scholarly journals Simple Structure of Soft Switching for Boost Converter

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 5448
Author(s):  
Yeu-Torng Yau ◽  
Kuo-Ing Hwu ◽  
Jenn-Jong Shieh
Keyword(s):  
Frequency Control ◽  
Resonance Method ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Soft Switching ◽  
Constant Frequency ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current ◽  
Zero Voltage

A soft switching boost converter, with a small number of components and constant frequency control, is proposed herein by using the quasi-resonance method and the zero-voltage-transition method, realizing (1) the zero-voltage switching during the switch-on transient of the main switch, (2) the zero-current switching during the switch-off transient of the main switch, (3) the zero-current switching during the switch-on transient of the auxiliary switch, and (4) the zero-current switching during the switch-off transient of the auxiliary switch. Accordingly, the corresponding efficiency can be improved. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed structure are validated by the field programmable gate array (FPGA).

scholarly journals A Novel Three-Phase Six-Switch PFC Rectifier with Zero-Voltage-Switching and Zero-Current-Switching Features

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Wei Lin ◽  
Chang-Yi Peng ◽  
Huang-Jen Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Switching Loss ◽  
Modeling And Analysis ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
The One ◽  
Zero Voltage ◽  
Voltage Switching

A novel three-phase power-factor-correction (PFC) rectifier with zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) in six main switches and zero-current-switching (ZCS) in the auxiliary switch is proposed, analyzed, and experimentally verified. The main feature of the proposed auxiliary circuit is used to reduce the switching loss when the six main switches are turned on and the one auxiliary switch is turned off. In this paper, a detailed operating analysis of the proposed circuit is given. Modeling and analysis are verified by experimental results based on a three-phase 7 kW rectifier. The soft-switched PFC rectifier shows an improvement in efficiency of 2.25% compared to its hard-switched counterpart at 220 V under full load.

scholarly journals An Interleaved DC/DC Converter with Soft-switching Characteristic and high Step-up Ratio

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2167
Author(s):  
Yong-Nong Chang ◽  
Hung-Liang Cheng ◽  
Hau-Chen Yen ◽  
Chien-Hsuan Chang ◽  
Wei-Di Huang
Keyword(s):  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Operation Mode ◽  
Soft Switching ◽  
Switching Characteristic ◽  
Boost Converters ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Zero Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current ◽  
Current Ripples ◽  
Zero Voltage

This study presents a dc/dc converter featuring soft-switching characteristic, high conversion efficiency, and high step-up ratio. The proposed circuit is composed of two parallel-connected boost converters. Only one coupled inductor is used to replace inductors of the boost converters which are interleaved operated at discontinuous-conduction mode (DCM). The current ripples at the input and the output terminals are reduced due to the interleaved operation. By freewheeling the current of the coupled inductor to discharge the stored electric charges in the parasitic capacitors of the active switches, both active switches can fulfill zero-voltage switching on (ZVS). Owing to DCM operation, the freewheeling diodes can fulfill zero-current switching off (ZCS). Therefore, the power conversion efficiency is improved. The operation principle for each operation mode is analyzed in detail and design equations for the component parameters are provided in this report. Finally, a prototype 200 W 48–400 V converter was implemented and measured to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed circuit.

An Improved Zero Voltage Transition PWM Boost Converter with an Active Snubber Cell

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 1650128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sevilay Cetin
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transfer ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Maximum Efficiency ◽  
Current Stress ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Turn On ◽  
Zero Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Zero Voltage

This study presents an improved zero voltage switching (ZVS) boost converter with an active snubber cell providing soft switched operation for all semiconductors. The active snubber cell reduces the reverse recovery loss of the boost diode and also provides the zero voltage transition (ZVT) Turn-on and ZVS Turn-off for the boost switch. The zero current switching (ZCS) Turn-on and ZVS Turn-off for the snubber switch is also achieved. All diodes in the converter can be operated with soft switching (SS). In the snubber cell, SS energy can be transfered effectively to the output by the use of a snubber inductor and a capacitor. This energy transfer allows the use of additional parallel connected capacitor to the boost switch to provide ZVS turning off. There is no additional voltage and current stress on the boost switch and boost diode. The voltage stress of the snubber switch is also limited by the output voltage and the current stress of the snubber switch is reduced by the energy transfer to the output. SS operating of the semiconductors is maintained at very wide load ranges. The operation of the proposed converter is presented with a detailed steady state analysis. The predicted theoretical analysis is validated by a prototype with 500[Formula: see text]W output power and 100[Formula: see text]kHz operating frequency. The measured maximum efficiency values are obtained as approximately 97% and 85.4% at full load and 10% load conditions, respectively.

A ZVS/ZCS SOLUTION TO CROSSOVER DISTORTION IN BOOST PFC RECTIFIER

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (06) ◽  
pp. 1045-1062
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD MANSOOR KHAN ◽  
ZHI-MING WU ◽  
JUNMIN PAN
Keyword(s):  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Prototype System ◽  
Zero Voltage Switching ◽  
Current Switching ◽  
The Past ◽  
Zero Current Switching ◽  
Zero Current ◽  
Boost Rectifier ◽  
Zero Voltage ◽  
Voltage Switching

Several ZVS/ZCS (zero voltage switching/zero current switching) snubbers have been proposed in the past to minimize the losses and EMI in boost PFC. In these topologies, the commutation energies are reflected to the load or source to achieve energy conservation. However, this energy can also be utilized in a way to further improve the performance of the PFC and this paper is a first step in this direction. Here, we will propose a new topology to minimize the crossover distortion in boost rectifier. The main characteristic of the proposed topology besides ZCS/ZVS switching is that it also improves the crossover distortion. A prototype system was built and tested to verify the proposed topology.

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