State-plane analysis of zero-voltage-switching resonant DC/DC converters

The state-plane analysis technique is established for the zero-voltage-switching resonant DC/DC power converter family of topologies, namely the buck, boost, buck-boost, Cuk, sepic, and dual-sepic converters. The state plane provides a compression of information, which allows the designer to examine the nonlinear dynamics of resonant converter operation. Utilizing the state plane, modes of resonant converter operation are examined. Expressions are derived for the switching frequencies at the boundaries between these modes and at the boundary of energy conversion.<>