A very high frequency DC-DC converter based on a class Φ2 resonant inverter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2980-2992

  Rivas, Juan M ^a   Leitermann, Olivia ^a   Han, Yehui ^a   Perreault, David J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst mode control; class inverter; class E inverter; class F power amplifier; class phi inverter; cycle skipping control; harmonic peaking; on off control; resonant dc dc converter; resonant gate drive; resonant rectifier; very high frequency (VHF)

Indexed keywords

BURST-MODE CONTROL; CLASS E INVERTER; CLASS F POWER AMPLIFIER; CLASS PHI INVERTER; CYCLE SKIPPING CONTROL; HARMONIC PEAKING; ON-OFF CONTROL; RESONANT DC-DC CONVERTER; RESONANT GATE DRIVE; RESONANT RECTIFIER; VERY HIGH FREQUENCY;

HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; POWER AMPLIFIERS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 80054692436     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2108669     Document Type: Article

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