Performance study of Series Loaded Resonant converter using super barrier rectifiers

Author

Taufik, Taufik ; McCarthy, Michael ; Watkins, Scott ; Anwari, Makbul

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Dept., California Polytech. State Univ., San Luis Obispo, CA, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

23-26 Jan. 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In power electronics efficiency improvement is constantly being sought out through venues such as improved topologies or improved devices. Series loaded resonant (SLR) DC-DC converter is a type of soft-switching topology widely known for providing improved efficiency. This paper investigates the efficiency and transient performance of SLR when a new type of diode called Super Barrier Rectifier^TM is being used. The design of SLR, results from computer simulations, and hardware measurements will be discussed. The efficiency measurements from all conduction modes in SLR using three types of diodes (pn, schottky, and SBR) will be presented along with transient study of one of SLR´s continuous conduction mode.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; power electronics; rectifiers; resonant power convertors; DC-DC converter; Schottky diodes; pn diodes; power electronics efficiency improvement; series loaded resonant converter; soft-switching topology; super barrier rectifier diodes; Circuit topology; DC-DC power converters; Rectifiers; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Schottky diodes; Switches; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Zero voltage switching; Series Loaded Resonant; Super Barrier Rectifier Diodes;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 2009 - 2009 IEEE Region 10 Conference

Conference_Location

Singapore

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4546-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-4547-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.2009.5395978

Filename

5395978