• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1997년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.438-440
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• 1997

This paper proposed a partial resonant switching three-phase high power factor converter using a $PRS^2$(Partial Resonant Soft Switch). The proposed converter has a merit of simple controlled circuit because the input current control DCM(Discontinuous Conduction Mode). And it is improve to input power factor that the snubber capacitor's energy regenerate to the AC source side. This topology is reduced a current/voltage stresses of resonant devices in addition to a partial resonant strategy. The result of simulations with the proposed topology included in this paper.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1337-1350
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• 2019

This paper proposes a Phase-Shift Triple Full-Bridge (PSTB) Zero-Voltage Zero-Current-Switching (ZVZCS) converter with a high switching frequency and high efficiency. In the proposed converter, all three bridge legs are shared leading-legs, and all three transformers work in the Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM). Thus, all of the switches and diodes in the PSTB ZVZCS can be soft switched. Moreover, since all of the transformers can pass energy from the primary-side to the secondary-side when their primary-side currents are not zero, there is no circulating current. As a result, the PSTB ZVZCS converter can achieve a high efficiency at high operating frequencies. A theoretical analysis and the characteristics of the proposed converter are presented and verified on a 1MHz 200~300V/24V 1.2kW hardware prototype. The proposed converter can reach a peak efficiency of 96.6%.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.975-984
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• 2018

This work presents a high efficiency phase shifted full bridge (PSFB) DC-DC converter for use in the second stage of a battery charger for neighborhood electrical vehicle (EV) applications. In the design of the converter, Lithium-ion battery cells are preferred due to their high voltage and current rates, which provide a high power density. This requires wide range output voltage regulation for PSFB converter operation. In addition, the battery charger works with a light load when the battery charge voltage reaches its maximum value. The soft switching of the PSFB converter depends on the dead time optimization and load condition. As a result, the converter has to work with soft switching at a wide range output voltage and under light conditions to reach high efficiency. The operation principles of the PSFB converter for the continuous current mode (CCM) and the discontinuous current mode (DCM) are defined. The performance of the PSFB converter is analyzed in detail based on wide range output voltage and load conditions in terms of high efficiency. In order to validate performance analysis, a prototype is built with 42-54 V / 15 A output values at a 200 kHz switching frequency. The measured maximum efficiency values are obtained as 94.4% and 76.6% at full and at 2% load conditions, respectively.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2014

DC-DC 컨버터는 인덕터 전류의 동작에 따라 연속전류모드와 불연속전류모드, 임계모드로 나눌 수 있다. 임계모드는 연속전류모드와 불연속전류모드의 경계에서 동작한다. DC-DC 컨버터를 임계모드에서 동작하도록 설계하면 인덕터 크기를 줄일 수 있으며 ZCS(Zero Current Switching) 동작을 하여 스위치와 다이오드의 전력 손실을 줄일 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 임계모드로 동작하는 부스트형 컨버터를 인공위성 용 태양전력 조절기에 적용한다. 임계모드 동작 시 DC-DC 컨버터의 입출력 조건에 따라 DC-DC 컨버터의 스위칭 주파수가 변한다. 최대 스위칭 주파수 제한을 위해 스위칭 주파수 제한 로직을 적용하였다. 한편, 임계모드 부스트형 태양전력 조절기는 소신호 전달함수가 간단하여 제어기 설계가 용이하다. 임계모드 부스트형 태양전력 조절기의 소신호 전달함수를 유도하고 이를 바탕으로 전압제어기를 설계하였다. 최종적으로 모의실험을 통해 임계모드로 동작하는 태양전력 조절기를 검증하였다.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.2031-2039
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• 2015

In the LED lighting industry, the dimming function in the LED lamp is required by demands of many consumers. To drive this LED lighting, various types of power converters have been applied. Among them, an LLC resonant converter could be applied for high power LED lighting because of its high efficiency and high power density, etc. The function of power factor correction (PFC) might be added to it. In this paper, a dimmable single-stage asymmetrical LLC resonant converter is proposed. The proposed converter performs both input-current harmonics reduction and PFC using the discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). Also, the lower voltage stress across switching devices as well as the zero voltage switching (ZVS) in switching devices is realized by the proposed topology. It can reduce cost and has high efficiency of the driver. In addition, the regulation of the output power by variable switching frequency can vary the brightness of a light. In the proposed converter, one of the attractive advantages doesn’t need any extra control circuits for the dimming function. To verify the performance of the proposed converter, simulation and experimental results from a 300W prototype are provided.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제62권8호
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• pp.1101-1107
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• 2013

A light emitting diodes(LED) lighting has been increasingly used due to its low power consumption, long life time, high efficiency, and environment friendly characteristics. Also various power converters has been applied to drive these LED lighting. Among many power converters, a LLC resonant converter could be applied for LED lighting because of its high efficiency and high power density. Furthermore, the function of power factor correction(PFC) might be added. In this paper, 1-stage asymmetrical LLC resonant converter is proposed. The proposed converter performs both input-current harmonics reduction and PFC using the discontinuous conduction mode(DCM). The proposed 1-stage LLC resonant converter approach has the lower voltage stress across switching devices and achieve the zero voltage switching(ZVS) in switching devices. To verify the performance of the proposed converter, simulation and experimental results from a 300[W] prototype are provided.

• 조명전기설비학회논문지
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.7-15
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• 2008

A single active capacitor snubber-assisted soft-switching sinewave pulse modulation utility-interactive power conditioner with a three-winding flyback high frequency transformer link and a bidirectional active power switch in its secondary side has been proposed. With the aid of the switched-capacitor quasi-resonant snubber cell, the high frequency switching devices in the primary side of the proposed DC-to-AC sinewave power inverter can be turned-off with ZVS commutation. In addition to this, the proposed power conditioner in the DCM can effectively take the advantages of ZCS turn-on commutation. Its output port is connected directly to the utility AC power source grid. At the end, the prototype of the proposed HF-UPC is built and tested in experiment. Its power conversion conditioning and processing circuit with a high frequency flyback transformer link is verified and the output sinewave current is qualified in accordance with the power quality guidelines of the utility AC interactive power systems.

• 대한전기학회논문지:전기기기및에너지변환시스템부문B
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• 제53권10호
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• pp.610-617
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• 2004

This paper presents a novel high frequency generating circuit integrated chopper-inverter using ZVS with high power-factor. The proposed topology is integrated half-bridge boost rectifier as power factor corrector(PFC) and half-bridge high frequency resonant inverter into a single-stage. The input stage of the half-bridge boost rectifier works in discontinuous conduction mode(DCM) with constant duty cycle and variable switching frequency. So that a boost converter makes the line current follow naturally the sinusoidal line voltage waveform. Simulation results have demonstrated the feasibility of the proposed high frequency resonant inverter. Characteristics values based on characteristics analysis through circuit analysis is given as basis data in design procedure. Also, experimental results are presented to verify theoretical discussion. This proposed inverter will be able to be practically used as a power supply in various fields as induction heating applications. fluorescent lamp and DC-DC converter etc.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.363-379
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• 2019

Resonant converters have attracted a lot of attention because of their high efficiency due to the soft-switching performance. An isolated high step-up converter with secondary-side resonant loops is proposed and analyzed in this paper. By placing the resonant loops on the secondary side, the current stress for the resonant capacitors is greatly reduced. The power loss caused by the equivalent series resistance of the resonant capacitor is also decreased. Clamp diodes in parallel with the resonant capacitors ensure a unique discontinuous current mode in the converter. Under this mode, the active switches can realize soft-switching during both turn-on and turn-off transitions. Meanwhile, the reverse-recovery problems of diodes are also alleviated by the leakage inductor. The converter is essentially a step-up converter. Therefore, it is helpful for decreasing the transformer turn-ratio when it is applied as a high step-up converter. The steady-state operation principle is analyzed in detail and design considerations are presented in this paper. Theoretical conclusions are verified by experimental results obtained from a 500W prototype with a 35V-42V input and a 400V output.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.45-52
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• 2006

본 논문에서는 새로운 무손실 스너버 회로를 설계하여 적용한 PWM-PFC 스텝-업 컨버터에 대해 제안한다. 제안된 컨버터는 전류불연속 제어모드에 의해 제어회로 구성이 간단하고 회로 구성소자의 용량을 줄일 수 있다. 또한 입력전류는 스위치의 듀티율 일정제어에 의한 교류 입력전압의 크기에 비례한 불연속적인 펄스열의 정현파상으로 된다. 그 결과 입력역률은 거의 단위역률로 주어지고 듀티율 일정제어에 의해서 제안된 컨버터는 제어기법이 간단하게 된다. 일반적으로 입력전류 불연속제어에 의한 컨버터의 경우, 사용된 스위치의 턴-온 동작은 영전류 스위칭으로 되는 장점이 있지만, 스위치의 턴-오프 동작은 최대 전류에서 스위칭되어 스위칭 손실을 증대시키고 스위치의 과중한 스트레스를 가져오게 된다. 이것은 컨버터의 효율을 저하 시키는 요인이다. 본 논문에서는 부분공진 회로로 동작되는 새로운 무손실 스너버 회로를 설계하여 스위치들의 턴-온, 턴-오프 동작을 소프트 스위칭으로 만들어 컨버터의 효율을 더욱 증대시킨다 제안된 PWM-PFC 스텝-업 컨버터는 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션과 실험을 통하여 그 타당성이 입증된다.