{"title":"A high frequency two-switch forward converter with optimized performance","authors":"L. Salazar, P. Ziogas","doi":"10.1109/IECON.1989.69612","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The analysis and design of a high-frequency two-switch forward converter topology with transformer flux balancing and extended duty cycle capability are presented. To improve converter performance, an auxiliary circuit connected in parallel with each power switch is proposed. This auxiliary circuit uses a low power switch or a nonlinear resistor connected in series with a capacitor. As a result, the DC component of the magnetizing current is minimized and the converter provides the means of recovery the energy associated with the parasitic inductances of the circuit components. Thus, higher than usual efficiency and higher operating frequencies are obtained. Experimental results are presented for a 4 kW, 40 kHz prototype unit.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":384081,"journal":{"name":"15th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society","volume":"4166 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"1989-11-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"11","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"15th Annual Conference of IEEE Industrial Electronics Society","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/IECON.1989.69612","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The analysis and design of a high-frequency two-switch forward converter topology with transformer flux balancing and extended duty cycle capability are presented. To improve converter performance, an auxiliary circuit connected in parallel with each power switch is proposed. This auxiliary circuit uses a low power switch or a nonlinear resistor connected in series with a capacitor. As a result, the DC component of the magnetizing current is minimized and the converter provides the means of recovery the energy associated with the parasitic inductances of the circuit components. Thus, higher than usual efficiency and higher operating frequencies are obtained. Experimental results are presented for a 4 kW, 40 kHz prototype unit.<>