Title :
Synchronous rectification circuit using a current transformer
Author :
Kubota, Y. ; Nishimura, K. ; Kobayashi, K.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Denso Ltd., Kawasaki, Japan
Abstract :
A circuit method using a current transformer is proposed as a method to drive secondary synchronous rectification in DC-DC converters. The proposed method can solve the problem of insufficient driving voltage in synchronous rectification and the problem of reverse current from load side in converters. In this paper, the circuit configuration of the synchronous rectification method using the proposed current transformer is shown, circuit operations are clarified, and the proposed circuit is compared with other synchronous rectification methods. Moreover, the usefulness of the proposed method is proved in a simulation and by experiment
Keywords :
AC-DC power convertors; DC-DC power convertors; current transformers; field effect transistor switches; power MOSFET; power semiconductor switches; power transformers; rectifying circuits; switching circuits; DC-DC power converters; circuit configuration; circuit operations; current transformer; driving voltage; load side reverse current; secondary synchronous rectification; synchronous rectification circuit; Circuit simulation; Current transformers; DC-DC power converters; Diodes; FETs; Inductors; Rectifiers; Resonance; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications Energy Conference, 2000. INTELEC. Twenty-second International
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6407-4
DOI :
10.1109/INTLEC.2000.884260