• 전기학회논문지
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• 제60권7호
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• pp.1366-1371
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• 2011

The resonant converter cause the high voltage stress according to the input voltage, which increases the conduction loss in converter power switches. The topology of LLC half bridge resonant converter provides ZVS characteristic and also the stress of voltage and current is smaller than that of the general resonant converters. So we can expect the higher efficiency. In this paper, the analysis of the characteristics of the converter efficiency and the best conditions for highest efficiency were investigated. As a result, the efficiency of utilizing up to 93% is achieved.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.142-149
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• 2012

The independently regulated dual-output LLC resonant converter using only one power stage and one control IC is proposed in this paper. The conventional dual-output LLC resonant converter requires the extra non-isolated DC/DC converter to obtain the tightly regulated slave output voltage, which results in the low power conversion efficiency and high production costs. On the other hand, since the proposed converter controls the master and slave output voltages by pulse width modulation(PWM) and pulse frequency modulation(PFM), it can achieve tightly regulated dual output voltages without the additional non-isolated DC/DC converter. Therefore, it features a high efficiency and low cost. To confirm the validity of the proposed converter, theoretical analysis and experimental results from a 40W LED driver prototype are presented.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2018

In battery-operated systems, an isolated converter is used to interface the utility grid with the system to increase stability when charging and discharging batteries. Systems such as vehicle-to-grids (V2Gs), on-board chargers, and energy storage systems (ESSs) have recently become popular, and the roles of isolated converters have become important considerations in fabricating such devices. A fixed-frequency LLC converter, which is a type of isolated converter, presents the advantages of high efficiency and high power density by performing zero-voltage switching (ZVS) over wide frequency ranges. However, the magnetizing inductance of the LLC converter should be designed to enable ZVS in all switching devices. Therefore, in this study, the operating characteristics of the LLC circuit are analyzed, and an optimal design method for ZVS operation is established. Moreover, an 8 kW LLC high-efficiency and high-power-density resonant converter is designed and tested for ESS application. The LLC converter achieves 98% efficiency at rated power.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2012

In this paper, a new planar transformer with a novel core configuration that can regulate the leakage inductance is proposed and described in detail. In order to design the slim size power system for flat panel TV, Two planar transformers applied to LLC resonant converter are connected in series at primary and in parallel by the center-tap winding at secondary. In this paper, a 300W low profile LLC resonant converter was built and tested to verify the proposed planar transformer.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.177-187
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 다중 출력을 갖는 LLC 직렬 공진 컨버터의 입출력 이득에 대한 새로운 해석법을 제시한다. 특히 Math-CAD 시뮬레이션을 통해 변압기 2차 측 누설인덕턴스 성분에 의한 주파수 이득특성 변화를 분석한다. 유도된 수식 이론을 근거로, 3개의 출력을 갖는 430W급 공진 컨버터를 제작하여 46인치용 PDP 파워모듈의 Sustain 블록에 적용함으로서, 제안된 해석법의 정확성을 검증한다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.440-449
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• 2014

This study proposes an LLC series resonant converter with a current doubler using a coupled inductor as a rectification circuit for the secondary side. The current doubler circuit is generally used for a high-voltage input and low-voltage output circuit to obtain high efficiency with small transformer turn ratio. However, an inductive circuit is not generally used in the secondary side of an LLC series resonant converter. If inductive components exist on the secondary side, the resonant characteristics are changed through the secondary inductive circuit. Mathematical analysis shows that the secondary-side current doubler with coupled inductor is not affected by the resonant characteristic of the primary LLC if leakage inductance occurs in the coupled inductor. Results of the analysis are proven by simulation; an experiment is also conducted for the proposed circuit.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.431-439
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 두 대의 LLT 변압기 적용 LLC 직렬공진 컨버터의 입출력 이득 특성 및 설계과정에 대하여 서술 하였다. 적용된 두 대의 변압기 1차측은 직렬로 연결하고, 변압기 2차측은 병렬로 연결 하여 변압기 1차측 전류 불균형이 없도록 하였다. 부하 변동과 전압이득 특성을 고려하여 이론적 분석 및 시뮬레이션 결과를 토대로 50인치 PDP TV전원을 위한 400W 시제품을 제작 실험하여 설계 절차의 타당성을 검증하였다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.382-395
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 다이오드정류기와 커패시터 필터로 구성된 입력전원을 가지고 동작되는 60W이하의 출력파워용량을 갖는 어댑터를 위한 새로운 LLC 공진컨버터에 대한 내용이다. 보조스위치의 동작에 의해 제안된 LLC 공진컨버터는 모든 입력전원 ($110V_{AC}$/ $220V_{AC}$) 및 부하조건에서 높은 효율특성을 가지고 전력을 전달 할 수 있다. 제안된 컨버터에 대한 동작특성에 대해 분석, 서술되어 있으며, 60W 시제품제작 및 실험을 통하여 적용 가능함을 보였다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권8호
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• pp.1551-1558
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• 2009

This paper proposes a new power conditioning system for the fuel cell power generation, which consists of a LLC resonant DC-DC converter and 3-phase inverter. The LLC resonant converter boosts the fuel cell voltage of 26-48V up to 400V, using the hard-switching boost converter and the high-frequency ZVS half-bridge converter. The operation of proposed power conditioning system was verified through simulations with PSCAD/EMTDC software. The feasibility of hardware implementation was verified through experimental works with a laboratory prototype, which was built with 1.2kW PEM fuel-cell stack, 1kW LLC resonant converter, and 3kW PWM inverter. The proposed system can be utilized to commercialize a real interconnection system for the fuel-cell power generation.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.406-414
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• 2009

본 논문에서는 전원장치의 고집적화와 저가격화를 위해 두 개의 공진커패시터와 두 개의 변압기로 구성된 독립된 공진탱크회로를 갖는 LLC 공진 컨버터를 제안하였다. 제안된 공진회로에 적용된 두개의 변압기는 각 변압기에 흐르는 전류 불평형문제를 저감하기 위해 1차 측은 병렬 연결되어 있고 2차 측은 상호 직렬 연결되어 있다. 300W 시제품을 제작 실험한 결과를 통해 제안된 LLC 공진컨버터가 적용 가능함을 나타냈다.