A zero-current-switched off-line quasi-resonant converter with reduced frequency range: analysis, design, and experimental results

A half-bridge zero-current-switched (ZCS) offline quasi-resonant converter (QCR) operating in full-wave mode is implemented to reduce the modulation frequency range due to load variations. The design and characteristics of the converter are described and compared with their half-wave counterpart in frequency range, component stress, and efficiency. An experimental converter which delivers output power from 10 to 100 W with a modulation frequency from 700 kHz to 1.4 MHz is presented. The converter showed superior transient response compared to the corresponding half-wave converter. The efficiency of the full-wave converter at full-load was several percent lower than that of the half-wave converter and decreases at a much faster rate as the output power decreases.