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A Passive Auxiliary Circuit Achieves Zero-Voltage-Switching in Full-Bridge Converter Over Entire Conversion Range
A Passive Auxiliary Circuit Achieves Zero-Voltage-Switching in Full-Bridge Converter Over Entire Conversion Range
I. INTRODUCTION
Fig. 3. Experimental waveforms of v , i and i for (a) D 0:8 and (b) D 0:2. Traces marked (i) and (iii) show the waveform of v (100 V/div). The
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trace marked (ii) shows the waveform of i (2 A/div) and the trace marked (iv) shows the waveform of i (2 A/div). The x-scale is 2.5 s=div .
Fig. 4. Details of the turn-on transition of (a) the left-leg switch S and (b) the right-leg switch S . The upper pair of waveforms corresponds to operation at 5 A
load current and the lower pair of waveforms corresponds to operation at 45 A load current. Traces marked (i) and (iii) show the respective drain-to-source voltage
waveform (100 V/div). Traces marked (ii) and (iv) show the respective gate-to-source voltage waveform (10 V/div). The x-scale is 250 ns/div.
IV. CONCLUSIONS
A new auxiliary circuit is proposed to achieve ZVS opera-
tion of switches over the entire conversion range in the FBZVS
converter. The circuit operation principle is described. Experi-
mental results on the prototype converter confirm the effective-
ness of the proposed circuit. The proposed circuit is passive and
simple. The stored energy in the auxiliary circuit is minimal
under full-load condition, and it progressively increases as the
load current decreases. Therefore ZVS operation over the entire
conversion range is achieved without significantly increasing
the conduction loss.
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