The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive

The resonant half bridge dual converter, which is suitable for the photovoltaic Module Integrated Converter (MIC), has been previously developed. The 100-Watt converter has achieved areasonable efficiency under a 1 MHz switching frequency. However at these frequencies thepower required to drive the...

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Main Authors: Li, Q., Wolfs, Peter
Format: Journal Article
Published: Engineers Australia 2004
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45561
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description The resonant half bridge dual converter, which is suitable for the photovoltaic Module Integrated Converter (MIC), has been previously developed. The 100-Watt converter has achieved areasonable efficiency under a 1 MHz switching frequency. However at these frequencies thepower required to drive the mosfets becomes a major part of the total power loss of the resonant converter. The power dissipates as heat in the drive circuit and significantly reduces the efficiency of the converter. This paper studies a resonant transition mosfet gate drive circuit for the half bridge dual converter, which ideally has zero power loss. The operation of the resonant gate drive circuit is explained. Both of the simulation and experimental results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-455612017-01-30T15:21:46Z The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter resonant half bridge dual converter gate drive The resonant half bridge dual converter, which is suitable for the photovoltaic Module Integrated Converter (MIC), has been previously developed. The 100-Watt converter has achieved areasonable efficiency under a 1 MHz switching frequency. However at these frequencies thepower required to drive the mosfets becomes a major part of the total power loss of the resonant converter. The power dissipates as heat in the drive circuit and significantly reduces the efficiency of the converter. This paper studies a resonant transition mosfet gate drive circuit for the half bridge dual converter, which ideally has zero power loss. The operation of the resonant gate drive circuit is explained. Both of the simulation and experimental results are provided to verify the theoretical analysis. 2004 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45561 http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELENG;issn=1448-837X Engineers Australia restricted
spellingShingle resonant
half bridge dual converter
gate drive
Li, Q.
Wolfs, Peter
The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title_full The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title_fullStr The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title_full_unstemmed The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title_short The Resonant Half Bridge Dual Converter with a Resonant Gate Drive
title_sort resonant half bridge dual converter with a resonant gate drive
topic resonant
half bridge dual converter
gate drive
url http://search.informit.com.au/browseJournalTitle;res=IELENG;issn=1448-837X
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/45561