TY - GEN
T1 - A three-level full-bridge zero-voltage zero-current switching converter with a simplified switching scheme
AU - Carr, Joseph
AU - Rowden, Brian
AU - Balda, Juan Carlos
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents a simplified switching scheme enabling zero-voltage and zero-current switching of all the main power devices of a three-level full-bridge dc-dc converter. It also describes the main operational modes and design equations of the converter. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed ideas. Multilevel dc-dc converters making use of high frequency transformers are suitable for integration in solid-state solutions for application in electric power distribution systems.
AB - This paper presents a simplified switching scheme enabling zero-voltage and zero-current switching of all the main power devices of a three-level full-bridge dc-dc converter. It also describes the main operational modes and design equations of the converter. Simulation and experimental results demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed ideas. Multilevel dc-dc converters making use of high frequency transformers are suitable for integration in solid-state solutions for application in electric power distribution systems.
KW - Distributed energy resources
KW - Multi-level converters
KW - Soft-switching converters
KW - Three-level full bridge
KW - Zero voltage zero current switching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=48349142540&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/PESC.2007.4342082
DO - 10.1109/PESC.2007.4342082
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:48349142540
SN - 1424406552
SN - 9781424406555
T3 - PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference
SP - 754
EP - 760
BT - PESC 07 - IEEE 38th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference
T2 - PESC 07 - IEEE 38th Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference
Y2 - 17 June 2007 through 21 June 2007
ER -