Analysis of the ZVS two-switch forward converter with synchronous current doubler rectifier

International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 311-325

  Lin, Bor Ren ^a   Wan, Jin Fa ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Current double rectifier; Forward converter; Soft switching converter; ZVS

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INDUCTANCE; MAGNETISM; POWER CONVERTERS; SWITCHES; SWITCHING; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS; WINDING; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

(+ MOD 2N) OPERATION; ACTIVE CLAMPING; AUXILIARY SWITCHES; BUCK BOOST; CIRCUIT CONFIGURATIONS; CURRENT DOUBLER RECTIFIERS; CURRENT DOUBLER SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIERS; CURRENT RIPPLES; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FORWARD CONVERTERS; LEAKAGE INDUCTANCES; MAGNETIZING INDUCTANCE; OUTPUT INDUCTORS; OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE; PEAK VOLTAGE; ROOT MEAN SQUARE (R.M.S.) VALUES; SECONDARY WINDINGS; SOFT SWITCHING; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; SWITCHING DEVICES; ZERO-VOLTAGE-SWITCHING (ZVS);

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 44649132700     PISSN: 00989886     EISSN: 1097007X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cta.435     Document Type: Article

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