Single-stage soft-switching converter with boost type of active clamp for wide input voltage ranges

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 730-741

  Choi, Woo Young ^a   Kwon, Jung Min ^b   Lee, Jong Jae ^c   Jang, Hyeon Yong ^c   Kwon, Bong Hwan ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c SAMSUNG Electronics   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Active clamp; Single stage; Voltage doubler rectifier; Zero current switching (ZCS); Zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CLAMP; SINGLE STAGE; VOLTAGE-DOUBLER RECTIFIER; ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING (ZCS); ZERO-VOLTAGE SWITCHING (ZVS);

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DIODES; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; SOFT SWITCHING; SWITCHING CIRCUITS; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 65549107940     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2008307     Document Type: Article

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