A new interleaved series input parallel output (ISIPO) forward converter with inherent demagnetizing features

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 888-895

  Jin, Taotao ^a,b   Zhang, Katherine ^a,c   Zhang, Kan ^a,d   Smedley, Keyue ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b One Cycle Control Incorporated   (United States)

^c NEXSEM Incorporated   (United States)

^d TESLAco   (United States)

Author keywords

Current Sharing; Demagnetizing; Forward converter; Interleaved; Interleaved series input and parallel output (ISIPO)

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; DEMAGNETIZATION; DIODES; ELECTRIC FILTERS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; THERMAL STRESS;

CURRENT SHARING; FORWARD CONVERTER; INTERLEAVED SERIES INPUT AND PARALLEL OUTPUT;

ELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS;

EID: 41549106309     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.914813     Document Type: Article

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