A Study on the ZVS-CV Converter Using Thin-Film Inductor

박막 인덕터를 이용한 ZVS-CV 컨버터에 관한 연구

Buck converter is considered to be one of the most widely used DC-DC converters due to its simple structure and high reliable performance. However, when it be combined with thin-film inductor, its own low inductance requires higher switching frequency in order to maintain optimum output ripple voltage and thus gives rise to extra switching losses. In view to overcoming such a technical in-convenience, soft switching fashion is suggested such as zero-voltage-switching of which an well known example is a Zero-Voltage-Switching clamp voltage(ZVS-CV) converter for which low inductance is imperatively required for ZVS operation. In order to support our suggestion, a 1W of ZVS-CV buck converter( Vo=3.3V, Iomax=0.3A, fs= 1.2MHz) is built by use of thin-film inductor, and then tested for comparing the measured efficiency between ours and conventional one. As the our results. the efficiency is improved about 2% at full load by the application of our concept.