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http://dx.doi.org/10.6113/JPE.2019.19.2.353

Zero-Current-Switching in Full-Bridge DC-DC Converters Based on Activity Auxiliary Circuit  

Chu, Enhui (College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeast University)
Lu, Ping (College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeast University)
Xu, Chang (College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeast University)
Bao, Jianqun (College of Information Science and Engineering, Northeast University)
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Journal of Power Electronics / v.19, no.2, 2019 , pp. 353-362 More about this Journal
Abstract
To address the problem of circulating current loss in the traditional zero-current switching (ZCS) full-bridge (FB) DC/DC converter, a ZCS FB DC/DC converter topology and modulation strategy is proposed in this paper. The strategy can achieve ZCS turn on and zero-voltage and zero-current switching (ZVZCS) turn off for the primary switches and realize ZVZCS turn on and zero-voltage switching (ZVS) turn off for the auxiliary switches. Moreover, its resonant circuit power is small. Compared with the traditional phase shift full-bridge converter, the new converter decreases circulating current loss and does not increase the current stress of the primary switches and the voltage stress of the rectifier diodes. The diodes turn off naturally when the current decreases to zero. Thus, neither reverse recovery current nor loss on diodes occurs. In this paper, we analyzed the operating principle, steady-state characteristics and soft-switching conditions and range of the converter in detail. A 740 V/1 kW, 100 kHz experimental prototype was established, verifying the effectiveness of the converter through experimental results.
Keywords
Circulating current loss; Full-bridge converter; Rectifier diodes; Turn-off losses; Zero-current switching;
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