Main task of power semiconductor converter is transfer of electrical energy from its input to the output and to the load. This energy flow is provided by control of the switching process of one or more semiconductor devices. Based on converter application it is necessary to choose correct control algorithm for selected switching frequency of converter. Algorithm itself has to be utilized with s...

Power electronic inverters are widely used in various industrial drive applications. To overcome the problems of the limited voltage and current ratings of power semiconductors devices, some kinds of series and/or parallel connections are necessary. Recently, the multilevel inverters have received more attention in literature due to their ability to synthesize waveforms with a better harmonic s...

Keywords: Improvement of efficiency and power factor Switching frequency determination Bidirectional AC–DC converter a b s t r a c t This paper investigates the possibility to optimize both the efficiency and the power factor of energy conversion systems which include power electronic converters. The values of these important power quantities depend on different parameters, such as the switchin...

An active-clamping quad-flyback converter is proposed to achieve zero voltage switching (ZVS) for all power switches. The secondary sides of quad-flyback converter are connected in parallel to share the load current. Thus, the transformer copper losses and the conduction losses on the output diodes are reduced. Activeclamping part including one auxiliary switch and one clamp capacitor can relea...

The proposed modulation technique of power converter topology provides high reliability, excellent performance, minimum energy consumption which reduces switching loss. The Power converter features a full-bridge resonant converter operating with a switching frequency ( ) between 15 kHz and 40 kHz in order to improve efficiency and power density make a suitable solution for domestic induction he...

With the development of power conversion technology, power density becomes the major challenge for front-end AC/DC converters. Although increasing switching frequency can dramatically reduce the passive component size, its effectiveness is limited by the converter efficiency and thermal management. In present industry implementations, due to the low efficiency PWM type topologies, DC/DC stage s...

Abstract -This paper presents an optimum design for low-voltage, low-power DC-DC converter which has a controller and integrated CMOS switches using small size inductor (luH). Optimum design for single chip DC/DC converter is achieved by analyzing the amount of conduction and switching losses. Through the loss analyses, it is turned out that a constant frequency hard switching PWM converter wit...

In this project, the operation and the features of a new three-level converter are presented with PV source and boost converter. The proposed topology was named three-level active-stacked neutral point clamped. It is a derivative of the 3L-SNPC structure, having two additional active switches connected anti parallel with the clamp diodes. The main advantage of 3L-ASNPC converter is the reductio...

In this paper, analysis, design and implementation of non-isolated soft-switching bidirectional DCDC converter with an active switch are described. The proposed topology gives the output voltage as twice as the input voltage and enhances the efficiency up to 94.5% and 92.9% for boost and buck mode operation by proper selection of the duty cycle. Soft switching can be achieved at both steps up a...

This paper presents the design of simple but powerful soft switching scheme for a DCDC Boost Converter with a closed loop control. A new novel soft switching scheme is proposed with a single switch and minimum components which offers load independent operations. The only switch used in this converter is switched ON at zero current and switched OFF at zero voltage .The proposed Controller is use...