Fig. 1 Typical configuration of TEM
Fig. 2 The V-I Curve for a connection configuration of TEM[4]
Fig. 3 The output power for a connection configuration of TEM[6]
Fig. 4 The proposed circuit configuration
Fig. 6 The operation of resonant converter : Sp2-ON
Fig. 5 The operation of resonant converter : Sp1-ON
Fig. 7 The operation of boost converter : Qdw-ON
Fig. 8 The operation of boost converter :Qdw-OFF
Fig. 9 The simulation circuit
Fig. 10 The simulation result 1
Fig. 11 The simulation result 2
Fig. 12 The control board and power stack
Fig. 13 Experimental result 1
Fig. 14 Experimental result 2
Fig. 15 Experimental result 3
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