Title :
Primary saturable inductor for high power zero voltage switching DC-DC converter with IGBTs
Author :
Garabandic, Djordje ; Dunford, William G.
Author_Institution :
Xantrex Technol., Burnaby, BC
Abstract :
The use of additional capacitors and a resonating inductor with a bridge converter can allow zero voltage switching in high-power slow-switching applications. The performance can be further improved if a saturable reactor is used. This paper examines the design of such a saturable reactor and presents experimental results from a 3 kW, 30 kHz IGBT DC-DC converter
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; PWM power convertors; bridge circuits; capacitors; inductors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; power semiconductor switches; saturable core reactors; switching circuits; 3 kW; 30 kHz; IGBT; PWM converters; bridge converter; capacitors; high power; primary saturable inductor; resonating inductor; saturable reactor; slow-switching applications; zero voltage switching DC-DC converter; Capacitors; DC-DC power converters; Inductance; Inductors; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Resonance; Stress; Switches; Switching converters; Zero voltage switching;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1997. APEC '97 Conference Proceedings 1997., Twelfth Annual
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3704-2
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1997.575760
