학술논문

Analysis and Implementation of a Transformerless Interleaved ZVS High-Step-Down DC-DC Converter
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics IEEE Trans. Power Electron. Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on. 38(11):13484-13495 Nov, 2023
Subject
Power, Energy and Industry Applications
Aerospace
Communication, Networking and Broadcast Technologies
Components, Circuits, Devices and Systems
Computing and Processing
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
General Topics for Engineers
Nuclear Engineering
Signal Processing and Analysis
Transportation
Capacitors
Topology
Inductors
Stress
Buck converters
Switches
Zero voltage switching
DC/DC converter
high step-down
resonant dual-path hybrid buck converter
series-capacitor
zero voltage switching
Language
ISSN
0885-8993
1941-0107
Abstract
High step-down dc–dc converters are widely utilized with the rapid development of big data and cloud computing. Conventional buck converter cannot provide satisfactory performance due to super small duty-cycle. In this article, the double step-down benefit of SC-buck converter and the capacitors soft charging and discharging benefit of resonant dual-path hybrid buck converter are combined together to propose a new nonisolated dc–dc topology: interleaved series-capacitor resonant hybrid buck converter, which is suitable for the high-step-down and high-current-output applications. The introduction of resonant tank in the hybrid structure not only realizes the soft switching of all switches, but also eliminates the current spike generated by capacitor hard discharging. Combined with the circuit modification of SC-buck converter, the proposed converter can eliminate the problem of high switch-voltage stress of the existing converter encountered during start-up. Other strengths of this topology are automatic current sharing between two interleaved modules, lower switching loss, lower conduction loss, and reduced inductor loss due to more current paths provided by the hybrid structure. The validity of theoretical analysis and converter operation is confirmed by the implementation of a 160 W prototype at 48 V input voltage and 4 V output voltage. The maximum efficiency of the prototype is 96.26% and the efficiency is 93.86% in full-load condition.