• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2011년도 전력전자학술대회
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• pp.438-439
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• 2011

In this paper, soft switching bidirectional DC-DC converter is proposed. The proposed topology is added two auxiliary switches, two resonant capacitors and one resonant inductor to convectional bidirectional DC-DC converter. Therefore, this proposed topology can reduce switching loss of each power switch by ZVS (Zero Voltage Switching) and ZCS (Zero Current Switching). We have performed mode analysis, simulation and experiment for the proposed topology.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.652-659
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• 2015

This paper presents a new hybrid soft switching dc-dc converter with a low circulating current and high circuit efficiency. The proposed hybrid converter includes two sub-converters sharing two power switches. One is a three-level PWM converter and the other is a LLC converter. The LLC converter and the three-level converter share the lagging-leg switches and extend the zero-voltage switching (ZVS) range of the lagging-leg switches from nearly zero to full load since the LLC converter can be operated at f_sw (switching frequency) $\approx$ f_r (series resonant frequency). A passive snubber is used on the secondary side of the three-level converter to decrease the circulating current on the primary side, especially at high input voltage and full load conditions. Thus, the conduction losses due to the circulating current are reduced. The output sides of the two converters are connected in series. Energy can be transferred from the input voltage to the output load within the whole switching period. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed converter is verified by experiments with a 1.44kW prototype circuit.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1994년도 하계학술대회 논문집 A
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• pp.516-518
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• 1994

A new class of zero-voltage switching (ZVS) pulse width modulated (PWM) half-bridge converter is investigated. The new converter is capable of switching zero voltage and keeping advantages of quasi-resonant half-bridge converter while maintaining constant frequency operation. The theoretical analysis of a ZVS PWM half bridge converter is presented and is verified by PSPICE simulation results.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1999년도 전력전자학술대회 논문집
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• pp.114-117
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• 1999

This paper has described about principle and form of proposed circuit made use of soft switching technology ZVS(Zero-Voltage-Switching) to reduce turn on and off loss at switching. Also, the analysis of the proposed circuit was described by using normalized parameter and operating characteristics has been evaluated as to switching frequency and parameters. Based on the characteristics value, a method of the circuit design is proposed. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental ones. The proposed circuit is considerated to be useful for induction heating and discharge lamp.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 1998년도 Proceedings ICPE 98 1998 International Conference on Power Electronics
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• pp.687-693
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• 1998

An improved zero voltage and zero current switching (ZVZCS) full bridge (FB) PWM converter is proposed to solve the problems of the previously presented ZVACS-FB-PWM converter with secondary active clamp such as narrow ZVS range of leading-leg switches [6]. By adding an auxiliary inductor in between the leading-leg and separated input source voltages, the ZVS of leading leg switches can be extended to the whole line and load ranges, which eliminates unwanted hard switching of clamp switch and simplifies its control. The principle of operation is explained and analyzed. The features and design considerations of the proposed converter are also illustrated and verified on a 3 kW, 100 KHz IGBT based experimental circuit.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.131-137
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 영전압 스위칭(ZVS)과 전류불연속 모드(DCM)에 의한 새로운 고효율의 DC-DC 컨버터에 대해 연구된다. 일반적으로 고효율의 컨버터를 만들기 위해서는 전력변환기내에 사용된 반도체 스위칭 소자의 손실을 최소화하여 이루어진다. 제안한 컨버터는 DCM에 의하여 스위치의 턴-온 동작을 영전류 스위칭(ZCS)으로 만들고, 또한 새로운 유사공진 회로를 접목하여 컨버터의 고효율을 실현시킨다. 제안한 컨버터에 사용된 제어용 스위칭 소자들은 유사공진 기법에 의해 소프트 스위칭, 즉 ZVS와 ZCS으로 동작시키고, 이에 따른 제어용 스위칭 소자들은 전압과 전류의 스트레스 없이 동작한다. 그 결과 제안한 컨버터는 스위칭 손실의 저감에 의해 고효율로 구동된다. 제안한 DCM-ZVS 컨버터의 소프트 스위칭 동작과 시스템 효율은 디지털 시뮬레이션과 실험결과를 통해 그 타당성이 입증된다.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제49권10호
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• pp.683-692
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• 2000

A new primary-side-assisted zero-voltage and zero-current switching full bridge DC-DC converter with transformer isolation is proposed. The auxiliary circuit adopted to assist ZCS for the leading leg is composed of only one small transformer and two diodes. It has a simple and robust structure, and load current control capability even in short circuit conditions. Possibility of magnetic saturation due to asymmetricity of circuits or transient phenomena is greatly reduced, which is a very attractive feature in DC/DC converters with transformer isolation. The power rating of the auxiliary transformer is about 10% of that of the main transformer. Operation of a 12.5KW prototype designed for welding application was verified by experiments.

• KIEE International Transaction on Electrical Machinery and Energy Conversion Systems
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• 제4B권3호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2004

This paper presents a prototype of three-phase current source zero voltage soft-switching PWM controlled PFC rectifier with Single Active Auxiliary Resonant Commutated Snubber (ARCS) circuit topology. The proposed three-phase PFC rectifier with sinewave current shaping and unity power factor scheme can operate under a condition of Zero Voltage Soft Switching (ZVS) in the main three phase rectifier circuit and zero current soft switching (ZCS) in auxiliary snubber circuits. The operating principle and steady-state performances of the proposed three-phase current source soft-switching PWM controlled PFC rectifier controlled by the DSP control implementation are evaluated and discussed on the basis of the experimental results of this active rectifier setup.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.19-27
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• 1997

본 논문은 스위치 턴·오프시의 손실을 줄이기 위해서 소프트 스위칭 기법인 ZVS(Zero-Voltage Switching)을 도입하여 회로의 동작 해석과 설계에 관해 기술하였다. 또한, 제안 회로의 해석은 무차원화 파라메타를 도입하여 범용성 있게 기술하였고, 운전 특성을 스위칭 주파수와 제 파라메타에 따라 특성 평가를 하였다. 이론 해석에서 얻은 특성값을 기초로 한 회로 설계 기법의 일 예를 제시하였다. 첨가해서, 실험을 통해 이론 해석의 정당성을 입증하였으며, 향후 유도 가열 조리기 등의 전원 시스템에 응용가능성을 보여주고 있다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.965-974
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• 2018

A new zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) push-pull pulse-width modulation (PWM) converter is proposed in this paper. The wide ZVS condition for all of the switches is obtained by utilizing the energy stored in the output inductor and magnetizing inductance. As a result, the switching losses can be dramatically reduced. A simple auxiliary circuit including two small diodes and one capacitor is added at the secondary side of a high frequency (HF) transformer to reset the primary current during the circulating stage and to clamp the voltage spike across the rectifier diodes, which enables the use of low-voltage and low-cost diodes to reduce the conducting and reverse recovery losses. In addition, there are no active devices or resistors in the auxiliary circuit, which can be realized easily. A detailed steady operation analysis, characteristics, design considerations, experimental results and a loss breakdown are presented for the proposed converter. A 500 W prototype has been constructed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed concept.