Practical Evaluations of Improved Active Edge-Resonant ZCS-PWM Boost DC-DC Converter and Its Extended Circuit Topologies

Abstract

A practical ZCS-PWM active edge-resonant cell employing the parasitic oscillation-suppressed clamping diodes is presented in this letter. The improved active edge-resonant cell is quite effective for suppressing the surge voltages at the turn-off transitions of active power devices, thereby reduction of the voltage rating of the power devices and circuit components can be achieved. The practical effectiveness of the improved active edge-resonant cell is confirmed by the experiments on the newly-developed ZCS-PWM boost DC-DC converter, and furthermore its extended ZCS-PWM DC-DC converter topologies are originally proposed.