A forward converter with a monolithic cascode device: Design and experimental investigation

Author

Chimento, F. ; Musumeci, S. ; Raciti, A. ; Abbatelli, L. ; Buonomo, S. ; Scollo, R.

Author_Institution

DIEES - ARIEL, Univ. of Catania, Catania

fYear

2008

fDate

1-3 Sept. 2008

Firstpage

61

Lastpage

68

Abstract

A forward converter for switched mode power supply (SMPS) applications has been designed and realized, with a monolithic cascode device as active switch, looking for the performance enhancement. The operation of this device in a SMPS application is shown in detail, and results regarding electrical and thermal characteristics in comparison to the power MOSFET device solution are discussed. The experimental tests that have been carried out are targeted to show the suitability of this device when a 1000-1500 V operation is required and a single switch topology is the most appropriate. Some remarks about the driving circuit adopted for the cascode are also reported.

Keywords

driver circuits; power convertors; switched mode power supplies; active switch; driving circuit; electrical characteristic; forward converter; monolithic cascode device; switched mode power supply; thermal characteristic; Bipolar transistors; Frequency; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Low voltage; MOSFET circuits; Power MOSFET; Switched-mode power supply; Switches; Switching converters; Tail; MOSFET; Switched mode power supply; cascode device; forward converter;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 2008. EPE-PEMC 2008. 13th

Conference_Location

Poznan

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1741-4

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1742-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EPEPEMC.2008.4635245

Filename

4635245