Active-clamped ripple-free DC/DC converter using an input-output coupled inductor

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1842-1854

  Lee, Jong Jae ^a,b   Kwon, Bong Hwan ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active clamp circuit; Current ripple free; Input output coupled inductor (IOCI)

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

ACTIVE-CLAMP CIRCUIT; CURRENT RIPPLE-FREE; INPUT-OUTPUT COUPLED INDUCTOR;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 42549166086     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2007.907666     Document Type: Article

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