| Title |
A Study on the Two-switch Intereaved Active Clamp Forward Converter |
| Authors |
Jae-Yeop Jung ; Jin-Yong Bae ; Soon-Do Kwon ; Dong-Hyun Lee ; Yong Kim |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2010.24.5.136 |
| Keywords |
Active Clamp ; Interleaved Forward Converter |
| Abstract |
This paper presents the two-switch interleaved active clamp forward converter, which is mainly composed of two active clamp forward converters. Only two switches are required, and each one is the auxiliary switch for the other. So, the circuit complexity and cost are reduced and control is more simple. An additional resonant inductance is employed to achieve ZVS(Zero-Voltage-Switching) during the dead times. Interleaved output inductor currents diminish the voltage and current ripple. Accordingly, the smaller output filter and capacitors lower the converter volume. This research proposed the Two-switch interleaved Active Clamp Forward Converter characteristic. The principle of operation, feature and design considerations is illustrated and the validity of verified through the experiment with a 160[W] based experimental circuit. |