Voltage-source charge-pump power-factor-correction AC/DC converters

Voltage-source charge-pump power-factor-correction (VS-CPPFC) AC/DC power converters are proposed in this paper. The PFC converter using the CP concept is first derived. The unity power factor condition is derived and analyzed. The clamping technique is used to satisfy the unity power factor condition. Based on the steady-state analysis, design considerations for the CPPFC stage are discussed. A family of VS-CPPFC topologies is also presented. The proposed VS-CPPFC AC/DC power converter was implemented and tested. The experimental results show that 83.5% efficiency and 0.996 power factor can be achieved for a half-bridge CPPFC AC/DC converter with 250-W and 12-V output,     

Synthesis of input-rectifierless AC/DC converters

This paper discusses the basic construction procedure and topological possibilities of creating AC/DC converters out of simple DC/DC converters. It is shown that two separately controlled DC/DC converters are sufficient for producing a regulated DC output and shaping the input current, from an AC voltage source, without the need for input rectifiers. Some design constraints are discussed, emanating from the limitation of the conversion ratios that can be achieved by particular DC/DC converters. Selected topologies are verified experimentally. This kind of rectifierless converter find applications in airborne power supplies where zero-crossing distortions are significant because of the inevitable phase-lead effect of the input rectifier bridge.     

Modified Pulse-Adjustment Technique to Control DC/DC Converters Driving Variable Constant-Power Loads

Multiconverter-distributed DC architectures have been utilized for power distribution in many applications such as telecommunication systems, sea and undersea vehicles, an international space station, aircraft, electric vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles, and fuel-cell vehicles, where reliability is of prime concern. The number of power-electronic converters (AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, and AC/AC) in these multiconverter electrical power systems varies from a few converters in a conventional land vehicle, to tens of converters in an advanced aircraft, and to hundreds of converters in the international space station. In these advanced applications, power-electronic converters might need to have a tight output-voltage regulation. From the output perspective, this property is highly desirable. However, since power-electronic converters are efficient, tight regulation of the output makes the converter appear as a constant-power load (CPL) at its input side. Dynamic behavior of CPLs is equivalent to negative impedance and, therefore, can result in instability of the interconnected power system. In order to mitigate the instability of the power converters loaded by CPLs, this paper presents the pulse-adjustment digital control technique. It is simple and easy to implement in application-specific integrated circuits, digital-signal processors, or field-programmable gate arrays. Moreover, its dynamic response is fast and robust. Line and load regulations are simply achievable using this technique. Analytical, as well as simulation and experimental results of applying the proposed method to a DC/DC buck-boost converter confirm the validity of the presented technique.     

Diodes as pseudo-active elements in high-frequency DC/DC converters

A novel approach to realizing zero-voltage switching in high-frequency DC/DC converters is presented. Utilizing the parasitic associated with the diode stored charge, it is shown that the diode reverse current established for charge removal can be used advantageously to accomplish soft switching. The entire family of single-transistor DC/DC converters can be realized using the technique. The converter topologies are seen to differ from their hard-switched counterparts only by the presence of a resonant capacitor. It is also shown that device and component stresses are moderate as compared to existing quasi-resonant and resonant techniques. Converter analysis is rather complex as a result of the dominant diode nonlinearities, and no closed-form expressions are possible. Converter transfer characteristics are obtained through simulation, and operating limits are analytically obtained. The concept is validated by experimental results using buck-type converters rated at approximately 100 W and operating at frequencies around 1 MHz     

Asymmetrical pulse-width-modulated resonant DC/DC convertertopologies

This paper presents asymmetrical pulse-width-modulated (APWM) DC/DC resonant converter topologies that exhibit near-zero switching losses while operating at constant and very high frequencies. The converters include a bridged chopper to convert the DC input voltage to a high-frequency unidirectional AC voltage, which in turn is fed to a high-frequency transformer through a resonant circuit. The bridged chopper has two switches that alternately conduct. The duty cycles of the conduction of the switches are complementary with one another and are varied to control the output voltage. Three resonant circuit configurations suitable for this type of control are presented. Frequency domain analysis of the converter is given, and performance characteristics are presented. Experimental results for a 48-5 V, 30 W converter show an efficiency of 88% at a constant operating frequency of 1 MHz     

Soft-switched DC/DC converter with PWM control

In this paper, a new power converter with two variations is proposed. A novel asymmetrical pulse-width-modulation (PWM) control scheme is used to control the power converter under constant switching frequency operation. The modes of operation for both variations are discussed. The DC characteristics, which can be used in the design of the power converters, are also presented. Two 50 W power converters were built to verify the characteristics of the converters. Due to the zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) operation of the switches and low device voltage and current stresses, these power converters have high full- and partial-load efficiencies. They are, therefore, potential candidates for high-efficiency high-density power supply applications     

Switched-capacitor DC/DC converters with resonant gate drive

In this paper, we examine how switched-capacitor (SC) converters can be used in low-voltage low-power DC/DC applications with power management. Analysis of losses is presented to facilitate SC converter design and optimization. A resonant gate drive is proposed to reduce switching losses and simplify control of switches in SC converters. A closed-loop controller is designed to enable and disable oscillations of the resonant gate drive so that the output DC voltage is well regulated down to zero load and so that high efficiency is maintained for a very wide range of loads. Results are experimentally verified on two low-power (0.2 and 5 W) five-one step-down converters with regulated 3 Vdc output and efficiency greater than 80% in a 100-1 load range     

Zero-voltage-ripple rectifiers and DC/DC resonant converters

Class E zero-voltage-ripple (ZVR) rectifiers are introduced. The proposed circuits offer a new means of a significant improvement in suppressing the output voltage ripple compared with their predecessors. Therefore, the size of the output filter can be considerably reduced, the rI_rms² conduction power loss in the equivalent series resistance of the filter capacitor can be lowered, aluminum or tantalum electrolytic capacitors may be entirely eliminated, filter capacitors with low capacitances and thereby high self-resonant frequencies can be used, and a faster dynamic response becomes achievable. ZVR is accomplished by reducing the AC component of the current at the input of the output filter. Class E² and Class D-E ZVR resonant DC/DC power converters are derived using the Class E ZVR rectifiers. An experimental prototype of a Class E² 30 W/500 kHz DC/DC converter was built and tested. Its output voltage ripple was as much as 20 times lower than that of the corresponding conventional converter. The new converters are suitable for noise-sensitive high-output-current applications     

A single-stage power-factor-corrected AC/DC converter

This paper presents a single-stage isolated converter topology designed to achieve a regulated DC output voltage having no low-frequency components and a high-input power factor. The topology is derived from the basic two-switch forward converter, but incorporates an additional transformer winding, inductor and a few diodes. The proposed circuit inherently forces the input current to be discontinuous and AC modulated to achieve high-input power factor. The converter output is operated in discontinuous mode to minimize the bulk capacitor voltage variations when the output load is varied. Analysis of the converter is presented, and performance characteristics are given. Design guidelines to select critical components of the circuit are presented. Experimental results on a 150 W 50 kHz universal input (90-265 V) 54.75 V output AC/DC converter are given which confirm the predicted performance of the proposed topology     

Voltage and current stress reduction in single-stage power factorcorrection AC/DC converters with bulk capacitor voltage feedback

Single-stage power factor correction (PFC) AC/DC converters integrate a boost-derived input current shaper (ICS) with a flyback or forward DC/DC converter in one single stage. The ICS can be operated in either discontinuous current mode (DCM) or continuous current mode (CCM), while the flyback or forward DC/DC converter is operated in CCM. Almost all single-stage PFC AC/DC converters suffer from high bulk capacitor voltage stress and extra switch current stress. The bulk capacitor voltage feedback with a coupled winding structure is widely used to reduce both the voltage and current stresses in practical single-stage PFC AC/DC converters. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the bulk capacitor voltage feedback, including the relationship between bulk capacitor voltage, input current harmonics, voltage feedback ratio, and load condition. The maximum bulk capacitor voltage appears when the DC/DC converter operates at the boundary between CCM and DCM. This paper also reveals that only the voltage feedback ratio determines the input current harmonics under DCM ICS and CCM DC/DC operation. The theoretical prediction of the bulk capacitor voltage as well as the predicted input harmonic contents is verified experimentally on a 60 W AC/DC converter with universal-line input     

A comparative investigation on the use of random modulation schemesfor DC/DC converters

A comparative investigation on the use of random modulation schemes for DC/DC power converters is presented. The modulation schemes under consideration include randomized pulse position modulation, randomized pulsewidth modulation (PWM) and randomized carrier-frequency modulation with fixed and variable duty cycle. The paper emphasizes the suitability and applicability of each scheme in DC/DC power converters. Issues addressed include the effectiveness of randomness level on spreading the dominating frequencies that normally exist in constant-frequency PWM schemes, and the low-frequency power spectral density (PSD) of each scheme. The validity of the analyses is confirmed experimentally by using a DC/DC buck converter operating in the continuous conduction mode. The PSD of the output under each scheme is presented and compared     

A detailed R-L fed bridge converter model for power flow studies inindustrial AC/DC power systems

Because of lower voltage levels and smaller power ratings, the R/X ratio of commutation impedance in industrial AC/DC distribution systems is usually higher than that in HVDC transmission systems. Considerable discrepancies may therefore occur in industrial AC/DC power flow results, especially the reactive power consumption of converters, if the commutation resistances of the converters are neglected. To describe the effects of commutation impedance on converter operations and to precisely relate the fundamental line current and DC output current of the converter, a detailed model of the bridge converter with commutation impedance for use of Newton-Raphson power flow studies in industrial AC/DC power systems is derived in this paper. A coal mine power system and a DC electrified transit railway system with regenerative braking function, a part of Taipei Rapid Transit Systems under planning, have been analyzed to show the improved accuracy and good convergence characteristics of the developed Newton-Raphson power flow formulation with the proposed converter model     

Lateral power MOSFET for megahertz-frequency, high-density DC/DC converters

DC/DC converters to power future CPU cores mandate low-voltage power metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) with ultra low on-resistance and gate charge. Conventional vertical trench MOSFETs cannot meet the challenge. In this paper, we introduce an alternative device solution, the large-area lateral power MOSFET with a unique metal interconnect scheme and a chip-scale package. We have designed and fabricated a family of lateral power MOSFETs including a sub-10 V class power MOSFET with a record-low R/sub DS(ON)/ of 1m/spl Omega/ at a gate voltage of 6V, approximately 50% of the lowest R/sub DS(ON)/ previously reported. The new device has a total gate charge Q/sub g/ of 22nC at 4.5V and a performance figures of merit of less than 30m/spl Omega/-nC, a 3/spl times/ improvement over the state of the art trench MOSFETs. This new MOSFET was used in a 100-W dc/dc converter as the synchronous rectifiers to achieve a 3.5-MHz pulse-width modulation switching frequency, 97%-99% efficiency, and a power density of 970W/in/sup 3/. The new lateral MOSEFT technology offers a viable solution for the next-generation, multimegahertz, high-density dc/dc converters for future CPU cores and many other high-performance power management applications.     

Class-E DC/DC converters with a capacitive impedance inverter

Analysis and design rules are presented for three class-E switching-mode DC/DC power converters, each with a capacitive impedance inverter. Experimental results are given for one of the converters. A zero-voltage switching technique is achieved for both class-E inverters and rectifiers. Therefore, the efficiency of the converters is very high at switching frequencies in the megahertz range. By applying a capacitive impedance inverter, lossless operation of the class-E inverter can be obtained for a wide range of converter load resistance, from full load to infinity. Experimental results are in excellent agreement with the theoretical calculations. Only a 12% relative bandwidth of the switching frequency is required to maintain a constant DC output voltage for the load resistance from full load to infinity at about 1 MHz with 15-W output     

输入滤波对直流分布式电源系统稳定性影响的研究

分布式供电直流变换器与逆变器级联系统具有很强的时变和非线性特性,级联式DC/DC变换器的稳定性是分布式供电系统中的重要问题。文中重点以DC/DC变换器与DC/AC逆变器连接为例分析逆变器输入滤波对系统稳定性的影响。通过实验验证,在逆变器侧串联LC滤波器,利于系统稳定。     

一种两象限零电压开关准谐振DC-DC转换器设计(英文)

传统的DC-DC转换器由电感、电容构成,通常电感和电容的面积很大,而且在开关导通和关断时的损耗严重。开关电感的两象限DC-DC转换器同时具有高功率密度和高转换效率,但是其开关导通和关断时的功率损耗仍然很严重。软开关技术可以实现开关导通和关断时的零功率损耗,从而大大减小了转换器的功率损耗。文章设计了一种新型的两象限零电压开关DC-DC转换器(ZVS-QRC),有效减小了功率损耗,并提高了功率密度和转换效率。     

An alternative to supply DC voltages with high power factor

AC/DC is one of the most common power conversions in power electronics, DC loads should be fed with a stable and a tight regulated voltage. At the same time, the AC/DC converter should comply with low-frequency harmonic regulation. The classical two-stage AC/DC converters achieve these two objectives, although the overall efficiency is low because the power is processed twice. An alternative solution is presented in this paper. It is based on the division of the input power in two parts, one of them processed only once and keeping a unity power factor. This strategy improves the efficiency and reduces the size of the converter without any complex control scheme. This proposal can be implemented with a great variety of well-known topologies. The experimental results show that this solution is a good tradeoff between efficiency and size     

应用于并行直流转换电源的均流控制芯片设计

为实现并行直流转换电源系统中转换器电流的均衡分布,降低转换器承受的电、热应力,提高系统可靠性,给出一种采用自动主从控制策略的均流方案,并给出了方案实现的关键部件--均流控制芯片的设计.设计中采用电流反馈环路对输出电压进行调整,降低了PCB板级寄生效应对调整信号的影响;并提出一种启动控制电路用以改善系统的启动时序,加速了启动阶段的电流均衡过程.芯片采用1.5μm BCD(Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS)工艺设计实现,面积为3.6mm2.应用该芯片构成了一个由两个直流转换器组成,具有12V/3A输出能力的并行电源系统.测试结果表明,该并行电源系统满负载时均流误差小于1%.     

LHB1900系列混合集成DC／DC变换器的研制

ＬＨＢ１９００系列混合集成ＤＣ／ＤＣ变换器，采用厚膜混合集成电路技术制作，电路采用恒频４００ＫＨｚＰＷＭ推挽结构，功率密度５００ｍＷ／ｍ３，效率达８０％，本文简要介绍ＤＣ／ＤＣ变换器电路设计及工艺制作技术，该系列ＤＣ／ＤＣ变换器可用于军事、航空航天及其它可靠性要求高的领域。