Evaluation of Synchronous-Rectification Efficiency Improvement Limits in Forward Converters

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 387-395

  Zhang, Michael T ^b   Lee, Fred C ^b  

^a Delta Power Electronics Laboratory Inc   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; ESTIMATION; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES;

FORWARD CONVERTERS; MAGNETIZING CURRENT; RCD CLAMP; SCHOTTKY RECTIFIERS; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIERS; VOLTAGE DROP;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS;

EID: 0029358459     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: 15579948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/41.402478     Document Type: Article

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