Soft-switching analysis of a resonant capacitor current feedback self-oscillating inverter

In this paper, we examine a resonant capacitor current feedback (RCCF) self-oscillating resonant inverter from nonlinear point of view. By adopting a four-stage equivalent model, we derive the soft-switching dead time from time-domain for the series resonant capacitor linked parallel load circuit. Importantly, we propose a nonlinear model for the current feedback and gate-drive circuit. Based on analyzing the switching transition interval of this model, the determination of feedback parameters is inferred with given input power and resonant elements. Experimental results have been obtained for a RCCF self-oscillating inverter operating at 3 MHz and 300 V bus voltage.