• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2008.10a
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• pp.1-3
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 하이브리드 자동차 및 연료전지 시스템등 고승압 응용에 적합한 새로운 ZVZCS CCM 부스트 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안하는 컨버터는 CCM에서도 ZVS 턴온이 가능하며 다이오드도 ZCS 턴오프 동작으로 역방향 회복에 의한 서지가 없다. 또한 모든 소자의 전압정격과 수동소자의 부피는 기존 ZVT 컨버터에 비해 매우 작다. 메인 스위치는 듀티 제한이 없고 승압비는 기존 부스트 컨버터의 약 2배이다. 제안하는 컨버터의 동작원리를 설명하였고 이론적 해석과 시뮬레이션 및 실험파형을 통해 타당성을 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.33-34
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 도통 손실 저감을 위한 ZVT(Zero voltage transition) 부스트 컨버터를 제안하였다. 제안한 부스트 컨버터는 일반 부스트 컨버터에 보조 스위치, 공진 인덕터 그리고 공진 커패시터를 추가함으로써 ZVS와 ZCS를 달성하였다. 이를 통하여 스위치에 전압 스트레스와 전류 스트레스를 줄였기 때문에 스위칭 손실이 저감되고 컨버터 효율이 향상된다. 제안된 회로는 모드 분석과 시뮬레이션을 통하여 타당성을 검증하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.149-158
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• 2006

A soft-switching scheme for the PWM boost converter, ZCT (Zero current transition : ZCT) boost converter Is newly proposed to obtain the desirable features of both the conventional BWM boost and resonant converters such as easy of control, reduced switching losses and stresses, an4 low EMI. In order to achieve the soft-switching action, the proposed scheme employs an auxiliary circuit, which is added to the conventional boost converter and used to achieve soft-switching for both the main switch and the output diode while not incurring any additional losses due to auxiliary circuit itself. The basic operations, in this paper, we discussed and design guidelines are presented. Through a 100kHz, 60-W prototype, the usefulness of the proposed scheme is verified.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.1639-1649
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• 2016

This paper presents a family of soft-switching DC-DC converters with a simple auxiliary circuit consisting of a coupled winding and a pair of auxiliary switch and diode. The auxiliary circuit is activated in a short interval and thus the circulating conduction losses are small. With the auxiliary circuit, zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and zero-current-switching are achieved for the main and auxiliary switches respectively, over wide input voltage range and load variation. In addition, the reverse-recovery problem of diodes is significantly alleviated because of the leakage inductor. Furthermore, the coupled inductor simultaneously serves as the main and auxiliary inductors, contributing to reduced magnetic component in comparison with the conventional zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) converters. Experimental results based on a 500 W prototype buck circuit validate the advantages and effectiveness of the proposed magnetic coupling ZVS converter.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.303-304
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• 2013

기술이 발전함에 따라 전력변환기의 소형화 고효율화가 요구되어지고, 이를 위해 고주파 스위칭 전력변환기가 필요로 하게 된다. 하지만 스위칭 주파수와 비례적으로 스위칭 손실이 증가하기 때문에 시스템의 효율이 감소한다. 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해 DCM방식이나 공진을 이용한 ZVZCS(Zero-Voltage Zero-Currrent) 컨버터가 제안되고 있으나 소자의 정격용량이 커지는 단점을 갖는다. 또한 ZVT(Zero-Voltage Transition)를 포함한 소프트 스위칭 기법을 적용하는 다양한 컨버터가 제안되고 있으나 공진전류의 첨두에서 보조스위치가 스위칭을 하게 되어 보조스위치 스위칭 손실이 큰 단점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 변압기로 공진인덕터의 전압을 제한시켜 보조 스위치가 영전압/영전류 스위칭을 하게 함으로서 스위칭 손실을 발생시키지 않는 소프트 스위칭 구조를 제안한다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.216-225
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• 2006

This paper presents a new circuit topology of DC busline switch and snubbing capacitor-assisted full-bridge soft-switching PWM inverter type DC-DC power converter with a high frequency link for low voltage large current applications as DC feeding systems, telecommunication power plants, automotive DC bus converters, plasma generator, electro plating plants, fuel cell interfaced power conditioner and arc welding power supplies. The proposed power converter circuit is based upon a voltage source-fed H type full-bridge high frequency PWM inverter with a high frequency transformer link. The conventional type high frequency inverter circuit is modified by adding a single power semiconductor switching device in series with DC rail and snubbing lossless capacitor in parallel with the inverter bridge legs. All the active power switches in the full-bridge inverter arms and DC busline can achieve ZVS/ZVT turn-off and ZCS turn-on commutation operation. Therefore, the total switching losses at turn-off and turn-on switching transitions of these power semiconductor devices can be reduced even in the high switching frequency bands ranging from 20 kHz to 100 kHz. The switching frequency of this DC-DC power converter using IGBT power modules is selected to be 60 kHz. It is proved experimentally by the power loss analysis that the more the switching frequency increases, the more the proposed DC-DC converter can achieve high performance, lighter in weight, lower power losses and miniaturization in size as compared to the conventional hard switching one. The principle of operation, operation modes, practical and inherent effectiveness of this novel DC-DC power converter topology is proved for a low voltage and large current DC-DC power supplies of arc welder applications in industry.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07a
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• pp.535-538
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• 1994

In this paper, an isolated ZVS-PWM boost converter is proposed for single stage line conversion. For power factor correction, we used the half bridge topology at the primary side of isolation transformer permitting switching devices to operate under ZVS by using circuit parastics and operating at a fixed duty ratio near 50%. Thus the relatively continuous input current distortion and small size input filter are also achievable. The ZVS-PWM boost operation of the proposed converter can be achieved by using the boost inductor $L_f$, main switch $Q_3$, and simple auxiliary circuit at the secondary side of isolation transformer. The secondary side circuit differ from a conventional PWM boost converter by introduction a simple auxiliary circuit. The auxiliary circuit is actived only during a short switching transition time to create the ZVS condition for the main switch as that of the ZVT-PWM boost converter. With a single stage, it is possible to achieve a sinusoidal line current at unity power factor as well as the isolated 48V DC output. Comparing to the two stage schemes, overall effiency of the proposed converter is highly improved due to the effective ZVS of all devices as well as single stage power conversion. Thus, it can be operated at high switching frequency allowing use of small size input filter. Minimum voltage and current stress make it high power application possible.