A novel QRDCL circuit for zero voltage switched inverter

Author

Bagewadi, M.D. ; Fernandes, B.G. ; Subrahmanyam, R.V.S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Bombay, India

Volume

6

fYear

1999

fDate

36342

Firstpage

109

Abstract

This paper presents an alternate quasi-resonant dc link (QRDCL) circuit for soft switched inverters which does not require paralleling of a charged capacitor with another charged capacitor or a voltage source. The circuit momentarily pulls down the DC link voltage to zero as commanded by the control circuit to facilitate zero voltage switching (ZVS) of inverter devices. Operation of this circuit is independent of load current. The circuit is snubberless and offers true PWM capability. The paper covers description of the circuit, operating principles, detailed analysis of various modes and design considerations. Feasibility and operating principles of the circuit have been verified by simulation using PSPICE

Keywords

PWM invertors; SPICE; circuit simulation; resonant power convertors; PSPICE; PWM capability; QRDCL circuit; design considerations; operating principles; quasi-resonant dc link circuit; snubberless circuit; soft switched inverters; zero voltage switched inverter; Inductors; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonance; Resonant inverters; Switched capacitor circuits; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage control; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Circuits and Systems, 1999. ISCAS '99. Proceedings of the 1999 IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5471-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISCAS.1999.780107

Filename

780107