A Unified Model for the ZVS DC-DC Converters with Active Clamp

Lakshminarasamma, N and Swaminathan, B and Ramanarayanan, V (2004) A Unified Model for the ZVS DC-DC Converters with Active Clamp. In: 2004 IEEE 35th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference. PESC 04, 20-25 June, Aachen,Germany, Vol.3, 2441 -2447.

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Abstract

Active clamp DC-DC converters are recently introduced family of two switch pulse width modulated converters featuring zero-voltage switching. The topological structure of these converters in relation to their hard-switched PWM converters is highlighted. With proper designation of the circuit variables (throw voltage V and the pole current I), all these converters are seen to be governed by an identical set of equations. In this framework, these circuits exhibit 6 sub-periods per cycle with identical current waveform in the resonant inductor. With idealized switches, the steady-state performance is obtainable in an analytical form. This set of equations may be solved through a simple spreadsheet programme. The steady-state performance provides a design constraint on the normalized current. The conversion ratio of the converter is also readily available. A generalized equivalent circuit emerges for all these converters from this steady-state conversion ratio. It is interesting to note that this equivalent circuit provides a dynamic model as well. The circuit model proposed in this paper enables one to use the familiar state space averaged results of the standard PWM DC-to-DC converters (both steady-state and dynamic) for their ZVS active clamp counterparts.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Publisher:	IEEE
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Department/Centre:	Division of Electrical Sciences > Electrical Engineering
Date Deposited:	13 Dec 2005
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 04:22
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/4436

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