• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.626-635
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• 2013

An analysis of the junction capacitance in resonant rectifiers which has a significant impact on the operating point of resonance circuits is studied in this paper, where the junction capacitance of the rectifier diode is to decrease the resonant current and output voltage in the circuit when compared with that in an ideal rectifier diode. This can be represented by a simplified series resonant equivalent circuit and a voltage transfer function versus the normalized operating frequency at varied values of the resonant capacitor. A low voltage to high voltage push-pull DC/DC resonant converter was used as a design example. The design procedure is based on the principle of the half bridge class-DE resonant rectifier, which ensures more accurate results. The proposed scheme provides a more systematic and feasible solution than the conventional resonant push-pull DC/DC converter analysis methodology. To increase circuit efficiency, the main switches and the rectifier diodes can be operated under the zero-voltage and zero-current switching conditions, respectively. In order to achieve this objective, the parameters of the DC/DC converter need to be designed properly. The details of the analysis and design of this DC/DC converter's components are described. A prototype was constructed with a 62-88 kHz variable switching frequency, a 12 $V_{DC}$ input voltage, a 380 $V_{DC}$ output voltage, and a rated output power of 150 W. The validity of this approach was confirmed by simulation and experimental results.

• Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.33-37
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• 2017

This paper suggests a new reliable push pull converter. The proposed push-pull converter have additional two diodes comparing with conventional push-pull converter. When one of two MOSFETs of the push-pull converter is on state, the other MOSFET is automatically off state due to adding additional diodes. Therefore, the converter is under electric noise environments, the converter avoids short circuit due to turning on of two MOSFETs. In this paper, the suggested converter has been simulated by PLECS software for 100 kHz switching frequency. In simulation, the current of the converter switches increases about 10 % for $20{\mu}sec$ electric noise environments. However, the converter operates very reliably without any short circuit conditions.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• v.5B no.4
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• pp.343-349
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• 2005

This paper proposes a novel zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) Push-pull DC-DC Converter for high input voltage and high power applications. This topology utilizes two switches in series to replace one switch in conventional push-pull converter, and two clamping diodes are introduced. The voltage stress of the switches is the input voltage, and the switches can realize ZVS with the use of the leakage inductance of the transformer. Furthermore, secondary full-wave rectifier with a clamping capacitor is used to eliminate the voltage oscillation and spike of the rectifier diodes due to the reverse recovery. Therefore, the electromagnetic interference is reduced effectively. The operation principle of the proposed converter is analyzed theoretically. The output characteristic, ZVS condition and design principle of the clamping capacitor are discussed. Experimental results obtained from a 270V input 2kW prototype with $95.8\%$ high efficiency confirms the design.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.25 no.5
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• pp.536-541
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• 1988

The push-pull current-fed DC-to-DC converter has only one energy storage reactor in series with the input for any number of outputs. It is considered that this property of the converter has considerable advantages over other multiple-output circuits. The steady state characteristics of the converter with two outputs is analyzed. It is known that the voltage difference between the two outputs appears by existing the 2nd winding resistance of transformer and there is a region of the duty ratio in which the voltage difference of the converter is smaller than that of the forward converter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.462-463
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 Push-Pull 방식의 DC/DC 컨버터를 기초한 새로운 MIC 토폴로지를 제안한다. Push-Pull 컨버터의 변압기의 중간탭에 스위치를 추가하여 입력전류량을 제어하고 인버터는 Unfolder 형태로 스위칭하여 계통과 연계한다. 제안된 토폴로지는 PSIM 시뮬레이션을 통하여 MIC에 적합한 회로임을 검증하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.54-59
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• 1985

From the foregoing papers, it has been clarified that the push-pull current-fed DC-DC converter is excellent in stability as compared with the other conventional DC-DC con-verters. The relation between the stability of the converter and the capacitance of smoothing condenser is analyzed, considering the ESR of smoothing condenser and the 1 st order phase lag of the feedback circuit. From the results, it is known that when the capacitance of smoothing condenser is reduced, the stability of the converter is also excellent as compared with the conventional buck type converter, whereas there are limitations for practical use, since the ripple of output voltage increases by increasing of output current.

• Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.417-422
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• 2008

In this paper, a novel DC/DC low-voltage high-current converter circuit is proposed to improve the efficiency of power converter used in the grid-connected fuel-cell generator system. We proposed a novel high efficiency grid-connected power conditioning system for RPG fuel cell. On the result of that, the loss of system was decreased rapidly by driving stack within the condition of maximum efficiency. The peak currents of the current-type inductor and the transformer's coil are reduced by synchronizing switching frequency of Buck-type converter is increased twice as the Push-Pull converter's switching frequency. The novel structure of DC/DC converter is able to realize ZVS-ZCS in fuel-cell system is proposed. The proposed switching component of Push-Pull converter has the ZVS and ZCS function by using the circuit of new passive clamp.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.7-8
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 저전압 대전류 입력의 DC/DC컨버터에서 과도한 전류 스트레스를 부담하는 변형된 Push-Pull type 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안된 컨버터는 변압기에 병렬로 권선과 스위치를 구성하며 L-C공진을 통해 소프트스위칭을 실현한다. 이를 시뮬레이션 및 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.103-105
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• 2008

DC-DC 컨버터, DC-AC (계통연계형)인버터, 입 출력 필터 등으로 구성된 연료전지용 PCS에서 DC-DC 컨버터가 전체 효율에 가장 많은 영향을 미친다고 할 수 있는데 본 논문에서는 Push-Pull 컨버터를 선정하여 손실에 관하여 해석하였다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.418-428
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• 2012

It is very important to improve the overall efficiency of systems with a source of power that has low-voltage high-current terminal characteristics such as fuel cells. A resonant converter is required for high efficiency systems. However, the peak value of the switches current is large in a resonant converter. This peak current requires a large number of switches and results in system failures. In this paper, an analysis and experiments of a resonant isolation push-pull converter are performed. A switching loss analysis is performed in order to compare losses between a resonant push pull converter and a hard switching push-pull converter. Specially, the conduction loss is studied based on the ratio between the resonant frequency and the switching frequency. In addition, a method for improving the efficiency is implemented with conventional HF insolation converters.