Some limits of integrated L-C-T modules for resonant converters at 1 MHz

Author

Strydom, Johan Tjeerd ; Van Wyk, Jacobus Daniel ; Ferreira, Jan Abraham

Author_Institution

Bradley Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA

Volume

37

Issue

3

fYear

2001

Firstpage

820

Lastpage

828

Abstract

Integrated inductor-capacitor-transformer L-C-T technology has been the subject of research over the last few years. Research into producing optimum design equations has been conducted. To determine some of the physical and technological limitations of the integrated L-C-T technology, a 1-kW 1-MHz resonant DC-DC power converter was designed and built. The design was limited only by in-house material, construction and technological restrictions. Through this process, it is hoped that some of the current technological limitations can be quantified. The design and construction process is given, while some of the limits of this technology are derived from experimental results

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; circuit optimisation; power capacitors; power transformers; resonant power convertors; 1 MHz; construction process; design process; integrated L-C-T modules; integrated inductor-capacitor-transformer technology; optimum design equations; physical limitations; resonant DC/DC power converters; technological limitations; Building materials; Equations; Frequency; Industry Applications Society; Power electronics; Power engineering and energy; Resonance; Topology; Zero current switching; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/28.924764

Filename

924764