• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.66 no.2
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• pp.63-68
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• 2017

This paper proposes a new non-isolated DC conversion circuit topology of the voltage source coupled inductor series resonant high-frequency PFM controlled boost chopper type DC-DC power converter using two in one IGBT power module, which can efficiently operate under a principle of zero current soft switching for wide output regulation voltage setting ranges and wide fluctuation of the input DC side voltage as well as the load variation ranges. Its steady state operating principle and the output voltage regulation characteristics in the open-loop-based output voltage control scheme without PI controller loop are described and evaluated from theoretical and experimented viewpoints. Finally, in this paper the computer-aided simulation steady-state analysis and the experimental results are presented in order to prove the effectiveness and the validity of voltage regulation characteristics of the proposed series resonant zero current soft switching boost chopper type DC-DC power converter circuit using IGBTs which is based on simple pulse frequency modulation strategy more than, 20kHz.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.432-440
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• 2010

In this paper, a LC series resonant boost converter using a single switch is proposed. The proposed topology contains additional passive elements in the conventional boost converter and performs Zero Voltage Switching(ZVS) without an additional auxiliary switch when a main switch turned on and off. The switch off time of the proposed system determined by LC series resonance, thus a on-time variable Pulse Frequency Modulation(PFM) method is adapted to control output voltage in the proposed converter. Operational modes of the proposed topology are divided with respected to the current conduction paths and then through the theoretical analysis and experimental results, operational modes and characteristics of the proposed converter are verified.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.488-495
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• 2003

In recent years, the multilevel inverter synthesizing the output voltage with step pulse has been widely used rather than PWM method as a solution for high power and high voltage applications. This method takes advantage of lower switching losses due to one switching for one period. This paper proposes a simple method to obtain the conducting angle. This method is implemented by using voltage-second areas of the divided reference voltage according to the output voltage levels. It Is possible to reduce an amount of calculation because it is not required to solve the simultaneous equations by an iterative method. Also, the proposed method can get the conducting angle by means of on-line.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.155-164
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• 2010

This paper presents a voltage control algorithm for a hybrid multilevel inverter based on a staged-perception of the inverter voltage vector diagram. The algorithm is applied to control a three-stage eighteen-level hybrid inverter, which has been designed with a maximum number of symmetrical levels. The inverter has a two-level main stage built using a conventional six-switch inverter and medium- and low- voltage three-level stages constructed using cascaded H-bridge cells. The distinctive feature of the proposed algorithm is its ability to avoid the undesirable high switching frequency for high- and medium- voltage stages despite the fact that the inverter's dc sources voltages are selected to maximize the number of levels by state redundancy elimination. The high- and medium- voltage stages switching algorithms have been developed to assure fundamental switching frequency operation of the high voltage stage and not more than few times this frequency for the medium voltage stage. The low voltage stage is controlled using a SVPWM to achieve the reference voltage vector exactly and to set the order of the dominant harmonics. The inverter has been constructed and the control algorithm has been implemented. Test results show that the proposed algorithm achieves the desired features and all of the major hypotheses have been verified.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.14 no.4
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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.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1996.07a
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• pp.613-615
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• 1996

Harmonic elimination method of using coupling transformer in twelve pulse inverter is presented for high power application. This method is using coupling transformer and PWM(pulse width modulation) switching and voltage source inverter. The object of proposed harmonic elimination method is obtained inverter output of low THD(Total Harmonic Distortion). The simulation results confirm the proposed harmonic elimination method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.605-609
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• 2000

This paper presents a development of the Pulse Width Modulation ASIC for control of the AC servo or spindle motor in machine tools. The ASIC is designed two PWM functions for simultaneous control of a converter and an inverter. Also the device includes additionally two UART functions for interfacing the RS232C with PC or other devices. The device is connected to the microprocessor of Intel or Motorola by bus interface. The required output voltage and frequency for the motor control is programmed to the PWM block and the corresponding switching signals are calculated and generated with regard to the programmed value.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2000.07a
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• pp.343-346
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• 2000

In most inverter/converter applications SVPWM method is the preferred approach for it shows good characteristics in linear modulation range and waveform quality. in this paper we propose a new carrier based SVPWM method for multi-level system. First we survey the conventional carrier based SVPWM method and investigate the problem of the conventional one for the multi-level system with the focus on the switching frequency harmonic flux trajectories. Finally we propose a new carrier based SVPWM method that can reduce harmonic distortion. Simulation and experimental results are given for the verification of the proposed SVPWM method.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.110-113
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• 1999

본 연구에서는 고주파 유도가열을 위한 전원장치에 사용되는 인버터 시스템의 대용량, 고조파화를 실현하기 위한 고주파화 기술을 제안하였다. 부한 공진 인버터는 H형 전-브리지(Full-Bridge)로 구성하고 각 암당 IBGT를 2병렬로 조합하여 구성하고 부하는 직병열 공진회로로 구성한다. 스위칭 동작은 8개의 IGBT중 각 ARM당 2개씩 순차 제어하여 고속 대용량의 고주파 전력을 출력시킨다. 또한 스위칭은 스위치 턴온·오프시에 스위칭 손실을 줄이기 위해 ZVS(Zero-Voltage Switching) 기법을 도입한다. 제어는 고정주파수 PWM(Pulse Width Modulation) 제어를 하여 전력변환 효율을 극대화한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.622-625
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• 1999

This paper introduces a novel zero-voltage switching (ZVS)) pulse width modulation (PWM) active clamping dc-to-dc boost converter. This technique presents ZVS commutation without additional voltage stress and a significant increase in the circulating reactive energy throughout the converter. Therefore, all of the losses for the switches are minimized, and high power density system can be realized. The characteristics are verified through simulation and experimental results.