Optimum design consideration and implementation of a novel synchronous rectified soft-switched phase-shift full-bridge converter for low-output-voltage high-output-current applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 388-397

  Zhao, Chen ^a   Wu, Xinke ^a   Meng, Peipei ^a   Qian, Zhaoming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Inductor; Phase shift full bridge (PSFB); Soft switched; Synchronous rectifier (SR)

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ENERGY STORAGE; FLYWHEELS; IONIZATION OF GASES; PHASE SHIFT; SECONDARY RECOVERY;

ANALYSIS AND EVALUATIONS; BODY DIODES; BREAK DOWN VOLTAGES; CAPACITIVE FILTERS; DOWNSLOPE; FULL-BRIDGE CONVERTERS; FULL-BRIDGE DC/DC CONVERTERS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; HIGH OUTPUTS; INDUCTOR; LOW OUTPUT VOLTAGES; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; PHASE-SHIFT FULL BRIDGE (PSFB); POWER APPLICATIONS; REVERSE RECOVERIES; SECONDARY SIDES; SOFT SWITCHED; SOFT-SWITCHING; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER (SR); TRIANGULAR CURRENTS; VOLTAGE STRESS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 61549140402     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2005269     Document Type: Article

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