A novel pulsewidth control scheme for fixed-frequency zero-voltage-switching DC-to-DC PWM bridge converter

Author

Hamdad, Fatemah-Soheila ; Bhat, Ashoka K S

Author_Institution

ASTEC Adv. Power Syst., Nepean, Ont., Canada

Volume

48

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

110

Abstract

A new gating pulse scheme is proposed for the control of DC-to-DC pulsewidth-modulated (PWM) bridge converter that provides zero-voltage switching (ZVS) for all the switches for a wide variation in load and input voltage. This new complementary fixed-edge gating control scheme is compared to the traditional phase shift control scheme. Modes of operation are presented and analyzed. Based on the analysis, design procedure and design curves are obtained. An optimum design is given and a design example is presented. Results obtained from PSPICE simulation for the converter designed are given to verify the performance of the proposed converter for varying load as well as line voltage. Detailed results obtained from a 500 W experimental converter are given to verify the advantages of the proposed gating scheme

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; PWM power convertors; bridge circuits; switching circuits; 500 W; PSPICE simulation; complementary fixed-edge gating control; fixed-frequency ZVS DC-to-DC PWM bridge converter; input voltage; load voltage; phase shift control; pulsewidth control scheme; zero voltage switching; Bridge circuits; DC-DC power converters; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; SPICE; Space vector pulse width modulation; Switches; Switching converters; Voltage control; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/41.904569

Filename

904569