Modified ZVT Full bridge

converter
By,
Mukul Choudhury
17EE61R07
Full bridge converter

Fig: Zero-voltage transition converter, based on the full-bridge isolated buck converter.

waveforms
Detailed diagram of primary-side waveforms of the ZVT full-bridge converter, illustrating the zero voltage
switching mechanisms. An ideal transformer is assumed
Disadvantages

• Narrow ZVS Range

• Parasitic ringing in the secondary side

• Reduced duty cycle

• Large circulating energy

Proposed full bridge converter
• Auxiliary transformer Tra
with turns ratio 1:1

• Auxiliary capacitor Ca
used

• Coupled inductor La with

turns ratio 1:1 used
Waveforms

stage1 stage2

stage3 stage4

stage5 stage6
Assumptions
• All switches are ideal

• Ca and Cj are constant voltage sources

• Elements are ideal

• Body diode and junction capacitances are considered

Stage 1 [t0-t1]
• Q1 and Q4 ON
• Active mode
• im ia-lead and ia-lag increases linearly
• Vab=Vin
• vca=Vin/2
• Vtr=0
• i2=i3=ik/2
• ialead= im+i2
• ia-lag= im-i2

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Stage 2 [t1-t2]
• Q1 turned off
• (ik+ia-lead) –constant current
source
• It charges C1 and discharges
C2
• vab and vrect reduces linearly
• vab(t) = vac(t) + nvrect(t)
• When vrect=0,vab=vac=Vin/3

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Stage 3 [t2-t3]
• Polarity across leakage inductor
reverses
• ik reverses
• vop is increasing
• At t3
vab=0;
vc3=0 ;
vop=Vin/2;
• D3 starts conducting
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 Stage 4 [t3-t4]
• Q3 can be turned on at ZVS
• ik decays more rapidly due to
Vin/2
• rectifier diodes commutates in
advance
• ZCS of DR1
• Short interval

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Stage 5 [t4-t5]
• Vrect rises sinusoidally
• Peak stress on diode=Vin/n
• Half of the rated power
transferred
• Power supplied by Ca

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Stage 6 [t5-t6]
• Q4 turned off
• ia-lag charges C4 and discharges
C2
• Compensates primary current
• Vrect increases linearly
• At T6, VC2=0
• vrect rises to Vin/n

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 ZVS of leading leg
• Condition for ZVS,

• Larger current available for ZVS

Lm should be smaller than 160 μH Fig. 6 shows the
result at different magnetizing inductance Lm (Vin = 400 V,
n = 5.5, Lk = 5 μH, Lf = 20 μH, td(lead) = 300 ns).
ZVS of lagging leg

• an auxiliary coupled inductor

needs to compensate just half of
primary current
• ZVS harder as load current
increases

Fig. 7 shows the result at different magnetizing inductance

Lm (Vin = 400 V, n = 5.5, Lk = 5 μH, Lf = 20 μH, td(lead) =
300 ns).
Comparison of filter size

• Filter inductor ripple is less

• Saving in filter size
• Output power transferred
during freewheeling period
Ripple current of filter inductor in per unit as a
function of input voltage.
Auxiliary transformer design
• Handles half the output power
• Voltage=Vin/2
• same as load current

Auxiliary capacitor design

• Constant voltage source
• i1 charges Ca in half the switching cycle
• Voltage ripple should be less than 1%
Limitations
• Weight and volume penalty

• Cannot achieve ZVS over the entire load range

• Efficiency not improved under serous light load condition

• Transient voltage spike across the rectifier.

• Voltage across Ca may not be constant

Conclusion
• Reduced parasitic oscillation under light load

• ZVS in wide load range

• Continuous transfer of energy

• Ripple is greatly reduced

• Can be used for high voltage applications

References
• Chen, Zhong, Shasha Liu, and Liangchen Shi. "A soft switching full
bridge converter with reduced parasitic oscillation in a wide load
range." IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 29.2 (2014): 801-811.
• Erickson, Robert W., and Dragan Maksimovic. Fundamentals of power
electronics. Springer Science & Business Media, 2007.
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