Title :
A review of soft-switched DC-AC converters
Author :
Wu, T.S. ; Bellar, M.D. ; Tchamdjou, A. ; Mahdavi, J. ; Ehsani, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Texas A&M Univ., College Station, TX, USA
Abstract :
Soft-switching techniques have been applied in the design of DC-AC converters in order to achieve better performance, higher efficiency, and higher power density. However, the work that has been done in this field is not widely known. In this paper a systematic overview and generic classification of the soft-switching DC-AC converters is presented. Their operating principles, performance evaluation, and design limitations are discussed. Some possible industrial applications of soft-switched DC-AC converters are addressed
Keywords :
DC-AC power convertors; PWM power convertors; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; PWM DC-AC converters; higher efficiency; higher power density; load resonant DC-AC converters; operating principles; performance evaluation; quasi-resonant DC-AC converters; resonant link DC-AC converters; resonant transition DC-AC converters; soft-switched DC-AC converters; zero current switching; zero voltage switching; Electromagnetic interference; Pulse width modulation; Pulse width modulation converters; Pulse width modulation inverters; Resonance; Student members; Switches; Switching converters; Switching loss; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 1996. Thirty-First IAS Annual Meeting, IAS '96., Conference Record of the 1996 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.1996.560222
