QUASI-RESONANT ZVS-PWM DC-DC FORWARD CONVERTER WITH ACTIVE CLAMPED CAPACITOR FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY-DRIVEN BOAT SYSTEM

  • Kenya, Sakamoto (Dept.of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine) ;
  • Masakazu, Kanaoka (Dept.of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine) ;
  • Hidekazu, Muraoka (Dept.of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine) ;
  • Ryuhei, Hojyo (Dept.of Ocean Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Kobe University of Mercantile Marine) ;
  • Mutsuo, Nakaoka (Dept.of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Yamaguchi University)
  • Published : 1998.10.01

Abstract

This paper presents a novel prototype of active voltage clamped quasi-resonant ZVS-PWM forward DC-DC converter designed for specific low voltage high current application. We establish the soft-switching forward converter with a high frequency isolated link which can efficient operate over wide load ranges under conditions of zero voltage soft-switching and active voltage clamped switching. In addition, we evaluate connection of the soft-switching forward converter with large capacitor which capacitance is over 100[F].

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