A Dual Half-Bridge LLC

Resonant Converter With

Reduced Output Current
Ripple for Wide Output
Voltage Range Application

Hoàng Tuấn Anh-20212677

List of Contents

I. Introduction
II. Operational Principle
III. Characteristic of Proposed Converter
IV. Experimental Results & Conclusion

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I. Introduction

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Overview

LLC resonant converter is used:

o Several applications require high efficiency
o LED driver
o Battery charger
o …

Fig1.1. Led driver Fig1.2. Battery charger

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Challenges

LLC resonant converter:

o Small magnetizing inductance
o Low minimum switching frequency

ÞConduction Loss in Primary Circuit

ÞEfficiency, power density is decreased
ÞRMS current flowing through the output capacitors
become large

 Using a dual half-bridge LLC resonant converter

with hybrid rectifier circuit.
 Two operation modes: voltage doubler mode and
voltage quadrupler mode
 Reducing the output current ripple

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II. Operational Principle

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Circuit diagram

o The primary side is

composed of dual half-
bridge LLC resonant
converter.

o In the secondary side, two

voltage doubler rectifiers
are integrated with
reducing one diode and
capacitor.

Fig2.1 Circuit diagram of proposed converter

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Operational waveforms

Fig2.2 Voltage doubler mode Fig2.3 Voltage quadrupler mode

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III. Characteristic of
Proposed Converter

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Voltage Gain

Fig3.1 AC equivalent circuit of LLC resonant converter

Modified voltage gain of doubler and

quadrupler:
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M LLC ,d 
2 2
 4 2  fr   f s fr 
1   1        Qm ,d
2

 32k  f s   fr f s 
2
M LLC ,q 
2 2
 4 2  fr   f s fr 
1   1        Qm ,q
2

 32k  f s   fr f s 

Fig3.2 Voltage gain of the proposed converter

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Current ripple on output capacitors

Fig3.3 Equivalent circuit of output capcitors.

(a) In voltage doubler mode. (b) In voltage quadrupler mode.

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Current ripple on output capacitors

RMS current of Co1 during voltage doubler mode:

 Io fr
I Co1, RMS _ d 
2 2 fs

RMS current of Co1 and Co2 during voltage quadrupler mode:

0.5Co1 I o fr
I Co1, RMS _ q 
Co 2  0.5Co1 2 fs
Co 2 I o fr
I Co 2, RMS _ q 
Co 2  0.5Co1 2 fs

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Current ripple on output capacitors

Fig3.4 RMS current flowing through output capacitors of the proposed converter.

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III. Experimental results
& Conclusion

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Experimental results

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Experimental results

Fig4.1 Experimental waveforms of proposed converter. (a) With voltage doubler

mode when Vo=150V. (b) With voltage doubler mode when Vo=300V.

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Experimental results

Fig4.2 Experimental waveforms of proposed converter. (c) With voltage quadrupler

mode when Vo=300V. (d) With voltage quadrupler mode when Vo=400V.

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Experimental results

Fig4.3 Measured efficiency.

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Conclusion

Regulates output voltage over a wide range with narrow switching

frequency variation.
Decreases the number of output capacitors by reducing output
current ripple.
Increases the power density of the converter.
Achieves high efficiency under voltage quadrupler mode.
Ideal for applications requiring a wide output voltage range
and high power density, such as battery chargers.

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THANK
YOU !

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