A novel zero-voltage-switched half-bridge converter with active current-clamped transformer

Author

Yoshidal, Koji ; Maeoka, T. ; Ishii, Takuro ; Handau, H. ; Ninomiya, Tamotsu

Author_Institution

Device Eng. Dev. Center., Matsushita Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Kadoma, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

23-27 Jun 1996

Firstpage

632

Abstract

A novel zero-voltage-switched half-bridge converter is proposed. This converter achieves the zero-voltage switching while maintaining a constant frequency PWM control. Then the power conversion of high efficiency and low noise is realized at a higher switching frequency. In the experiment, a high efficiency of 83% is achieved for a low output voltage of 3.3 V, an output current of 30 A, and an input-voltage range of 200 to 400 V at the switching frequency of 400 kHz

Keywords

PWM power convertors; bridge circuits; frequency control; switching circuits; transformers; 200 to 400 V; 3.3 V; 30 A; 400 kHz; 83 percent; active current-clamped transformer; constant frequency PWM control; half-bridge converter; high efficiency; input-voltage; low noise; low output voltage; output current; power conversion; switching frequency; zero-voltage-switched; Bridge circuits; Capacitors; Diodes; Low voltage; Pulse width modulation converters; Stress; Switches; Switching converters; Switching frequency; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1996. PESC '96 Record., 27th Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Baveno

ISSN

0275-9306

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3500-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PESC.1996.548647

Filename

548647