• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.277-288
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• 2018

Wireless inductive power transfer (IPT) technology is used in many applications today. A compact and high-frequency primary side inverter is one of the most important parts of a WPT system. In this study, a modified class EF-type voltage-fed multi-resonant inverter has been proposed for WPT application at a frequency range of 85-100 kHz. Instead of an infinite input choke inductor, a resonant inductor is used to reduce loss and power density. The peak voltage stress across the MOSFET has been reduced to almost 60% from a class-E inverter using a passive clamping circuit. A simple yet effective design procedure has been presented to calculate the various component values of the proposed inverter. The overall system is simulated using MATLAB/SimPowerSystem to verify the theoretical concepts. A 500-W prototype was built and tested to validate the simulated results. The inverter exhibited 90% efficiency at nearly perfect alignment condition, and efficiency reduced gradually with the misalignment of WPT coils. The proposed inverter maintains zero-voltage switching (ZVS) during considerable load changes and possesses all the inherent advantages of class E-type inverters.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1245-1255
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• 2016

The single resonant inverter is widely employed in typical inductive power transfer (IPT) systems to generate a high-frequency current in the primary side. However, the power capacity of a single resonant inverter is limited by the constraints of power electronic devices and the relevant cost. Consequently, IPT systems fail to meet high-power application requirements, such as those in rail applications. Total harmonic distortion (THD) may also violate the standard electromagnetic interference requirements with phase shift control under light load conditions. A power regulation approach with selective harmonic elimination is proposed on the basis of a parallel multi-inverter to upgrade the power levels of IPT systems and suppress THD under light load conditions by changing the output voltage pulse width and phase shift angle among parallel multi-inverters. The validity of the proposed control approach is verified by using a 1,412.3 W prototype system, which achieves a maximum transfer efficiency of 90.602%. Output power levels can be dramatically improved with the same semiconductor capacity, and distortion can be effectively suppressed under various load conditions.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.466-473
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 무선 충전에 사용할 수 있는 동축 단면의 도선을 이용한 소형 평판형 다중 루프 자기 공진 코일을 제시한다. 제안한 공진 코일은 높은 품질 계수를 갖고, 분포 커패시턴스를 조절하여 쉽게 공진 주파수를 제어할 수 있다. 공진 코일의 설계를 위해 제안한 공진 코일의 자기 인덕턴스 및 분포 커패시턴스 값을 이론적으로 계산하였다. 자기 인덕턴스는 단면 분할법을 사용하여 분할된 단면 사이의 상호 에너지의 합으로 계산할 수 있다. 검증을 위해, 특성 임피던스 $50{\Omega}$ 동축선으로 공진 코일을 제작하였다. 측정된 공진 주파수는 계산된 공진 주파수와 거의 일치하였고, 튜닝 파라미터 ${\gamma}$를 조절하여 원하는 공진 주파수로 조절할 수 있었다. 제작한 공진 코일을 태블릿 PC에 적용한 결과, 송 수전부 공진 코일의 품질 계수는 각각 282, 135를 가졌다. 공진 코일 사이의 간격이 4.4 cm인 경우, 송전부 공진 코일의 반경 5 cm 이내에서 80 % 이상의 전력 전송 효율을 얻을 수 있었다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제64권6호
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• pp.885-890
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• 2015

LLC resonant converter has been widely used because of its high efficiency and high energy density. In this paper, we designed a LLC resonant converter as the main power supply of the Nd:YAG pulse laser. First harmonic approximation (FHA) is used to model the LLC resonant converter. FHA equivalent circuit model and the transfer function of the LLC resonant converter is proposed. Soft start technology is also used to suppress the surge current. The laser output simulation test result is identical with the practical test, the laser energy of every pulse can reach up to 2.5J, and the pulse per second (PPS) can be adjusted from 6 to 18. The power system is verified stable and reliable by both of the simulation and experiment results.

• 대한전기학회논문지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.266-274
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• 1991

This paper proposed the resonant DC-DC converter with constant switching frequency. Its output is controlled by the auxiliary switch which is attached in conventional MRC circuits. The average output voltage is equal to the average voltage of the auxiliary switch. If the on time of the auxiliary switch is short, output voltage is decreased. Because of using the multi resonant method, the power loss from the parasitic elements can be decreased. Experimental performance of DF ZVS Forward MRC topology with switching frequency of 1MHz is presented.

• 전자공학회논문지S
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• 제34S권2호
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• pp.112-120
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• 1997

The clamp mode (CM) forward zero voltage switching multi resonant converter (ZVS-MPC) with self-driven synchronous rectifier is studied. The loss at the synchronous rectification stage of the converter is analyzed using MOSFET piecewise linear model and is compared with the loss at the conventional schottky diode rectification stage of th econverter. From the results of the analysis, it is known that the use fo MOSFETs as a synchronous rectifier reduces the loss at the rectification stage overthe whole load range comparing the use of schottky diodes as a conventional rectifier in the converter. In order to verify the validit of the analysis, we have built a 33W(3.3V/10A) CM forward ZVS-MRC with self-driven synchronous rectifier, in which switching frequency is 1MHz, and tested. FRom the experimental results, it is known that the synchronous rectification achieved about 1W improvement in the loss at the rectification stage and about 3% in the efficiency at the converter as compared with the conventional schottky diode rectification.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.295-301
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• 2002

In this paper, solenoid-type 3-D passives (inductors and transformers) have been designed, fabricated, and characterized by using electroplating techniques, wire bonding techniques, multi-layer thick photoresist, and low temperature processes which are compatible with semiconductor circuitry fabrication. Two different fabrication approaches are performed to develop the solenoid-type 3-D passives and relationship of performance characteristics and geometry is also deeply investigated such as windings, cross-sectional area of core, spacing between windings, and turn ratio. Fully integrated inductor has a quality factor of 31 at 6 GHz, an inductance of 2.7 nH, and a self resonant frequency of 15.8 GHz. Bonded wire inductor has a quality factor of 120, an inductance of 20 nH, and a self resonant frequency of 8 GHz. Integrated transformers with turn ratios of 1:1 and n:l have the minimum insertion loss of about 0.6 dB and the wide bandwidth of a few GHz.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 F
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• pp.2042-2044
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• 1998

In this paper, we proposed the alternated forward multi-resonant converter. It can reduce the voltage stress due to the operation of two multi resonant switches and also provides a high frequency applications. The proposed circuit is verified through the PSpice simulation and the 50W experimental set with 2MHz maximum frequency. The measured voltage stress is up to 170V of 2.9 times the input voltage and the efficiency is about 81.66% at low line.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 2000년도 하계학술대회 논문집 B
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• pp.1300-1302
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• 2000

In the charge system, a contact type-convenient-charging method is insufficient because of the contact failure around moist environment and troublesome question to put in and pull out. For the solution of this problem, an electromagnetically coupled non-contact charger for the rechargeable cell is proposed using ZVS multi-resonant forward converter. In this paper magnetizing inductance, leakage inductance and coupling coefficient, k are observed. By using the obserbed value, the proposed circuit is simulated by the PSPICE and implemented and the peak voltage of switch and output power are measured.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2001년도 Proceedings ICPE 01 2001 International Conference on Power Electronics
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• pp.266-270
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• 2001

This paper presents a novel topological prototype of voltage source series quasi-resonant zero current soft-switching pulse frequency modulated dc-dc power converter circuit using IGBTs which incorporates a high-frequency flyback transformer link. Its steady-state operating principle is described on the basis of simulation analysis, along with the open loop controlled power regulation characteristics of the multi-functional coupled inductors linked dc-dc power converter operating under a principle of zero current soft switching commutation.