• DocumentCode
    2798286
  • Title

    Synchronous rectification technique for high-voltage single-ended power converters

  • Author

    McNeill, Neville ; Wrobel, Rafal ; Mellor, Philip H.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    12-16 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    264
  • Lastpage
    271
  • Abstract
    Synchronous rectification (SR) has been extensively implemented in low-voltage switched-mode power conversion applications to reduce diode conduction losses. This paper addresses SR at higher voltages where the reverse recovery behaviour of the SR MOSFET´s intrinsic diode is particularly challenging. A saturable inductor switching-aid circuit is introduced into a power converter in conjunction with modified delay times between the MOSFET drive signals. The technique is experimentally evaluated in a buck converter supplying a 210W load from an input voltage up to 330V.
  • Keywords
    MOSFET; power convertors; rectifiers; MOSFET intrinsic diode; high-voltage single-ended power converters; low-voltage switched-mode power conversion applications; power 210 W; reverse recovery behaviour; saturable inductor switching-aid circuit; synchronous rectification technique; voltage 330 V; Converters; Delay; Inductors; Logic gates; Schottky diodes; Strontium; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Atlanta, GA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5286-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5287-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECCE.2010.5618029
  • Filename
    5618029