Title :
Design and analysis of the Ward converter for capacitor charging applications
Author :
Schatz, J.E. ; Nelms, R.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Abstract :
A prototype capacitor charging power supply (CCPS) utilising the Ward converter circuit topology has been developed and evaluated by charging various values of energy storage capacitors and discharging them at various repetition rates. This converter topology is naturally protected against short circuit conditions. The primary side of the transformer appears as a current source to the energy storage capacitor, which is a desirable characteristic when charging a large capacitor. The operation of the CCPS is discussed, followed by the analysis and design of the CCPS. Experimental results obtained from the CCPS are given
Keywords :
capacitor storage; power capacitors; power convertors; power supplies to apparatus; Ward converter; capacitor charging; capacitor charging power supply; circuit topology; energy storage capacitors; Circuit topology; Energy storage; Power capacitors; Power supplies; Power system reliability; Pulse power systems; Pulsed power supplies; Resonance; Switching converters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1991. APEC '91. Conference Proceedings, 1991., Sixth Annual
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0024-6
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.1991.146133
