An optimized, 99% efficient, 5 kW, phase-shift PWM DC-DC converter for data centers and telecom applications

2010 International Power Electronics Conference - ECCE Asia -, IPEC 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 626-634

  Badstuebner, U ^a   Biela, J ^a   Kolar, J W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Design process; High efficiency; Optimization; Phase shift PWM DC DC converter; Synchronous rectifier

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION; COMPACT DESIGNS; CONSTANT SWITCHING FREQUENCY; CONVERTER SYSTEM; DATA CENTERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DESIGN PROCESS; FULL-BRIDGE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HIGH-POWER; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; OPTIMAL DESIGN PARAMETERS; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN; OUTPUT FILTERS; PART LOAD; POWER DENSITIES; POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM; POWER SUPPLY UNIT; PWM CONVERTER; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER; TELECOM; TELECOM APPLICATIONS;

BRIDGES; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE SHIFT; POWER ELECTRONICS; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 77956581347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IPEC.2010.5543337     Document Type: Conference Paper

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