A high efficiency flyback converter with new active clamp technique

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1775-1785

  Zhang, Junming ^a   Huang, Xiucheng ^a   Wu, Xinke ^a   Qian, Zhaoming ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active clamp; flyback; high efficiency; noncomplementary control

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CLAMP; ACTIVE CLAMP TECHNIQUES; CONTROL METHODS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; FLYBACK; FLYBACK CONVERTERS; LEAKAGE ENERGIES; LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE; OPERATION PRINCIPLES;

SOFT SWITCHING;

INDUCTANCE;

EID: 78650085148     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2042302     Document Type: Article

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