Title :
The forward converter: from the classic to the contemporary
Author_Institution :
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
The evolution of the forward power converter is first reviewed, in a tutorial fashion, from the classic to the contemporary. Salient features are then discussed and results are compiled to form practical design guidelines. Performance parameters are discussed, including operating principle, voltage conversion ratio, efficiency, device stresses, small-signal dynamics, noise and EMI and parts count. The extension of each converter to a synchronous rectifier and/or to a current doubler is also discussed
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; field effect transistor switches; power MOSFET; power semiconductor switches; switching circuits; DC/DC power conversion; EMI; Performance parameters; current doubler; design guidelines; device stresses; efficiency; forward power converter; noise; operating principle; small-signal dynamics; synchronous rectifier; tutorial; voltage conversion ratio; Circuits; Costs; Diodes; Guidelines; Rectifiers; Snubbers; Stress; Switches; Topology; Yarn;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2002. APEC 2002. Seventeenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7404-5
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2002.989344
