High-frequency high-density converters for distributed power supply systems

Author

Kassakian, John G. ; Schlecht, Martin F.

Author_Institution

Lab. for Electromagn. & Electron. Syst., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA

Volume

76

Issue

4

fYear

1988

fDate

4/1/1988 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

362

Lastpage

376

Abstract

The technical challenges of developing very-high-power-density power supplies operating of switching frequencies in the vicinity of 10 MHz are considered. Primary applications are in the computer, telecommunications, and automotive industries. It is shown that a successful development requires simultaneous considerations of topologies, materials, devices, control, electromagnetic interference, manufacturing, and packaging. Some results of work being done at MIT are presented, including a new integrated power MOSFET/driver, high-field frequency magnetic material characterizations, and high-frequency synchronous rectifiers. The design and performance of a 50-W 3.5-MHz converter is described

Keywords

electromagnetic interference; power convertors; power supply circuits; 3.5 MHz; 50 W; MIT; automotive industries; computer, telecommunications; distributed power supply systems; electromagnetic interference; high-field frequency magnetic material characterizations; high-frequency synchronous rectifiers; integrated power MOSFET/driver; packaging; switching frequencies; topologies; very-high-power-density power supplies; Application software; Automotive engineering; Communication industry; Computer industry; Electricity supply industry; Magnetic materials; Manufacturing industries; Power supplies; Switching frequency; Telecommunication computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Proceedings of the IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9219

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/5.4423

Filename

4423