Highly Reliable Push-Pull Resonant DC/DC Converter for Medium-Power Applications

Abstract

This article presents a highly reliable push-pull resonant dc/dc converter for medium-power applications. At medium power, conventional push-pull resonant dc/dc converter experiences a very high current spike at the secondary-side switches, and this spike can destroy the active power components. We eliminate this current spike by connecting clamp diodes to the resonant capacitors. Moreover, the proposed converter achieves fully zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) turn-off at the secondary-side switches when the load exceeds the threshold. Furthermore, the proposed converter is invulnerable to the short-circuit problem at the output. Experimental results are presented to show the effectiveness of the proposed dc/dc converter at the medium power against a conventional solution.