A design procedure for optimizing the LLC resonant converter as a wide output range voltage source

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3749-3763

  Beiranvand, Reza ^a   Rashidian, Bizhan ^a   Zolghadri, Mohammad Reza ^a   Alavi, Seyed Mohammad Hossein ^a  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

LLC resonant converter; switched mode power supply (SMPS); wide output range; zero current switching (ZCS); zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

LLC RESONANT CONVERTER; OUTPUT RANGE; SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLIES; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING (ZVS); ZERO-CURRENT SWITCHING;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; INDUCTANCE; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SOFT SWITCHING; STANDBY POWER SYSTEMS;

ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

EID: 84860310037     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2187801     Document Type: Article

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