Title :
Zero voltage switched converter with minimized conduction losses
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Woosuk Univ., Jeonbuk, South Korea
Abstract :
A new zero voltage switched (ZVS) power converter is proposed. The resonant inductor of the conventional ZVS PWM power converter is replaced to two small saturable inductors in order to reduce the conduction loss of the auxiliary switch. Therefore, the switching loss of the main switch is very low and the conduction losses of the main and auxiliary switches are lowered. The ZVS scheme and the above characteristics are verified by experimental results for 200 kHz power convertor switching frequency operation
Keywords :
PWM power convertors; field effect transistor switches; inductors; losses; minimisation; power MOSFET; power field effect transistors; power semiconductor diodes; power semiconductor switches; saturable core reactors; switching circuits; 200 kHz; ZVS PWM power converter; conduction losses minimisation; performance characteristics; saturable inductors; switching frequency; switching loss; zero voltage switching; Communication switching; Frequency conversion; Inductors; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Resonance; Switches; Switching converters; Switching loss; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3773-5
DOI :
10.1109/PEDS.1997.618702
