{"title":"A novel circuit for non-contact charging through electro-magnetic coupling","authors":"H. Sakamoto, K. Harada","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254708","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254708","url":null,"abstract":"A DC-to-DC power converter suitable for noncontact charging a rechargeable cell using electromagnetic coupling is presented. The circuit is a self-oscillated class C DC-to-DC power converter, for reducing the switching loss and the core loss of the transformer. Zero voltage switching is realized by a resonance of the parasitic parameters of the transformer. Through electromagnetic coupling using this class C converter, a noncontact battery charger of 86% efficiency has been achieved, under input and output voltages of 140 V and 6 V, respectively.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"237 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132332220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Torque ripple reduction of switched reluctance motors by phase current optimal profiling","authors":"D. S. Schramm, B. Williams, T. Green","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254793","url":null,"abstract":"Optimal precalculation of the position-phase current profile for current feeding a four-phase, 4 kW switched reluctance motor results in a single-input, linear, decoupled output torque controller that provides low torque ripple. A bicubic spline interpolation was used to model the nonlinear experimental data. The algorithm is based on minimizing both the average and peak current and hence improves the dynamic performance of the novel six-switch, current-fed, 4 kW, 40 kHz IGBT inverter. Test results are presented.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134100992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the buffering condition implied by the stabilization of the output of switched mode converters","authors":"S. Singer, R. Erickson","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254738","url":null,"abstract":"The buffering condition in switched mode power converters is discussed, and the input characteristic implied is described. It is shown that it is possible to buffer the output from the input by control techniques. In such cases a power sink characteristic appears at the input terminals, implying a negative (small signal) resistance.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134314080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel lossless resonant MOSFET driver","authors":"S. Weinberg","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254774","url":null,"abstract":"A low-impedance isolated or nonisolated capacitor driver with negligible practical losses is presented. Peak capacitor voltages are totally predictable, and the driver can self-regulate to drive a 1 nF-10 mu F capacitor with unchanged risetime. Circuit results exhibit MOSFET gate-drive losses below 2% of the power lost in classical drive circuits.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115926307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Large-signal transient response of resonant converters","authors":"T. Higashi, T. Ninomiya","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254800","url":null,"abstract":"Large-signal transient responses of voltage-mode resonant converters are investigated by analysis and experiment. The maximum peak values of the voltage stress on the semiconductor switch, reactor current, and output voltage are obtained for the step-change of the input voltage and of the load current. Comparison of large-signal transient responses for various resonant converters shows that full-wave resonant converters entail a much higher voltage-stress on the semiconductor switch compared with their half-wave counterparts, and that forward-type converters show a faster output voltage response that other quasi-resonant converters.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124315797","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comparative study of single switch induction heating converters using novel component effectivity concepts","authors":"H.W. Koertzen, J. A. Ferreria, J. V. van Wyk","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254659","url":null,"abstract":"A set of criteria for comparing rival single-switch induction heating power converter topologies are introduced. Three single-switch topologies are compared using a transmission efficiency study backed by extensive simulation and experimental measurement. The power handling capability of components is compared with the active power delivered by the power converter. This method of rating involves detailed analytical modeling and experimental verification.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114700980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A nonlinear optimization tool for the full-bridge zero-voltage-switched DC-DC converter","authors":"A. Lotfi, Q. Chen, F. Lee","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254726","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254726","url":null,"abstract":"The fundamental equations characterizing the full-bridge zero-voltage-switched (ZVS) DC-DC power converter are utilized in a nonlinear design optimization routine. The design is subject to realistic constraints along with an objective function of minimal total volume and/or maximum efficiency. The routine is used to study the effects of switching frequency, leakage inductance and load range for ZVS on the efficiency and size. Maximum efficiency is shown to occur when ZVS is maintained in the immediate vicinity of full load operation. Experimental measurements confirm computed predictions.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129854697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Integrated high quality rectifier-regulators","authors":"M. Madigan, R. Erickson, E. Ismail","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254769","url":null,"abstract":"A family of AC-to-DC converters which integrate the functions of low harmonic rectification, low frequency energy storage, and wide bandwidth output voltage control into a single converter containing one, two, or four active switches is presented. These converters utilize a discontinuous conduction mode input inductor, an internal energy storage capacitor, and transformer secondary circuits which resemble the bridge, forward, flyback, or Cuk DC-DC converters. A large-signal equivalent circuit model for this family which uses the loss-free resistor concept is presented. Design strategies and experimental results are given. High performance regulation with satisfactory line current harmonics is demonstrated with conventional duty ratio control. Further improvements in line current are possible by simultaneous duty ratio and switching frequency control.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129737615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Behaviour of IGBT modules in zero-voltage-switch applications","authors":"K. Heumann, C. Keller, R. Sommer","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254686","url":null,"abstract":"A zero-voltage switching (ZVS) test circuit for power semiconductor devices in which these devices are stressed in a similar way as in a resonant DC link inverter is presented. Different types of 50 A insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) modules (fast switching type and low saturation type) were investigated under hard switching and soft switching conditions. The turn-off behaviour and the power dissipated in the modules were measured using different resonant frequencies in the ZVS test circuit. By using ZVS, the switching energy can be reduced by a factor of approximately 9 for the fast switching device and by a factor of approximately 6 for the low saturation device compared to the hard-switched case.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127054465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An optimum drive and clamp circuit design with controlled switching for a snubberless PWM-VSI-IGBT inverter leg","authors":"F. Blaabjerg, J. Pedersen","doi":"10.1109/PESC.1992.254660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/PESC.1992.254660","url":null,"abstract":"A drive circuit for an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) with overcurrent protection and controlled switching has been optimized together with a normal passive clamp in an effort to achieve a robust and reliable snubberless inverter leg. Expressions for the design of the snubberless concept including drive circuit and clamp are given. Measurements show a good agreement with the design expressions. A short-circuit test at different operating temperatures is also performed as well as multiple short-circuits. It is concluded that the drive circuit and the nonactive clamp are a reliable and cheap solution for protecting the inverter leg.<<ETX>>","PeriodicalId":402706,"journal":{"name":"PESC '92 Record. 23rd Annual IEEE Power Electronics Specialists Conference","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127058492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}