Analysis and implementation of an improved current-doubler rectifier with coupled inductors

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2681-2693

  Wu, Tsai Fu ^a   Tsai, Cheng Tao ^a   Chang, Yong Dong ^a,b   Chen, Yaow Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coupled inductors; Current doubler rectifier; Full bridge phase shift converter; Isolation transformer; Tapped inductor

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; PHASE SHIFT; POWER CONVERTERS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

COUPLED INDUCTORS; CURRENT-DOUBLER RECTIFIER; FULL-BRIDGE PHASE-SHIFT CONVERTER; ISOLATION TRANSFORMER; TAPPED INDUCTOR;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 59749102417     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2005372     Document Type: Article

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