ZVS for PT Backlight Inverter Utilizing High-Order Current Harmonic

Author

Su, Wei-Chuan ; Chen, Chern-Lin

Author_Institution

Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei

Volume

23

Issue

1

fYear

2008

Firstpage

4

Lastpage

10

Abstract

A zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) method utilizing high-order current harmonics for piezoelectric transformer (PT) backlight inverter is presented. In order to enhance the efficiency of PT backlight inverter, a large inductor is usually connected in series with PT for ZVS and filtering. Utilizing high-order current harmonics for ZVS can greatly reduce the required series inductance. The ZVS condition of the proposed approach is analyzed, and related experimental waveforms are shown. This method also minimizes the delay introduced into the inverter control loop, and makes the designs between ZVS and control loop independent. Measured power conversion efficiency of the tested PT backlight inverter is 85%.

Keywords

harmonics; invertors; piezoelectric devices; transformers; zero voltage switching; ZVS; backlight inverter; efficiency 85 percent; high-order current harmonics; piezoelectric transformer; power conversion efficiency; zero-voltage-switching; Delay; Filtering; Inductance; Inductors; Inverters; Power conversion; Power harmonic filters; Power measurement; Testing; Zero voltage switching; Backlight inverter; piezoelectric transformer; zero-voltage-switching;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8993

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPEL.2007.911831

Filename

4399652