One of the difficulties with PWM switching converters is high switching loss and electromagnetic interference due to switching at non-zero voltage and current, which limits the operating frequency. In order to reduce the converter volume and weight (by increasing the frequency) and reducing switching losses, zero voltage and current switching methods are recommended. In this paper, four main ze...

One of the difficulties with PWM switching converters is high switching loss and electromagnetic interference due to switching at non-zero voltage and current, which limits the operating frequency. In order to reduce the converter volume and weight (by increasing the frequency) and reducing switching losses, zero voltage and current switching methods are recommended. In this paper, four main ze...

A zero voltage switching (ZVS) dc–dc converter with high voltage gain is proposed. It consists of a ZVS boost switch cell converter stage and a ZVS half-bridge converter stage with resonant converter and all these stages are merged into a single stage. The ZVS boost converter stage provides a continuous input current and ZVS operation of the power switches. The ZVS halfbridge converter stage pr...

A multiport converter promises cost-effective, flexible and more efficient energy processing by utilizing only a single power stage. Multiport converters, a promising concept for alternative energy systems, have attracted increasing research interest recently. Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) alleviates the switching losses and improves the converter overall efficiency. Zero voltage switching can b...

In this paper, a new bidirectional buck-boost dc-dc converter with capability of soft switching and zero input current ripple is proposed. The coupled inductor is used in the proposed converter to eliminate the input current ripple. In the proposed converter, zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) can be obtained for the main and auxiliary switches, respectively. In addit...

Resonant switching DC-DC converters are currently replacing hard switched converters for power supply in many applications due to their divergent advantages such as high efficiency, high frequency operation, compact structure, low EMI, etc. The paper deals with the design and simulation of SISO ZVS Pushpull converter for R, RL, RLE and DC servo drive using MATLAB/ Simulink in half wave mode. Th...

A new zero voltage switching current fed zero-voltage switching isolated boost converter topology for fuel cell applications is presented. L-type half-bridge is more suitable to low voltage, high current applications such as front-end dc–dc converters for the fuel cell applications. It has larger switch voltage rating and also suffers from high voltage across the switches. Clamping methods are ...

This paper introduces a new soft switching boost converter with passive snubber. In the proposed converter, the main switch turns on under zero current switching (ZCS) and turns off under zero voltage switching (ZVS) without any additional voltage or current stresses. The main diode turns on under ZVS and turns off under ZCS. The proposed converter has features as low cost, simple control, low ...

A Class-E/Fodd high power amplifier (PA) using the distributed active transformer (DAT) is demonstrated at 29MHz. The DAT combines the output power from four VDMOS push-pull pairs. The zero voltage switching (ZVS) condition is investigated and modified for the Class-E/Fodd amplifier with a non-ideal output transformer. All lumped elements including the DAT and the transistor package are modeled...