• DocumentCode
    1848834
  • Title

    A regenerative snubbing technique using a self-oscillating DC to DC converter

  • Author

    Smit, J. ; Enslin, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    11-16 March 1990
  • Firstpage
    527
  • Lastpage
    531
  • Abstract
    The energy dissipated in a snubber circuit is proposed as a power supply for the control electronics and auxiliary equipment in a 5 kVA inverter. The power supply circuit is initially supplied by the main DC supply but automatically changes to the snubber circuit as source when the snubber capacitor voltage exceeds a threshold voltage. This increases the total efficiency and reliability of the power supply system, and its effect on the operation of the high-power converter is illustrated.<>
  • Keywords
    invertors; overcurrent protection; power convertors; power supplies to apparatus; 5 kVA; auxiliary equipment; capacitor; control electronics; efficiency; inverter; overcurrent protection; power convertors; power supply; regenerative snubbing technique; reliability; self-oscillating DC to DC converter; threshold voltage; Capacitors; Circuits; DC-DC power converters; Diodes; Inverters; Power electronics; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Snubbers; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1990. APEC '90, Conference Proceedings 1990., Fifth Annual
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.1990.66433
  • Filename
    66433