• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.365-366
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• 2012

본 논문은 LED 조명용 구동회로에 적합한 새로운 단일전력단 역률개선 Forward-Flyback 컨버터를 제안한다. 제안된 컨버터는 기본적으로 Forward 컨버터로서 동작하므로 트랜스포머 자화인덕터 전류의 오프셋을 최소화 할 수 있으며 스위치 오프 시 트랜스포머 자화 인덕터 전류를 Flyback 동작에 의해 출력 측으로 회생시킴으로서 순환전류를 최소화 할 수 있다. 뿐만 아니라 기존 Forward 컨버터의 경우 입력전압이 낮은 영역에서 큰 Dead zone이 존재하므로 고역률의 획득이 어려우나 제안된 회로의 경우 매 스위칭 시 Flyback컨버터 동작을 동시에 수행하므로 높은 역률을 획득할 수 있다. 최종적으로 제안된 회로의 우수성 검증을 위해 24W급 조명용 LED 구동회로의 시작품을 제작을 통한 실험 결과를 제시한다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2013.07a
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• pp.190-191
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• 2013

본 논문에서는 고역률 및 고효율 동작이 가능한 단일 전력단 forward-flyback 컨버터를 제안한다. 기존 단일전력단 forward 컨버터의 경우, 입력 전압이 출력 전압보다 낮은 경우 Dead zone 구간이 발생하여 고역률 획득이 어려우며, 자화 인덕터 offset 전류가 크기 때문에 자기소자의 손실로 인한 고효율 동작이 어렵다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 forward-flyback 컨버터는 2차 측에 삽입된 DC 블러킹 캐패시터에 의해 자화 인덕터의 offset 전류를 감소 할 수 있고, 입력 전압에 관계 없이 항상 출력 측으로 에너지를 전달 할 수 있으므로 고효율 및 고역률 획득에 유리하다. 또한 coupled inductor를 사용한 출력 인덕터에 의해 출력 다이오드에는 각 각 동일한 전류가 흐르며, 전압 스트레스를 감소시킬 수 있는 장점이 있다. 제안된 단일 전력단 forward-flyback 컨버터의 타당성을 검증을 위하여 45W급 LED 전원 공급장치의 시작품 제작을 통한 실험 결과를 제시한다.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.7-13
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• 2002

In the resonant converters which can provide high efficiency and high power density, the resonant voltage stress is about 4-5 times the input voltage. It needs the power switch with high ratings. This is a reason why the conduction loss is increased. In this paper, it proposes the alternately zero voltage switched forward, flyback multi resonant converter topology for reducing the voltage stress using alternately zero voltage switching technique. And the proposed AT forward MRC is experimentally considered about the loop gain with HP4194A network analyzer.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.84-92
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• 2016

Compared with Si MOSFETs, the GaN FET has many advantages in a wide band gap, high saturation drift velocity, high critical breakdown field, etc. This paper compares the electrical properties of GaN FETs and Si MOSFETs. The soft-switching condition and power loss analysis in a flyback-forward high gain DC/DC converter with a GaN FET is presented in detail. In addition, a comparison between GaN diodes and Si diodes is made. Finally, a 200W GaN FET based flyback-forward high gain DC/DC converter is established, and experimental results verify that the GaN FET is superior to the Si MOSFET in terms of switching characteristics and efficiency. They also show that the GaN diode is better than the Si diode when it comes to reverse recovery characteristics.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.1011-1019
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• 2019

In this paper, a buck-flyback (fly-buck) stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system for charge balancing with a differential power processor (DPP) circuit is proposed. Conventional feed-back DPP converters draw differential feed-back power from the output of a string converter. Therefore, the power is always through the switches and diodes of the string converter. Because of the returning conduction path, there are always power losses due to the resistance of the switch and the forward voltage of the diode. Meanwhile, the proposed feed-back DPP converter draws power from the magnetically-coupled inductor in a string converter. This shortens the power path of the DPP converter, which reduces the power losses. In addition, the extra winding in the magnetically-coupled inductor works as a charge balancer for battery-stacked stand-alone PV systems. The proposed system, which uses a single magnetically-coupled inductor, can control each of the PV modules independently to track the maximum power point. Thus, it can overcome the power loss due to the power path. It can also achieve charge balancing for each of the battery modules. The proposed topology is analyzed and verified using 120W hardware experiments.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.1468-1479
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• 2015

Renewable energy resources such as wind and photovoltaic power generation systems demand a high step-up DC-DC converters to convert the low voltage to commercial grid voltage. However, the high step-up converter using a transformer has limitations of high voltage stresses of switches and diodes when the transformer winding ratio increases. Accordingly, conventional studies have been applied to series-connect multioutput converters such as forward-flyback and switched-capacitor flyback to reduce the transformer winding ratio. This paper proposes new single-ended converter topologies of an isolation type and a non-isolation type to improve power efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and output ripple. The first proposal is an isolation-type charge-pump switched-capacitor flyback converter that includes an extreme-ratio isolation switched-capacitor cell with a chargepump circuit. It reduces the transformer winding number and the output ripple, and further improves power efficiency without any cost increase. The next proposal is a non-isolation charge-pump switched-capacitor-flyback tapped-inductor boost converter, which adds a charge-pump-connected flyback circuit to the conventional switched-capacitor boost converter to improve the power efficiency and to reduce the efficiency degradation from the input variation. In this paper, the operation principle of the proposed scheme is presented with the experimental results of the 100 W DC-DC converter for verification.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2001.12a
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• pp.119-123
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• 2001

In this paper, a DCM operated boost integrated single-stage forward-flyback converter is proposed. This proposed converter has high power factor, low harmonic distortion, and tight output regulation. To increase efficiency, zero voltage switching with asymmetrical control is used. This converter also give low voltage stress in switch and this results in low conduction loss with low turn-on resistance.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2002.07a
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• pp.374-377
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• 2002

This paper presents dynamic analyses and control design of the current-mode controlled active-clamp forward-flyback converter. The circuit averaging technique is used to extract the small-signal circuit model for the power stage From the small-signal circuit model of the power stage, the open-loop transfer functions are derived and used for the compensation design. The analysis results are verified using an experimental converter that delivers a 3.3V/10A output from a $40\~60V$ input source.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.10-18
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• 2016

In this study, an efficient clamp is proposed to reduce the switch voltage stress of a forward converter. The proposed clamp consists of a conventional LC snubber, a tertiary winding, and a diode. When the switch is turned OFF, the magnetizing inductor energy of the transformer is recovered directly into the flyback output, which is the tertiary winding and diode network, instead of circulating in the LC snubber. Therefore, switch voltage stress and circulating current caused by the magnetizing inductor energy are reduced. This condition improves the efficiency of the forward converter with limited switch voltage stress. A theoretical analysis and the design guidelines of the proposed converter are provided. Experimental results are also reported.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.51-59
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• 2008

This paper addresses several issues concerning the analysis, design, modeling, simulation and development of single-phase, single-switch, power factor corrected AC-DC high frequency switching converter topologies with transformer isolation. A detailed analysis and design is presented for single-switch topologies, namely forward buck, flyback, Cuk, Sepic and Zeta buck-boost converters, with high frequency isolation for discontinuous conduction modes (DCM) of operation. With an awareness of modem design trends towards improved performance, these switching converters are designed for low power rating and low output voltage, typically 20.25W with 13.5V in DCM operation. Laboratory prototypes of the proposed single-switch converters in DCM operation are developed and test results are presented to validate the proposed design and developed model of the system.