Asymmetrical pulse width modulated resonant DC/DC converter

• US 5,159,541 A
• Filed: 10/31/1991
• Issued: 10/27/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Astec International Limited (Emerson Electric Company)
• Original Assignee: Northern Telecom Limited (Nortel Networks Corporation)
• Inventors: Jain, Praveen K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Voeltz, Emanuel T.
• Application Number:
  US07/786,221
• Time in Patent Office: 362 Days
• Field of Search: 363/17, 363/24, 363/25, 363/26, 363/95, 363/97, 363/98, 363/124, 363/131, 363/132, 363/133, 363/134
• US Class Current: 363/26
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/01 Resonant DC/DC converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33571 Half-bridge at primary side of an isolation transformer
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes

Abstract

New topologies for pulse width modulated resonant DC/DC converters are disclosed. The converters include a bridged chopper to convert the DC input to a high frequency AC which in turn is fed to a high frequency transformer whose secondary AC is rectified and filtered to produce a stable DC output. The bridged chopper has at least two semiconductor switches which alternately conduct. The duty cycles of the conduction of the switches are complementary with one another and adjustable to control the stable DC output. A resonant circuit is connected between the chopper and the high frequency transformer and contains a series capacitor, and a series or parallel inductor depending upon the preferred embodiment.

Claims

1. An asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter, comprising:

bridged chopper means for converting a DC input to an AC of a constant high frequency;

resonant circuit means connected to said bridged chopper means and including a series resonant capacitor and a resonant inductor for sending said high frequency AC to high frequency transformer means to generate a transformer secondary AC; and

rectifier means connected to said high frequency transformer means to rectify said transformer secondary AC to produce a stable DC output;

in that said bridged chopper means include at least two semiconductor switches, each having a snubber capacitor connected thereacross, said switches being alternately made conducting by respective gating pulse signals applied thereto at said constant high frequency, the duty cycles of said gating pulse signals and thus the duty cycles of the conduction of said switches being complementary with one another, and said duty cycles of said gating pulse signals being further adjustable to maintain said stable DC output.

2. The asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein:

said resonant inductor is connected in series with said high frequency transformer.

3. The asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter according to claim 1, wherein:

said resonant inductor is connected in parallel with said high frequency transformer.

4. The asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter according to claim 3, wherein:

said resonant circuit means further comprises a parallel resonant capacitor connected in parallel with said parallel resonant inductor.

5. The asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter according to claim 2, wherein:

said resonant inductor is an integral part of said high frequency transformer.

6. The asymmetrical pulse width modulated constant frequency resonant DC/DC converter according to claim 3, wherein:

said resonant inductor is an integral part of said high frequency transformer.