Analysis and design of a three-level LLC series resonant converter for high- and wide-input-voltage applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2966-2979

  Lee, Il Oun ^a   Moon, Gun Woo ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

High and wide input voltage; LLC series resonant converter (SRC); three level (TL)

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; ANALYSIS RESULTS; CIRCULATING CURRENT; DESIGN FACTORS; DRIVING SIGNAL; HALF-BRIDGE; INPUT VOLTAGES; LLC-SRC; OPERATION PRINCIPLES; PROTOTYPE CONVERTER; RESONANT INDUCTORS; RESONANT TANKS; SERIES RESONANT CONVERTERS; THREE-LEVEL; VOLTAGE BALANCE; VOLTAGE STRESS;

POWER CONVERTERS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

DESIGN;

EID: 84859079511     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2174381     Document Type: Article

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