Improvement of power-conversion efficiency of a dc-dc boost converter using a passive snubber circuit

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1808-1814

  Yun, Jae Jung ^a   Choe, Hyung Jin ^a   Hwang, Young Ho ^b   Park, Yong Kyu ^b   Kang, Bongkoo ^a  

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

^b LG Display Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Direct current direct current (dc dc) power conversion; light emitting diode (LED) displays; snubbers

Indexed keywords

BACKLIGHT UNITS; BOOST CONVERTER; DC-DC BOOST CONVERTERS; HIGH-POWER; INPUT VOLTAGES; LIGHT-EMITTING-DIODE (LED) DISPLAYS; PASSIVE SNUBBERS; POWER CONVERSION; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; RELIABLE OPERATION; SNUBBERS; SWITCHING LOSS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DIODES; EFFICIENCY; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; PASSIVE NETWORKS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 80455156362     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2011.2141095     Document Type: Article

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