A novel symmetrical rectifier configuration with low voltage stress and ultralow output-current ripple

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1820-1831

  Zhao, Chen ^a   Chen, Min ^b   Zhang, Guoxing ^b   Wu, Xinke ^b   Qian, Zhaoming ^b  

^a Silergy Corporation   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Capacitive filter; dc dc converter; high efficiency; low voltage stress; synchronous rectifier

Indexed keywords

CAPACITIVE FILTERS; CAPACITIVE OUTPUT FILTER; CONDUCTION LOSS; HIGH CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; JUNCTION CAPACITANCES; LC FILTER; LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE; LOW VOLTAGES; LOWER VOLTAGE STRESS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OUTPUT FILTERS; OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT; RESONANT DC-DC CONVERTER; SECONDARY-SIDE; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER; VOLTAGE RINGING; VOLTAGE SPIKES; VOLTAGE STRESS;

CAPACITORS; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; INDUCTANCE; POWER TRANSFORMERS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; TRANSFORMER WINDINGS;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 81155132350     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2010.2042819     Document Type: Article

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