Journal of Power Electronics

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Resonant Pulse Power Converter with a Self-Switching Technique

  • Kim, Hyeok-Jin (Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Chung, Gyo-Bum (Dept. of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Hongik University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-Ho (College of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Chungbuk National University)
  • Received : 2010.07.13
  • Published : 2010.11.20
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Abstract

In this paper, a resonant pulse power converter (RPPC) is proposed. The proposed RPPC transfers the pulse-shape power from a DC source to a load periodically. The RPPC consists of a resonant circuit and a resonant pulse converter driven by a self-switching circuit. Depending on the magnitude difference between the input and output voltages, the operations of the RPPC are divided into 4 modes; boost mode, hybrid mode, direct mode and cut-off mode, respectively. The main switch of the RPPC turns on in the ZCS condition and off in the ZVS condition spontaneously. The operational principles of a RPPC using the self-switching technique are analyzed and verified in experiments. An example of a RPPC application is demonstrated in the area of thermoelectric energy harvesting.

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