• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.9 no.5
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• pp.708-717
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• 2009

In this paper a new zero voltage transition PWM bridgeless PFC is introduced. The auxiliary circuit provides soft switching condition for all semiconductor devices. Also, in the resonant path of the auxiliary circuit, only two semiconductor devices exist. Therefore the resonant conduction losses are low. Furthermore, the auxiliary circuit semiconductor elements consist of only one diode and one switch. The proposed auxiliary circuit is applied to a bridgeless PFC converter to further reduce conduction and switching losses. In this paper, the operating modes of this converter are explained and the resulting ideal and simulation waveforms are shown. The presented experimental results justify the theoretical analysis.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.129-130
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• 2017

본 논문에서는 자기유도방식 무선충전 시스템의 송 수신 패드 위치 변화에 따른 공진주파수 변동을 보상하기 위한 bridgeless 정류기 동작에 대해 분석한다. Bridgeless 정류기의 스위칭 시점 및 duty 변화에 따른 공진네트워크 입력임피던스의 위상 변화를 수식적으로 분석하고, 시뮬레이션을 통하여 분석 결과를 검증한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.42-44
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 Bridgeless 정류기가 적용된 무선전력전송(Inductive Power System, IPT) 시스템의 성능 향상을 위한 스위칭 주파수의 변조 기법에 대해 제안한다. Bridgeless 정류기의 기존 제어 방식과 제안하는 제어 방식의 동작을 비교하고 3.3kW급 무선전력전송 시스템에 대한 시뮬레이션을 통해 제안하는 제어 방식에 대한 동작을 검증한다. 제안하는 제어 방식의 성능을 검증하기 위해 기존 제어 방식과의 손실을 비교 분석한다.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.723-730
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• 2012

This paper presents a new ZVS single phase bridgeless (Power Factor Correction) PFC, using an active clamp to achieve zero-voltage-switching for all main switches and diodes. Since the presented PFC uses a bridgeless rectifier, most of the time, only two semiconductor components are in the main current path, instead of three in conventional single-switch configurations. This property significantly reduces the conduction losses,. Moreover, zero voltage switching removes switching loss of all main switches and diodes. Also, auxiliary switch turns on zero current condition. The presented converter needs just a simple non-isolated gate drive circuitry to drive all switches. The eight stages of each switching period and the design considerations and a control strategy are explained. Finally, the converter operation is verified by simulation and experimental results.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2010.11a
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• pp.26-27
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• 2010

기존의 역률 보상 회로(PFC 회로)는 저전압 입력 시에 정류 다이오드의 도통손실 증가로 인해 효율 상승에 제약을 받는다. Bridgeless PFC 컨버터는 입력 측의 정류 다이오드 없이 능동 스위치가 정류 동작을 수행하도록 하여 더 높은 효율을 얻을 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 고효율을 위한 새로운 절연형 bridgeless PFC 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안한 회로는 입력단의 정류 다이오드를 제거함으로써 도통 손실을 줄여 효율 향상을 꾀하였다. 또한 변압기를 사용하여 입출력 전압 이득 설계를 자유롭게 하였으며, 2차 DC/DC 컨버터 설계 시 절연이 필요하지 않도록 하였다. 제안한 회로의 성능을 65W급 프로토타입 컨버터의 실험을 통해 검증하였다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.327-333
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• 2019

This study analyzes the reverse recovery phenomenon of a semi-bridgeless rectifier (SBR) in an inductive power transfer (IPT) system for electric vehicles. Ideally, the reverse recovery phenomenon does not occur in a diode rectifier, however, in practical systems, the reverse recovery phenomenon occurs even when the SBR operates like a diode rectifier due to high operating frequency. Therefore, a practical analysis of operation modes for SBRs is presented in this study, considering the reverse recovery phenomenon, and the requirements for SBR switches are proposed. The analysis results are experimentally verified using a 3.3 [kW] IPT system prototype to which three different types of switches are applied.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.11a
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• pp.74-76
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 높은 주파수로 동작하는 전기자동차 충전용 자기유도방식 무선전력전송 (inductive power transfer, IPT) 시스템의 2차 측 semi-bridgeless 정류기 (semi-bridgeless rectifier, SBR)의 설계 방법을 제안한다. 높은 주파수 동작 시 SBR에 발생하는 발열 문제와 역회복 현상에 대해 분석하고, 분석 결과를 바탕으로 SBR용 스위치의 설계 요구 사항을 제안한다. 제안하는 요구 사항을 만족하는 SBR 스위치를 최종적으로 설계하고, 3.3kW급 IPT 시스템 prototype을 이용하여 설계 결과를 검증한다.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.214-222
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• 2015

The superiority of gallium nitride FET (GaN FET) over silicon MOSFET is examined in this paper. One of the outstanding features of GaN FET is low reverse-recovery charge, which enables continuous conduction mode operation of totem-pole bridgeless boost power factor correction (PFC) circuit. Among many bridgeless topologies, totem-pole bridgeless shows high efficiency and low conducted electromagnetic interference performance, with low cost and simple control scheme. The operation principle, control scheme, and circuit implementation of the proposed topology are provided. The converter is driven in two-module interleaved topology to operate at a power level of 5.5 kW, whereas phase-shedding control is adopted for light load efficiency improvement. Negative bias circuit is used in gate drivers to avoid the shoot-through induced by high speed switching. The superiority of GaN FET is verified by constructing a 5.5 kW prototype of two-module interleaved totem-pole bridgeless boost PFC converter. The experiment results show the highest efficiency of 98.7% at 1.6 kW load and an efficiency of 97.7% at the rated load.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.1229-1234
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• 2016

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.1156-1165
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• 2017

A high performance interleaved bridgeless boost power factor correction (PFC) rectifier operating under the critical current conduction mode (CrM) is proposed in this paper to improve the efficiency and system performance of various applications, such as nano-grid systems. By combining the interleaved technique with the bridgeless topology, the circuit contains two independent branches without rectifier diodes. The branches operate in interleaved mode for each respective half-line period. Moreover, when operating in CrM, all the power switches take on soft-switching, thereby reducing switching losses and raising system efficiency. In addition, the input current flows through a minimum amount of power devices. By employing a commercial PFC controller, an effective control scheme is used for the proposed circuit. The operating principle of the proposed circuit is presented, and the design considerations are also demonstrated. Simulations and experiments have been carried out to evaluate theoretical analysis and feasibility of the proposed circuit.