The document outlines a research paper that proposes a new ZVS-PWM full-bridge converter with reduced conduction losses. The converter uses an auxiliary circuit to discharge the output capacitance of lagging leg switches, allowing them to turn on with zero-voltage switching. This extends the zero-voltage switching range to lighter loads compared to standard full-bridge topologies. The document describes the operation of the proposed converter through its various modes, highlights its key features, provides design guidelines, and presents experimental results validating its performance.

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A ZVS-PWM Full-Bridge Converter with Reduced
Conduction Losses (T22)
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Dunisha Wijeratne & Gerry Moschopoulos
University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
2011 March 9th

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• Proposed Converter
• Steady-State Operation
• Converter Features
• Design Guidelines
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• Introduction
• Proposed Converter
• Steady-State Operation
• Converter Features
• Design Guidelines
• Experimental Results
• Conclusion

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Introduction
• Generally there is a need to design the fastest, most efficient and compact
power converter.
• With soft switching in the switches (e.g. ZVS) it is possible to operate
the converter with high switching frequencies.
• Under light load conditions, MOSFETs cannot turn on with ZVS as there
is insufficient current to discharge Coss .
• Many researchers, therefore, have proposed variations on the basic
ZVS-PWM-FB topology to extend the load range.

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• Some topologies use extra passive components to generate current in the
converter’s primary side to discharge Coss of MOSFETs;
• But any efficiency gain is offset by additional conduction losses.

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• Another approach is to add active components to the standard topology.
• Current needed to discharge Coss of MOSFET at light loads is generated
without increasing conduction losses because the auxiliary circuit conducts
only for a shorter duration.
• None of these approaches decrease conduction losses.

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• Therefore, zero-voltage-zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) PWM FB
converters have been proposed.
• A passive auxiliary circuit extinguishes circulating current in the
transformer primary.
• ZCS, however, prevents the lagging leg switches turning on with ZVS.
• As a result, IGBTs (which have lower Coss than MOSFETs) are preferred
over MOSFETs.
• But IGBTs are slower than MOSFETs - switching frequency must be
limited.

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Proposed Converter
• The ZVZCS FB section consists of switches S1 -S4 , main transformer
(Tm ), secondary side rectifier diodes, Aux. 2 and the output filter.
• Aux. 1: Switches Sa , Sb , blocking diodes DSa , DSb , resonant components
Lr , Cr and transformer (Ta ).
• Aux. 2: Capacitor Cx and diodes Dc , Dd .

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• Aux. 1: Becomes active just before a lagging leg switch is turned on and
lasts till iLr = 0.
• Aux. 1: Provides a path for Coss of the lagging leg switches to discharge,
so that they can be turned on with ZVS.

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Steady-State Operation
Mode 1 (t0 < t < t1 )
• Converter behaves as a standard
ZVZCS FB converter.
• Mode forms part of the power
transfer mode.
• iin flows through Llk and Llk
resonates with Cx .
• Cx reaches its peak voltage at the
end of the mode.

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Mode 2 (t1 < t < t2 )
• Vin is applied entirely across the
primary winding of Tm .
• Cx remains at its peak voltage.

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Mode 3 (t2 < t < t3 )
• S1 is turned off at t = t2 .
• ip charges and discharges switch
capacitors CS1 and CS3
respectively.
• Discharging and charging is linear
until the primary voltage of Tm
drops to a level that equals the
reflected Cx voltage.

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Mode 4 (t3 < t < t4 )
• The non-linear dead time between
S1 and S3 .
• Tm ’s primary voltage decreases but
the secondary side rectifier voltage
is held by Cx .
• The difference of Vin and Tm
primary voltage is applied across
Llk .
• ip starts to decrease.
• When ip falls below the reflected
load current, Cx starts to discharge
to bridge the gap.

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Mode 5 (t4 < t < t5 )
• S3 can be turned on with ZVS.
• Converter starts to freewheel.
• Towards the end of the mode, ip
= 0 and S2 can be turned off
with ZCS at t = t5 .

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Mode 6 (t5 < t < t6 )
• After S2 is turned off, Sa can be
turned on with ZCS.
• Sa allows CS4 to discharge into
Aux. 1.
• Part of iin charges CS2 and the
remainder enters Tm .
• CS4 is fully discharged at t = t6 .

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Steady-State Operation
Mode 7 (t6 < t < t7 )
• At t = t6 , iin = ip .
• Vin is applied across Llk ; thus ip
increases linearly until it equals
the reflected load current.
• Current in the secondary side of
Tm freewheels.
• In Aux. 1, iLr comprises of the
Tm ’s primary current ip and the
current of DS4 .

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Mode 8 (t7 < t < Ts /2)
• ip starts to increase beyond Io /nm .
• Resonance of Cr and Lr decreases
iLr .
• As ip is increasing while iLr is
decreasing, the window of
opportunity for the lagging leg
switches to turn on with ZVS lasts
till ip <= iLr .
• At t = Ts /2, iLr = 0, Sa is turned
off with ZCS sometime thereafter.

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Converter Features
• Main switches:
• S1 -S4 turn on with ZVS.
• S2 and S4 turn off with ZCS.
• Aux. switches:
• Sa and Sb turn on and off with ZCS.

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Converter Features
• Freewheeling current in Tm is extinguished so that conduction losses are
reduced.
• Llk in Tm can be minimized; thus duty cycle loss is minimized.

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Converter Features
• Aux. 1 conducts for a very short duration.
• Its components can be implemented with lower power rated devices.
• When Aux. 1 is implemented with a small transformer, energy in
the circuit can be transferred to the load.

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Design Guidelines

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Design Guidelines
Main transformer (Tm ) turns ratio nm
• Since the input to output voltage conversion ratio is fixed, nm should be
selected simultaneously with the duty ratio D.
• nm should not be too low as that will increase the current in Tm and the
converter will need to be in the freewheeling mode for a longer time to
completely remove iLlk .
• A higher nm can have a negative influence on the voltage regulation of
the converter.

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Design Guidelines
Main transformer (Tm ) Leakage Llk
• Lo aids ZVS operation in S1 and S3 .
• Therefore Llk can be minimized.
• A lower Llk will decrease the duty ratio loss from the primary to the
secondary side.
• A low Llk also aids the ZCS.

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Aux. 2 Capacitor(Cx )
• Main function of Cx is to create a counter voltage across Llk to ensure
that the primary current decreases to zero within the freewheeling time.
• If Cx is too small, it will not have sufficient energy stored in it to
discharge Llk .
• If Cx is too big, then unnecessary conduction losses will occur in Aux. 2.

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Aux. 1 Inductor(Lr )
• Higher Lr increases, the characteristic impedance in Aux. 1 and thus
reduces the peak current stress.
• This allows use of lower current rated switches in Aux. 1.
• A lower Lr in Aux. 1 means the time at which iLlk = iLr in Mode 2 gets
closer to t2 ; hence the window of opportunity narrows, making the ZVS
operation difficult.

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Experimental Results
Converter Design
Design Specification Converter Parameters
Input voltage: 380 Vin Tm turns ratio: nm = 4
Output voltage: Vo = 48Vdc
Ta turns ratio: na = 0.1
Output power: 500 kW
Aux 2 capacitor: Cx =0.1 µF
Switching frequency: fs =125 kHz
Aux 1 capacitor: Cr =100 nF
Maximum power: Po,max =500 W
Aux 1 inductor: Lr =1 µH

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Experimental Results
Lagging Leg Switching
• Lagging leg switches turn on with ZVS and turn off with ZCS.
• Current in the switch is negative so that it has a ZVS turn on.
• Current in the switch is zero as the freewheeling current is extinguished
before it is turned off, so that it has a ZCS turn off.

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Experimental Results
Leading Leg Switching
• Leading leg switches turn on with ZVS.

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Experimental Results
Aux. 2 Diode Waveforms
(a) Dc voltage and current (b) Dd voltage and current.
• Voltage and current waveforms of the two diodes in Aux. 2.
• Both diodes Dc and Dd turn on and off softly.

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Experimental Results
Aux. 1 Switch Waveform
• The top figure is the switch voltage, the middle is the gate pulse and the
bottom is the switch current.
• Switch turns on and off with ZCS.
• Aux. 1 conducts current for only a very short duration.

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Conclusion
• A novel dc-dc PWM ZVS FB converter was proposed.
• The converter is a ZVZCS PWM converter with fewer conduction losses
than the standard ZVS-PWM FB converter, but with an extended ZVS
load range.
• Features:
• All the benefits of ZVZCS converters.
• All switches operate with ZVS.
• Can be implemented with MOSFETs hence operating in high switching
frequencies.
• The operation of the converter, general design guidelines and features
were explained and its feasibility is proved with experimental results
obtained from a lab prototype.

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