Non-Dissipative Snubber for Rectifying Diodes in a High-Power DC-DC Converter

Abstract

In a high output current DC-DC converter, most power dissipation comes from rectifying diodes. In this paper, a novel non-dissipative snubber is proposed for the rectifying diodes to reduce the power dissipation of the rectifying circuit. This snubber is applied to the center-tapped rectifying circuit in a full-bridge DC-DC converter. As a result, the efficiency has been improved to 91% on the prototype of 12V/80A output.