses of these converters are derived in terms of state-plane diagrams by using proper state variable transformations. It is shown that the converters have all the desirable features for high-frequency applications and overcome the drawback of load-range limitation of zero-voltage switching associated with the conventional class-E converter     

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 family of high power density unregulated bus converters

This paper begins by reviewing current bus converters and exploring their limitations. Next, a family of inductor-less bus converters is proposed to overcome the limitations. In the new bus converters, magnetizing current is used to achieve zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) turn-on for all switches. The resonant concept is used to achieve nearly zero-current-switching (ZCS) turn-off for the primary switches and no body diode loss for the synchronous rectifiers (SRs). Meanwhile, the self-driven method can be easily applied to save drive loss of SRs. Based on these concepts, a full-bridge bus converter is built in the quarter-brick size to verify the analysis. The experimental results indicate that it can achieve 95.5% efficiency at 500-W, 12-V/45-A output. Compared with industry products, this topology can dramatically increase the power density. These concepts are also applied to nonisolated dc/dc converters. As an example, a resonant Buck converter is proposed and experimentally demonstrated.     

A Family of Single-Stage Resonant AC/DC Converters With PFC

A family of novel, single-stage, isolated, resonant-based ac/dc power supply circuits with inherently high power factor is presented in this paper. The three topologies in the family are transformer isolated; they contain a bulk energy storage capacitor to enable output voltage holdup, and they also contain a resonant circuit in which a resonant capacitor is connected directly across the mains input rectifier. The presence of this resonant circuit results in ac line current being drawn over much of the line cycle, as well as in soft switching of the power devices. The rectifier-compensated fundamental-mode approximation (RCFMA) method is used to provide an accurate yet simple analysis of the circuit. Experimental results for closed-loop operation of two of the topologies are also presented. This family of single-stage, high–power-factor converters provides for simple control and high-frequency operation, due to the resonant configuration of the power circuit, without the excessive conduction loss of fully resonant techniques.      

Resonant gate driver with efficient gate energy recovery and switching loss reduction

This article describes a novel resonant gate driver for charging the gate capacitor of power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect-transistors (MOSFETs) that operate at a high switching frequency in power converters. The proposed resonant gate driver is designed with three small MOSFETs to build up the inductor current in addition to an inductor for temporary energy storage. The proposed resonant gate driver recovers the CV² gate loss, which is the largest loss dissipated in the gate resistance in conventional gate drivers. In addition, the switching loss is reduced at the instants of turn on and turn off in the power MOSFETs of power converters by using the proposed gate driver. Mathematical analyses of the total loss appearing in the gate driver circuit and the switching loss reduction in the power switch of power converters are discussed. Finally, the proposed resonant gate driver is verified with experimental results at a switching frequency of 1 MHz.     

A new method to regulate resonant converters

A resonant frequency-modulation method is presented as an alternative to the switching frequency-modulation method to regulate resonant converters. A switch-controlled inductor and switch-controlled capacitor, in which switching losses are found to be very low due to zero-current or zero-voltage switching, are developed to do so. A new family of resonant converters that are regulated at a fixed switching frequency is proposed. A steady-state analysis of the Class E resonant converter regulated by a switch-controlled capacitor is presented. Theoretical and experimental results verify the validity of the proposed method. The efficiency measured from a breadboard of 1 MHz, 5 V, 25 W Class E regulated resonant DC-DC converter is up to 83%     

Pseudo-resonant full bridge DC/DC converter

A DC-DC power converter topology that combines the ease of control and wide range of conventional DC-DC converters, with low switching losses, low dv/dt and low electromagnetic interference that is typical of zero voltage switched resonant converters is proposed. Consequently, the ratings of these components are substantially lower than for similarly rated resonant topologies. While resonant elements are used to ensure zero voltage switching of all devices, they have little or no role in the actual power transfer and can thus be reasonably sized. As the resonant elements are not involved in the primary power transfer, the converter is referred to as a pseudo-resonant converter. It is shown that the converter offers significantly higher levels of performance than either the pulse width-modulated (PWM) or typical resonant converters. Operation at very high frequencies is possible and is shown with the fabrication of a 200 W 1 MHz DC-DC converter     

Properties and synthesis of passive lossless soft-switching PWMconverters

This paper derives general topological and electrical properties common to all lossless passive soft-switching power converters with defined characteristics, and proposes a synthesis procedure for the creation of new power converters. The synthesis procedure uses the properties to determine all possible locations for the resonant inductors and capacitors added to achieve soft switching. A set of circuit cells is then used to recover the energy stored in these resonant elements. This paper also explains the operation of the circuit cells and the many new passive lossless soft-switching power converters. A family of soft-switching boost converters is given as an example of the synthesis procedure. Experimental waveforms are also shown for a new soft-switching Cuk converter     

串并联谐振变换器是电除尘器电源的最佳选择

文章从电除尘器机理和粉尘的比电阻的分析与节能减排的要求出发,指出高频高压直流开关电源和直流脉冲电源是ESP电源发展的两个方向。并进一步分析和比较了各种谐振变换器的特点,从而论证了串并联谐振变换器（SPRC）是电除尘器（ESP）电源的最佳选择。     

A unified approach for the steady-state analysis of resonantconverters

A generalized approach for the steady-state analysis of resonant converters is presented. Different resonant converter tank circuit configurations are combined into a single tank circuit referred to as a generalized tank circuit. The load presented to this tank circuit is represented by an AC equivalent resistance, and simple complex circuit analysis is used to analyze such a generalized tank circuit. This type of unified approach simplifies the method of analysis for different configurations and eliminates the need for analysis of different schemes separately. In addition, in a computer program, the results for a particular scheme can be obtained by opening or shorting the nonrequired tank circuit components of the generalized scheme. The effect of high-frequency transformers and other parasitics can be taken into account in the analysis. A design example is presented to illustrate the method of designing a converter, and experimental results are presented to verify the analysis     

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.     

Generalized averaging method for power conversion circuits

A more general averaging procedure that encompasses state-space averaging and that is potentially applicable to a much broader class of circuits and systems is presented. Examples of its application in resonant and PWM power convertors are presented. The technique is shown to be effective on a number of examples. including resonant type converters. The approach offers refinements to the theory of state-space averaging, permitting a framework for analysis and design when small ripple conditions do not hold. The method may find applications in simulation and design since it is considerably easier to simulate an averaged model than a switched model     

A fast computer algorithm for switching converters

This paper presents a fast general computer algorithm for an analysis of switching converters including various types of resonant converters. The algorithm deals not only with the analysis of steady-state characteristics, but also with the analysis of dynamic characteristics. Frequency responses are derived very quickly, and stability characteristics are clarified. This paper also introduces an actual simulator program that was developed based on the algorithm. This simulator is so compact that it runs fully on a personal computer. The validity of the algorithm is confirmed by comparing simulation and 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     

DC-DC converter: four switches V/sub pk/=V/sub in//2, capacitive turn-off snubbing, ZV turn-on

A new four-switch full-bridge dc-dc converter topology is especially well-suited for power converters operating from high input voltage: it imposes only half of the input voltage across each of the four switches. The two legs of a full-bridge converter are connected in series with each other, across the dc input source, instead of the usual topology in which each leg is connected across the dc source. The topology reduces turn-off switching losses by providing capacitive snubbing of the turn-off voltage transient, and eliminates capacitor-discharge turn-on losses by providing zero-voltage turn-on. (Switching losses are especially important in converters operating at high input voltage because turn-on losses are proportional to the square of the input voltage, and turn-off losses are proportional to the input voltage). The topology is suitable for resonant and nonresonant converters. It adds one bypass capacitor and one commutating inductor to the minimum-topology full-bridge converter (that inductor is already present in many present-day converters, to provide zero-voltage turn-on, or is associated with one or two capacitors to provide resonant operation), and contains a dc-blocking capacitor in series with the output transformer, primary winding, and some nonresonant converters (that capacitor is already present in resonant power converters). The paper gives a theoretical analysis, and experimental data on a 1.5-kW example that was built and tested: 600-Vdc input, 60-Vdc output at up to 25A, and 50-kHz switching frequency. The measured performance agreed well with the theoretical predictions. The measured efficiency was 93.6% at full load, and was a maximum of 95.15% at 44.8% load.     

A multiphase series-resonant converter with a new topology and areduced number of thyristors

Multiphase series resonant (SR) power converters provide a flexible way to transform power between a utility grid and a multiphase load or source. The current implementations all suffer from a high component count, which makes the use of these power converters unattractive from an economical point of view. A new topology for multiphase SR power converters has been proposed in the literature in a simulation context. This topology uses half the number of power semiconductors compared to the existing multiphase SR power converters. The present paper addresses the implementation of the new topology in a prototype power converter. The old and new topologies are presented. The operation of the new topology is explained. In the new topology the resonant circuit is grounded at one side, which compared to the old topology imposes a restriction on the operation. The paper shows both simulation data and measured waveforms. It is explained that the economical gain due to the reduction in component count is offset by a lower power rating. The paper finishes with conclusions and acknowledgments     

Application of harmonic balance-finite element method (HBFEM) inthe design of switching power supplies

Numerical modeling and analysis are effective techniques to assist in the design of high-frequency switching power supplies. Striving for high power densities and higher efficiencies has pushed the operating frequencies up, resulting in new circuit configurations and different component architecture. This paper presents a numerical method that is used to analyze magnetic systems for switching power supplies, in particular the switching resonant DC-DC converters. The method uses the harmonic balance technique combined with finite element methods and is referred to as the harmonic balance-finite element method (HBFEM). The HBFEM is used to solve various harmonic, eddy-current, hysteresis, and nonlinear problems applied to magnetic circuits used in switching power supplies. To evaluate the numerical results, comparisons are made with experimental results