Analysis of Zero-Current Switching Topologies and Strategies for the Power Electronic Building Block

Abstract

A zero current switching (ZCS) topology that provides zero current turn off but full load turn on of the main switches is analyzed for switching losses. State space models of a non-punch through insulated gate bipolar transistor and a power p-i-n diode are used to simulate the circuit response. The switching energy is compared to that for hard switching and for an auxiliary resonant commutated pole. A more general analysis of other ZCS circuit topologies and switching strategies is included in an appendix.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA374101

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey Mayer
  • Stanislav Kriventsov

Organizations

  • Pennsylvania State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Power Electronics
  • Resonant Circuits
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Semiconductor Devices
  • Semiconductors
  • Switching
  • Topology
  • Transistors
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Game Theory.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space