| Title |
A Study on a Boost-Input Self-Driven Active Clamp ZVS Converter |
| Authors |
진호상(Jin, Ho-Sang) ; 김희준(Kim, Hee-Jun) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5370/KIEE.2011.60.4.781 |
| Keywords |
Boost-input ; Self-driven active clamp ; ZVS switching ; Dead time |
| Abstract |
This paper proposes a boost-input self-driven active clamp ZVS converter eliminating the extra dirve circuit for the active clamp switch. The converter used the auxiliary winding of the transformer to drive the active clamp switch and to achieve asymmetrical duty control. This paper presents the operation principle and the analyzed results of dynamic characteristics including steady state characteristics of the converter proposed. The experimental results were used to verify the theoretical predictions. A 300W (15V/20A) prototype converter that only exhibited 2-turn winding number in the auxiliary winding was sufficient to drive the active clamp switch on the input voltage of 80V. Finally, the maximum efficiency of 91.2% was achieved for the prototype converter and the proposed converter had stable closed loop characteristic with phase margin 55°. |