Active clamped ZVS forward converter with soft-switched synchronous rectifier for high efficiency, low output voltage applications

IEE Proceedings: Electric Power Applications

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-174

  Acik A ^a   Cadirci I ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF TURKEY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; MAGNETIC AMPLIFIERS; MOSFET DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

ACTIVE CLAMPED ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING FORWARD CONVERTER; LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGE APPLICATIONS; POWER CONVERSION; SOFT-SWITCHED SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER;

POWER CONVERTERS;

EID: 0037347536     PISSN: 13502352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-epa:20030151     Document Type: Article

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