Using self-driven AC-DC synchronous rectifier as a direct replacement for traditional power diode rectifier

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 392-401

  Zhong, W X ^a   Hui, S Y ^b,c   Ho, W C ^a   Liu, Xun ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d Chief Technology Officer   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Energy saving; mains frequency synchronous rectifiers (SRs); self driven SRs (SDSRs)

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTION LOSS; DIODE BRIDGE; DIODE RECTIFIER; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; HIGH-CURRENT; LOW-VOLTAGE; MULTI PHASE SYSTEMS; POWER CIRCUIT; POWER DIODE; POWER LOSS REDUCTION; POWER-LOSSES; RESISTIVE LOADS; SELF-DRIVEN; SINGLE-PHASE SYSTEMS; SWITCHED-MODE; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DIODES; ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 80053649673     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2134052     Document Type: Article

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