A single-phase isolated high step-down ac-ac converter with no commutation problem using switching cell and coupled inductor

Hafiz Furqan Ahmed, Honnyong Cha, Ashraf Ali Khan, Heung Geun Kim

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Abstract

In this paper, a high-frequency isolated buck ac-ac converter is proposed using switching cell structure and coupled inductor, which is immune to damaging of switching devices because of open or short circuit problem. The proposed converter does not require any lossy RC snubber or sensing the input voltage polarity for implementation of dedicated soft commutation strategy, to solve the commutation problem. Although the proposed converter adds two coupled inductors to solve the commutation problem, however, the size of the transformer and output inductor can be reduced significantly. Moreover, all the passive components experience twice the switching frequency, and the use of external fast recovery diodes allow to further increase the switching frequency, which can significantly reduce the passive component sizes. The proposed converter has no dead time needed in switching signals and therefore, can produce high quality output waveforms. Analysis of the proposed converter and its operation are explained followed by the experimental results.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia
Subtitle of host publication"Green World with Power Electronics", ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2353-2358
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9788957082546
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Jul 2015
Event9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 1 Jun 20155 Jun 2015

Publication series

Name9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia: "Green World with Power Electronics", ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia

Conference

Conference9th International Conference on Power Electronics - ECCE Asia, ICPE 2015-ECCE Asia
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period1/06/155/06/15

Keywords

  • AC-AC converter
  • commutation problem
  • coupled inductor
  • high-frequency isolation

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