• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.181-190
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• 2007

This paper presents a novel circuit topology of a DC bus line series switch and parallel snubbing capacitor-assisted soft-switching PWM full-bridge inverter type DC-DC power converter with a high frequency planar transformer link, which is newly developed for high performance arc welding machines in industry. The proposed DC-DC power converter circuit is based upon a voltage source-fed H type full-bridge soft-switching PWM inverter with a high frequency transformer. This DC-DC power converter has a single power semiconductor switching device in series with an input DC low side rail and loss less snubbing capacitor in parallel with the inverter bridge legs. All the active power switches in the full-bridge arms and DC bus line can achieve ZCS turn-on and ZVS turn-off transition commutation. Consequently, the total switching power losses occurred at turn-off switching transition of these power semiconductor devices; IGBTs can be reduced even in higher switching frequency bands ranging from 20 kHz to 100 kHz. The switching frequency of this DC-DC power converter using IGBT power modules can be realized at 60 kHz. It is proved experimentally by power loss analysis that the more the switching frequency increases, the more the proposed DC-DC power converter can achieve a higher control response performance and size miniaturization. The practical and inherent effectiveness of the new DC-DC converter topology proposed here is actually confirmed for low voltage and large current DC-DC power supplies (32V, 300A) for TIG arc welding applications in industry.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국해양정보통신학회 2011년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.404-407
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• 2011

본 논문은 전류모드에서 동작하는 PWM/PFM DC-DC Boost 변환기의 설계를 하였다. 부하전류가 클 때는 PWM으로 동작하고, 부하 전류가 작을 때는 PFM으로 동작함으로써 높은 효율을 유지할 수 있게 설계하였다. DC-DC Boost 변환기는 $0.35{\mu}m$ 공정으로 설계되었으며, 500KHz의 주파수에 동작하고, 최대 효율은 92.1%이다. 그리고 부하 전류가 최대 600mA까지 구동 할 수 있다. 전체 칩의 크기는 패드를 포함하여 $1300{\mu}m{\times}1070{\mu}m$이다. 따라서 작은 칩 면적으로 넓은 부하전류를 구동할 수 있는 DC-DC Boost 변환기를 설계하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2015년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.412-415
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• 2015

본 논문에서는 진동에너지 수확을 위한 MPPT(Maximum Power Point Tracking) 제어 CMOS 인터페이스 회로를 설계하였다. 제안된 회로는 AC-DC 변환기, MPPT 제어회로, DC-DC 부스트 변환기, 그리고 PMU(Power Management Unit)로 구성된다. AC-DC 변환기는 진동소자(PZT)에서 출력되는 AC 신호를 DC 신호로 변환해주는 역할을 하며, MPPT 제어회로는 진동소자로부터 최대전력을 수확하여 효율을 높이는 역할을 한다. DC-DC 부스트 변환기는 AC-DC 변환기에서 공급된 에너지를 원하는 값으로 승압 및 안정화 시키는 역할을 하며 PMU를 통해 부하로 에너지를 전달한다. AC-DC 변환기는 효율 특성이 좋은 능동 다이오드를 이용한 전파정류기를 사용하였으며, DC-DC 부스트 변환기는 제어 회로가 간단한 쇼트키 다이오드를 사용한 구조를 사용하였다. 제안된 회로는 0.35um CMOS 공정으로 설계되었으며, 설계된 칩의 면적은 $950um{\times}920um$이다.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2012

DC-DC converter which composed of LLC resonant converter, operated by fixed switching frequency with fixed duty cycle (50%), and flyback converter to provide constant output voltage($400V_{DC}$) with variation of input voltage($30-60V_{DC}$) is proposed in this paper. To obtain constant output voltage($400V_{DC}$), flyback converter is not operated in case of above the maximum input voltage($60V_{DC}$) and operated as the input voltage decreases to below 60VDC. Therefore, flyback converter can be designed to the 50% power rating of the maximum power in the proposed DC-DC converter. Operation modes and voltage gain characteristics were analyzed and a 360W prototype converter was tested to verify the proposed converter.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.535-542
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• 2008

This paper presents a high efficiency half-bridge DC-DC converter for an LED backlight drive system of LCD module inspection equipment. The proposed converter improves the converter efficiency using characteristics of the asymmetrical half-bridge converter and the self-driven synchronous rectifier, and thus improves the total efficiency of the LED backlight drive system. The synchronous rectifier applied to the proposed converter is the new topological synchronous rectifier, which changes slightly the transformer structure and the synchronous switch connection in the asymmetrical half-bridge converter with a conventional self-driven synchronous rectifier. Since the proposed converter utilizes the transformer leakage inductor as its resonant inductor, its structure is simplified. The proposed converter well operates under the universal DC input voltage ($250{\sim}380V$). The operational principle and a design example for a 100W prototype are discussed in detail, respectively. Experimental results are shown for the designed prototype converter under universal DC input voltage.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.356-363
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• 2018

The combination of a buck converter and a forward converter can be considered to accomplish a high step-down non-isolated converter. To decrease the insufficient step-down ratio of a regular buck converter and to distribute switch voltage stress, a forward-integrated buck (FIB) converter is proposed in this paper. The proposed interleaved DC-DC converter provides an additional step-down gain with the help of a forward converter. In addition to its simple structure, the transformer flux reset problem is solved and an additional magnetic core reset winding is not required. The operational principle and an analysis of the proposed FIB converter are presented and verified by experimental results obtained with a 240 W, 150 V/24 V prototype.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.621-631
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• 2011

In space qualified DC-DC converters, optimization of the following electrical characteristics is of greater interest in comparison with other specifications; power loss/efficiency, output voltage ripple and volume/weight. The main goal of this paper is to present an appropriate solution for optimizing the above mentioned characteristics. For this purpose, a comprehensive power loss model of a DC-DC converter is fully developed. Proper models are also demonstrated for assessment of the output voltage ripple and the utilized transformer volume as the bulkiest component in a DC-DC converter. In order to provide a test bed for evaluation of the proposed models, a 50W push-pull DC-DC converter is designed and implemented. Finally, a novel cost function with three assigned weight functions is proposed in order to have a trade-off among the power loss, the output voltage ripple and the utilized transformer volume of the converter. The cost function is optimized for applications in which volume has the highest priority in comparison with power loss and ripple. The optimization results show that the transformer volume can be decreased by up to 51% and this result is verified by experimental results. The developed models and algorithms in this paper can be used for other DC-DC converter topologies with some minor modifications.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 전기자동차용 리액터리스 고효율 승압형 DC/DC컨버터를 제안한다. 제안한 컨버터는 1차측 Full Bridge의 모든 스위치에서 영전류 스위칭을 적용하여 턴 온/턴 오프시 스위칭 소자에 생기는 전력 손실을 감소시키므로서 효율을 개선한다. 그리고 ZCS(Zero Current Switching)를 위한 L-C공진 회로 중 리액턴스 성분을 1, 2차 절연을 위한 고조파 변압기의 누설인덕턴스 성분으로 대체함으로서 별도의 리액터를 추가하지 않기에 시스템 사이즈 및 비용을 줄일 수 있다. 제안된 컨버터의 타당성 검증을 위하여 본 논문에서는 PSIM을 이용하여 시뮬레이션을 수행하였으며 실제 5[KW]급 DC/DC컨버터를 제작하여 실험을 수행하였다. 실험결과 제안된 컨버터의 효율이 매우 우수함을 확인하였다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.218-228
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• 2021

본 논문에서는 다중공진회로를 이용한 고효율 DC-DC 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안한 컨버터는 하프브리지 전력구조이며 컨버터의 고효율화를 위해 2개의 인덕터(LL)와 1개의 커패시터(C)로 구성된 다중공진회로를 이용한다. 이 다중공진회로는 동작모드에 따라, 각각의 공진주파수를 가진 직렬회로 형태의 공진회로를 각각 형성한다. 본 논문에서는 먼저, 동작모드와 정상상태 기본파 근사 모델링에 의해 제안한 컨버터의 동작원리를 설명한다. 그다음 이에 근거하여 제안한 컨버터의 설계예시를 보인다. 그리고 설계된 회로 파라미터에 의해 제작된 프로토타입 컨버터의 실험결과를 통하여 제안한 컨버터의 고효율 DC-DC 전력변환 동작특성을 입증한다.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.371-374
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• 2012

DC/DC switching power converters produce DC output voltages from different stable DC input sources regulated by a bi-polar transistor. The converters can be used in regenerative braking of DC motors to return energy back in the supply, resulting in energy savings for the systems containing frequent stops. The voltage mode DC/DC converter is composed of a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) controller, a MOSFET (Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor), an inductor, and capacitors, etc. PWM is applied to control and regulate the total output voltage. It is shown that the output of DC/DC converter depends on the variation of threshold voltage at MOSFET and the variation of pulse width. In the PWM operation, the missing pulses, the changes in pulse width, and a change in the period of the output waveform are studied by SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) and experiments.