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Monday, 4 November 2013

Simulation and Analysis of Zero Voltage Switching PWM Full Bridge Converter

Abstract—

In the conventional zero voltage switching full bridge converter the introduction of a resonant inductance and clamping diodes are introduced the voltage oscillation across the rectifier diodes is  eliminated and the load range for zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) achievement increases. When the clamping diode is conducting, the resonant inductance is shorted and its current keeps constant. So the clamping diode is hard turned-off, leading to reverse recovery loss if the output filter inductance is relatively larger. By introducing a reset winding in series with the resonant inductance to make the clamping diode current decay rapidly when it conducts this paper improves the full-bridge converter. The conduction losses are reduced by the use of reset winding. Also the clamping diodes naturally turn-off and avoids the reverse recovery. The proposed converter has been simulated for two different configurations and results have been compared. A 1 kW prototype converter is built to verify the operation principle and the experimental results are also demonstrated. 





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