Performance Improvements in an Arc-Welding Power Supply Based on Resonant Inverters

Author

Navarro-Crespin, Alejandro ; Casanueva, Rosario ; Azcondo, Francisco J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. Technol., Univ. of Cantabria, Santander, Spain

Volume

48

Issue

3

fYear

2012

Firstpage

888

Lastpage

894

Abstract

This paper describes improvements developed in an arc-welding power supply based on resonant inverters. A new standby operation sequence based on a sliding phase is proposed in order to reduce the discharge capacitor size. This standby solution also relieves the voltage specification of the resonant inductor. The interleaving operation of paralleled stages and the output connection wires are used to minimize the output capacitor current ripple and also extend the power supply´s lifetime. Moreover, synchronous rectification is proposed in order to increase the efficiency and reduce the operation temperature of the output power stage. Finally, sequences are described for establishing and extinguishing arcs. Tungsten inert gas welding is selected for testing operations.

Keywords

arc welding; capacitors; inductors; power supplies to apparatus; power supply circuits; resonant invertors; arc-welding power supply; discharge capacitor size reduction; output capacitor current ripple minimization; output connection wire; output power stage; paralleled stage interleaving operation; resonant inductor voltage specification; resonant inverter; sliding phase; standby operation sequence; synchronous rectification; tungsten inert gas welding; Capacitors; MOSFETs; Power supplies; Rectifiers; Resonant inverters; Schottky diodes; Welding; Arc welding; resonant power conversion; switched-mode power supplies; synchronous rectification (SR);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2012.2190578

Filename

6168256