TRANSFORMER RESONANT CONVERTER
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1. A resonant converter comprising:
- a DC input providing an input voltage Vin;
a plurality of solid state switches electrically coupled with the DC input;
a transformer having a stray inductance, Ls, a stray capacitance, Cs, and a turn ratio, n, the transformer electrically coupled with the plurality of solid state switches;
a resistor with a resistance, R, disposed in series between the transformer and the switches; and
a plurality of rectifier diodes;
wherein the resonant circuit produces a Q factor according to
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Abstract
Some embodiments may include a nanosecond pulser comprising a plurality of solid state switches; a transformer having a stray inductance, Ls, a stray capacitance, Cs, and a turn ratio n; and a resistor with a resistance, R, in series between the transformer and the switches. In some embodiments, the resonant circuit produces a Q factor according to
and the nanosecond pulser produces an output voltage Vout from an input voltage Vin, according to Vout=QnVin.
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26 Claims
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1. A resonant converter comprising:
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a DC input providing an input voltage Vin; a plurality of solid state switches electrically coupled with the DC input; a transformer having a stray inductance, Ls, a stray capacitance, Cs, and a turn ratio, n, the transformer electrically coupled with the plurality of solid state switches; a resistor with a resistance, R, disposed in series between the transformer and the switches; and a plurality of rectifier diodes; wherein the resonant circuit produces a Q factor according to - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A resonant converter circuit comprising:
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a transformer having a stray inductance, Ls, wherein the stray inductance, Ls, is not from an inductor; a stray capacitance, Cs, wherein the stray capacitance, Cs, is not from a capacitor; and a resistor with a resistance, R, in series with the transformer; wherein the resonant circuit produces a Q factor according to - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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