A single-stage power factor correction AC/DC converter based on zero voltage switching full bridge topology with two series-connected transformers

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Kim, Tae Sung ^b   Koo, Gwan Bon ^a,b   Moon, Gun Woo ^a,b   Youn, Myung Joong ^a,b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology ^*

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Full bridge (FB); Power factor correction (PFC); Single stage; Two series connected transformers; Zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS; POWER CONTROL; POWER ELECTRONICS; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

FULL BRIDGE (FB); POWER FACTOR CORRECTION (PFC); SINGLE-STAGE; TWO SERIES-CONNECTED TRANSFORMERS;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION;

EID: 33947145190     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2005.861200     Document Type: Article

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