• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.478-487
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• 2014

This study presents a new interleaved three-level zero-voltage switching (ZVS) converter for high-voltage and high-current applications. Two circuit cells are operated with interleaved pulse-width modulation in the proposed converter to reduce the current ripple at the input and output sides, as well as to decrease the current rating of output inductors for high-load-current applications. Each circuit cell includes one half-bridge converter and one three-level converter at the primary side. At the secondary side, the transformer windings of two converters are connected in series to reduce the size of the output inductor or switching current in the output capacitor. Based on the three-level circuit topology, the voltage stress of power switches is clamped at $V_{in}/2$. Thus, MOSFETs with 500 V voltage rating can be used at 800 V input voltage converters. The output capacitance of the power switch and the leakage inductance (or external inductance) are resonant at the transition interval. Therefore, power switches can be turned on under ZVS. Finally, experiments verify the effectiveness of the proposed converter.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2000

새로운 램프-적분을 이용한 용량차-시간차 변환기를 제안했다. 제안된 회로는 상하대칭으로 두개의 전류 미러, 두 개의 슈미트 트리거, 그리고 제어 논리-회로로 구성된다. 전체 회로를 개별 소자들로 꾸며, 실험한 결과, 제안된 변환기의 센서 커패시터가 295㎊에서 375㎊까지의 커패시턴스 변화에서 1%보다 작은 시간간격(펄스 폭)의 선형 오차를 가진다는 것을 알았다. 제안된 변환기가 335㎊의 센서 커패시턴스를 가질 때, 측정된 용량차와 시간차는 각각 40㎊와 0.2ms이었다. 이 시간차를 빠르고 안정된 클럭으로 카운트함으로써 고 분해능을 제공한다는 것을 알았다. 새로운 램프-적분을 이용한 용량차-시간차변환기를 사용하여 디지털 습도 조절기를 설계하고 실험하였다. 제안된 회로는 전원 전압이나 온도 변화에도 불구하고 용량차에는 거의 영향을 받지 않는다. 또한, 제한된 회로는 적은 수의 MOS 소자로 실현되므로, 작은 칩 면적 위에 집적화 할 수 있는 특징을 갖는다. 따라서 이 회로는 온-칩(on-chip) 인터페이스 회로로 적합하다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.186-192
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• 2012

Half-rail stacked drivers are used to reduce power consumption of the drivers for synchronous buck converters. In this paper, the stacked driver is optimized by matching the average charging and discharging currents used by high-side and low-side drivers. By matching the two currents, the average intermediate bias voltage can remain constant without the aid of the voltage regulator as long as the voltage ripple stays within the window defined by the hysteresis of the regulator. Thus the optimized driver in this paper can minimize the power consumption in the regulator. The current matching requirement yields the value for the intermediate bias voltage, which deviates from the half-rail voltage. Furthermore the required capacitance is also reduced in this design due to decreased charging current, which results in significantly reduced die area. The detailed analysis and design of the stacked driver is verified through simulations done using 5V MOSFET parameters of a typical 0.35-${\mu}m$ CMOS process. The difference in power loss between the conventional half-rail driver and the proposed driver is less than 1%. But the conventional half-rail driver has excess charge stored in the capacitor, which will be dissipated in the regulator unless reused by an external circuit. Due to the reduction in the required capacitance, the estimated saving in chip area is approximately 18.5% compared to the half-rail driver.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.177-185
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• 2013

This paper studies a soft switching DC/DC converter to achieve zero voltage switching (ZVS) for all switches under a wide range of load condition and input voltage. Two three-level PWM circuits with the same power switches are adopted to reduce the voltage stress of MOSFETs at $V_{in}/2$ and achieve load current sharing. Thus, the current stress and power rating of power semiconductors at the secondary side are reduced. The series-connected transformers are adopted in each three-level circuit. Each transformer can be operated as an inductor to smooth the output current or a transformer to achieve the electric isolation and power transfer from the input side to the output side. Therefore, no output inductor is needed at the secondary side. Two center-tapped rectifiers connected in parallel are used at the secondary side to achieve load current sharing. Due to the resonant behavior by the resonant inductance and resonant capacitance at the transition interval, all switches are turned on at ZVS. Experiments based on a 1kW prototype are provided to verify the performance of proposed converter.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1999년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2674-2677
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• 1999

Resonant converters have several salient features such as high efficiency and low noise. Therefore, ZVS-PWM controlled series resonant converter with active-clamp technique is presented. The combination of an active-clamp technique and resonant circuit makes it possible to control the output voltage of the resonant converter with PWM. This new resonant converter was implemented and has achieved a good controllability. In this paper, the normal load characteristics and abnormal voltage increase in the case of the light load are analyzed. As a result, it is clarified that the stray capacitance of the transformer is a cause of the abnormal voltage increase. Then, it is confirmed that the abnormal voltage increase is suppressed by decreasing the duty ratio. ZVS condition is analyzed. The maximum efficiency of 89% is obtained for the output of 10V and 5A.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2005

압전소자를 이용한 마이크로발전기를 모델링한 저전압 AC 전류원으로부터 밧데리 충전을 위한 에너지 변환회로를 제안하고, 동작모드를 해석한다. 전체 시스템의 소형화 및 고효율화를 추구하기 위해서, MOSFET 풀브리지 정류기와 부스트 컨버터의 토폴로지를 채택하였다. 제안된 컨버터 시스템의 동작원리 및 동작모드를 스위칭 소자의 기생캐패시턴스를 고려하여 해석하고, 시뮬레이션을 통해 해석결과를 검증하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2012년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.852-855
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 FN(Fowler-Nordheim) 터널링 방식에 의한 program 동작과 band-to-band 터널링 방식에 의한 erase 동작을 수행하는 EEPROM IP용 DC-DC converter를 설계하였다. 로직전압으로 $1.5V{\pm}10%$의 저전압을 사용하는 EEPROM IP용 DC-DC converter는 charge pump 회로의 pumping stage 수와 pumping capacitance를 줄이기 위해 입력 전압으로 VDD 대신 VRD(Read Voltage)을 전압을 사용하는 방식을 제안하였다. VRD($=3.1V{\pm}0.1V$)는 5V의 external supply voltage를 voltage regulator 회로를 이용하여 regulation된 전압이다. 설계된 DC-DC converter는 write 모드에서 VPP(=8V)와 VNN(=-8V)의 전압을 출력한다.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집 특별세미나,특별/일반세션
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• pp.623-628
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• 2009

There is an increasing demand for efficient high power/weight auxiliary power supplies for use on high speed traction application. Many new conversion techniques have been proposed to reduce the voltage and current stress of switching components, and the switching losses in the traditional pulse width modulation(PWM) converter. Especially, the phase shift full bridge zero voltage switching PWM techniques are thought most desirable for many applications because this topology permits all switching devices to operate under zero voltage switching(ZVS) by using circuit parasitic components such as leakage inductance of high frequency transformer and power device junction capacitance. The proposed topology is found to have higher efficiency than conventional soft-switching converter. Also it is easily applicable to phase shift full bridge converter by applying an energy recovery snubber consisted of fast recovery diodes and capacitors.

• 전기학회논문지P
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2016

A light-emitting diode (LED) has been increasingly applied to various industrial fields and general lightings because of its high efficiency, low power consumption, environment-friendly characteristic and long lifetime. To drive the LED lighting, a power converter with the constant output current is needed. Among many power converters, the flyback converter is chosen by many converter designers due to high power density, structural simplicity, and miniaturization. In this converter, an electrolytic capacitor is generally chosen for the stabilization of the DC voltage because of having the large capacitance and the low price. However, the disadvantages are the short expected life time and 120Hz ripple currents on the converter output node. In this paper, a single-stage dimmable PFC DCM flyback converter without the electrolytic capacitor is proposed to prolong the lifetime of the LED driver. For the long lifetime of the converter, the polyester film capacitor with the small capacitance is substituted for the electrolytic capacitor on the output node and an LC resonant filter is added to damp 120Hz ripple current. The proposed converter is verified through the simulation and the experimental works.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.661-670
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• 2014

A new DC/DC converter with zero voltage switching is proposed for applications with high input voltage and high load current. The proposed converter has two circuit modules that share load current and power rating. Interleaved pulse-width modulation (PWM) is adopted to generate switch control signals. Thus, ripple currents are reduced at the input and output sides. For high-voltage applications, each circuit module includes two half-bridge legs that are connected in series to reduce switch voltage rating to $V_{in}/2$. These legs are controlled with the use of asymmetric PWM. To reduce the current rating of rectifier diodes and share load current for high-load-current applications, two center-tapped rectifiers are adopted in each circuit module. The primary windings of two transformers are connected in series at the high voltage side to balance output inductor currents. Two series capacitors are adopted at the AC terminals of the two half-bridge legs to balance the two input capacitor voltages. The resonant behavior of the inductance and capacitance at the transition interval enable MOSFETs to be switched on under zero voltage switching. The circuit configuration, system characteristics, and design are discussed in detail. Experiments based on a laboratory prototype are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the proposed converter.