• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.590-600
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• 2017

This paper presents a ripple-free input current modified interleaved boost converter for high step-up applications. By integrating dual coupled inductors and voltage multiplier techniques, the proposed converter can reach a high step-up gain without an extremely high turn-ON period. In addition, a very small auxiliary inductor employed in series to the input dc source makes the input current ripple theoretically decreased to zero, which simplifies the design of the electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter. In addition, the voltage stresses on the semiconductor devices of the proposed converter are efficiently reduced, which makes high performance MOSFETs with low voltage rated and low resistance $r_{DS}$(ON) available to reduce the cost and conduction loss. The operating principles and steady-state analyses of the proposed converter are introduced in detail. Finally, a prototype circuit rated at 400W with a 42-50V input voltage and a 400V output voltage is built and tested to verify the effectiveness of theoretical analysis. Experimental results show that an efficiency of 95.3% can be achieved.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.91-102
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• 2013

This paper proposes the improved LCCT(Inductor-Capacitor-Capacitor-Trans) Z-source DC-DC converter (Improved LCCT ZSDC) which can generate the bipolar output voltages according to duty ratio D. The proposed converter has the characteristic and structure of Quasi Z-source DC-DC converter(Quasi ZSDC) and conventional LCCT Z-source DC-DC converter(LCCT ZSDC). To confirm the validity of the proposed method, PSIM simulation and a DSP based experiment were performed for each converter. In case which the input DC voltage is 70V, the bipolar output DC voltage of positive 90V and negative 50V could generate. Also, as comparison result of the capacitor voltage ripple in Z-network and the input current under the same condition for each converter, the voltage stress and the capacitor voltage in Z-network of the proposed method were lower compared with the conventional methods. Finally, the efficiency for each method was investigated according to load variation and duty ratio D.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2014

This study investigates the structure and operation of the ITER VS converter and proposes a sequence control method for six series-connected VS converters to reduce reactive power. The operation and the proposed sequence control method are verified through RTDS simulation. The ITER VS converter must supply voltage/current to the superconducting magnets for plasma current vertical stabilization, and the four-quadrant operation must proceed without a zero-current discontinuous section. The operation mode of the VS converter is separated into a 12- and 6-pulse circulating current and transition modes according to the size of the load current. The output voltage of the unit VS converter is limited because of the rated voltage; however, the superconducting coil must increase the operating output voltage. Thus, the VS converter must be connected in a 6-series to provide the required operating output voltage. The output voltage of the VS converters is controlled continuously; however, reactive power is limited within a minimized value of the grid. In this study, the unit converter is compared with converters connected in a 6-series to determine a suitable sequence control method. The output voltage is the same in all cases, but the maximum reactive power is reduced from 100% to 73%. This sequence control method is verified through RTDS simulation.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2004년도 ICEIC The International Conference on Electronics Informations and Communications
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• pp.66-69
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• 2004

This work is the study of Voltage-Down Converter used as internal supply voltage having large current driving and stable voltage level at any variation of process, voltage, and temperature(P.V.T). It converts VDD(external supply voltage) into $V_{1NT}(internal\;supply\;voltage).$ From the simulation results, a new Voltage-Down Converter has large current driving and a little stand-by current under lower supply voltage than conventional circuit. And bad characteristic of VINT, peaking, was eliminated. Start-up circuit for BGR is also added to one circuit, which consumes less current dissipation than convention circuit

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.70-77
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• 2005

압전소자를 이용한 마이크로발전기를 모델링한 저전압 AC 전류원으로부터 밧데리 충전을 위한 에너지 변환회로를 제안하고, 동작모드를 해석한다. 전체 시스템의 소형화 및 고효율화를 추구하기 위해서, MOSFET 풀브리지 정류기와 부스트 컨버터의 토폴로지를 채택하였다. 제안된 컨버터 시스템의 동작원리 및 동작모드를 스위칭 소자의 기생캐패시턴스를 고려하여 해석하고, 시뮬레이션을 통해 해석결과를 검증하였다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.93-103
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• 2002

고정도 전류-모드 신호 처리와 집적 회로 설계를 위한 새로운 전류 미러를 제안하였다. 제안한 전류 미러는 입력 임피던스를 줄이기 위해 적응성 귀환 기법을 사용하였고, 출력 임피던스를 높이기 위해 조절된 캐스코드 전류 미러의 출력단을 이용하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 제안한 전류 미러는 Vcc=5V의 공급기 전압에서 0.9Ω의 입력 임피던스, 415 MΩ의 출력 임피던스, 그리고 0.96의 전류 이득을 가진다. 소비 전력은 1.5㎽이다. 제안한 전류 미러의 응용성을 확인하기 위해 이를 이용한 전압-전류 변환기를 설계하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 이 변환기는 이론식과 일치된 결과를 얻었고 월슨 전류 미러를 이용한 전압 전류 변환기보다 3배 이상의 우수한 변환 특성을 가졌다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.1099-1107
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• 2019

A soft switching converter with wide voltage range operation is investigated in this paper. A series resonant converter is implemented to achieve a high circuit efficiency with soft switching characteristics on power switches and rectifier diodes. To improve the weakness of the narrow voltage range in LLC converters, an alternating current (ac) power switch is used on the primary side to select a half-bridge or full-bridge resonant circuit to implement 4:1 voltage range operation. On the secondary-side, another ac power switch is adopted to select a full-wave rectifier or voltage-doubler rectifier to achiever an additional 2:1 output voltage range. Therefore, the proposed resonant converter has the capacity for 8:1 (320V~40V) wide output voltage operation. A single-stage hybrid resonant converter is employed in the study circuit instead of a two-stage dc converter to achiever wide voltage range operation. As a result, the study converter has better converter efficiency. The theoretical analysis and circuit characteristics are verified by experiments with a prototype circuit.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2018

A novel active controlled primary current cutting-off zero-voltage and zero-current switching (ZVZCS) PWM three-level dc-dc converter (TLC) is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter has some attractive advantages. The OFF voltage on the primary switches is only Vin/2 due to the series connected structure. The leading-leg switches can obtain zero-voltage switching (ZVS), and the lagging-leg switches can achieve zero-current switching (ZCS) in a wide load range. Two MOSFETs, referred to as cutting-off MOSFETs, with an ultra-low on-state resistance are used as active controlled primary current cutting-off components, and the added conduction loss can be neglected. The added MOSFETs are switched ON and OFF with ZCS that is irrelevant to the load current. Thus, the auxiliary switching loss can be significantly minimized. In addition, these MOSFETs are not series connected in the circuit loop of the dc input bus bar and the primary switches, which results in a low parasitic inductance. The operation principle and some relevant analyses are provided, and a 6-kW laboratory prototype is built to verify the proposed converter.

• 전자공학회논문지S
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• 제34S권6호
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• pp.77-84
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• 1997

buck type converter doesn't appear when an input voltag eis lower than an output voltage. This is the main reason the buck converter has not been used for high power factor converters. In this paper, soft switching high power factor buck converter is proposed. This converter is composed of diode rectifier, input capacitor can be small enough to filter input current, buck converter with loss less snubber circuit. Converter is operated in discontinous conduction mode, turn on of the switching device is a zero current switching (ZCS) and high powr factor input is obtianed. In addition, zero voltage switching (ZVS) at trun off is achieved and switching loss is reduced using loss less snubber circuit. The capacitor used in the snubber circuit raised output voltage. Therefore, proposed converter has higher output voltage and higher efficiency than conventional buck type converter at same duty factor in discontinous conduction mode operation. High power factro, efficiency, soft switching operation of proposed converter is veified by simulation using Pspice and experimental results.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제54권9호
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• pp.431-436
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• 2005

This paper studies a novel boost DC-DC converter operated high efficiency for discontinuous current mode (DCM) control. The converter worked in DCM eliminates the complicated circuit control requirement, reduces a number of components, and reduces the used reactive components size. In the general DCM converter, the switching devices are turned-on the zero current switching (ZCS), and the switching devices must be switched-off at a maximum reactor current. To achieve the zero voltage switching (ZVS) at the switching turn-off, the proposed converter is constructed by using a new loss-less snubber circuit. Soft-switched operation of the proposed boost converter is verified by digital simulation and experimental results. A new boost converter achieves the soft-switching for all switching devices without increasing their voltage and current stresses. The result is that the switching loss is very low and the efficiency of boost DC-DC converter is high.