Title : 
A Switching Control Strategy for Single- and Dual-Inductor Current-Fed Push–Pull Converters
         
        
            Author : 
Nayanasiri, D.R. ; Foo, Gilbert Hock Beng ; Vilathgamuwa, D.M. ; Maskell, D.L.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A switching control strategy is proposed for single- and dual-inductor current-fed push-pull converters. The proposed switching control strategy can be used with both current-fed push-pull converters with an active voltage doubler rectifier, or active rectifier, in the secondary-side of the isolation transformer. The proposed switching control strategy makes turn-on and turn-off processes of the primary-side power switches zero-voltage switching and zero-current switching, respectively. The soft-switching operation of the single- and dual-inductor push-pull converters, with both types of active rectifier, is explained. Simulation and experimental results are provided to validate soft-switching operation of the current-fed push-pull converters with the proposed switching control strategy.
         
        
            Keywords : 
rectifying circuits; switching convertors; zero current switching; zero voltage switching; active voltage doubler rectifier; dual-inductor current-fed push-pull converters; isolation transformer secondary-side; primary-side power switches zero-voltage switching; single-inductor current-fed push-pull converters; soft-switching operation; switching control strategy; turn-off processes; turn-on processes; zero-current switching; Inductors; Rectifiers; Switches; Topology; Zero current switching; Zero voltage switching; Active rectifier; single- and dual-inductor current-fed push???pull converter; zero-current switching; zero-voltage switching;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/TPEL.2014.2348800