DocumentCode
2331577
Title
The forward converter: from the classic to the contemporary
Author
Tan, F. Dong
Author_Institution
TRW Inc., Redondo Beach, CA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
857
Abstract
The evolution of the forward power converter is first reviewed, in a tutorial fashion, from the classic to the contemporary. Salient features are then discussed and results are compiled to form practical design guidelines. Performance parameters are discussed, including operating principle, voltage conversion ratio, efficiency, device stresses, small-signal dynamics, noise and EMI and parts count. The extension of each converter to a synchronous rectifier and/or to a current doubler is also discussed
Keywords
DC-DC power convertors; field effect transistor switches; power MOSFET; power semiconductor switches; switching circuits; DC/DC power conversion; EMI; Performance parameters; current doubler; design guidelines; device stresses; efficiency; forward power converter; noise; operating principle; small-signal dynamics; synchronous rectifier; tutorial; voltage conversion ratio; Circuits; Costs; Diodes; Guidelines; Rectifiers; Snubbers; Stress; Switches; Topology; Yarn;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2002. APEC 2002. Seventeenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7404-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APEC.2002.989344
Filename
989344
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