• DocumentCode
    1694631
  • Title

    A comparative study of zero-current transition PWM converters

  • Author

    Das, Pritam ; Moschopoulos, Gerry

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Western Ontario Univ., London, Ont.
  • fYear
    2006
  • Abstract
    Zero-current-transition (ZCT) PWM converters are conventional PWM converters that use an active auxiliary circuit to turn off the main power switch with zero current switching. In the paper, the general operating principles behind all ZCT-PWM converters are reviewed, and the operation and properties of specific boost converters are discussed. The strengths and weaknesses of each converter are stated and a new and improved ZCT-PWM boost converter is proposed and compared with the other converters. Experimental results that confirm the superior performance of the new proposed converter are presented
  • Keywords
    PWM power convertors; switching convertors; zero current switching; ZCT-PWM boost converter; active auxiliary circuit; power switch; zero current switching; zero-current transition PWM converters; Diodes; Inductors; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; MOSFET circuits; Pulse width modulation converters; Switches; Switching circuits; Switching converters; Voltage; Zero current switching;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2006. APEC '06. Twenty-First Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Dallas, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9547-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.2006.1620557
  • Filename
    1620557