Title :
Application of Reset Voltage Feedback for Droop Minimization in the Unidirectional Current Pulse Transformer
Author :
McNeill, Neville ; Gupta, Narendra K. ; Burrow, Steve G. ; Holliday, Derrick ; Mellor, Phil H.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bristol, Bristol
fDate :
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper investigates the application of reset voltage feedback for reducing errors due to droop in the signal derived from a current transformer sensing unidirectional current pulses in switched-mode power converter applications. Droop is minimised by applying a correcting voltage in series with the transformer´s output terminals during the current pulse. The magnitude of the correcting voltage is based on the transformer´s reset voltage sensed during the power converter´s previous switching cycles. A model of the scheme is presented and a circuit is implemented. Reductions in both peak and average current droop are demonstrated.
Keywords :
current transformers; power convertors; pulse transformers; switched mode power supplies; droop minimization; reset voltage feedback; switched-mode power converter; unidirectional current pulse transformer; Circuits; Current transformers; Diodes; Feedback; Galvanizing; Magnetic separation; Power engineering and energy; Pulse transformers; Switching converters; Voltage; Current transformer (CT); power converter; zero-flux CT;
Journal_Title :
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPEL.2007.915662