Energies (Jul 2018)

A Single-Stage Asymmetrical Half-Bridge Flyback Converter with Resonant Operation

  • Chung-Yi Ting,
  • Yi-Chieh Hsu,
  • Jing-Yuan Lin,
  • Chung-Ping Chen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/en11071721
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 7
p. 1721

Abstract

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This paper proposes a single-stage asymmetrical half-bridge fly-back (AHBF) converter with resonant mode using dual-mode control. The presented converter has an integrated boost converter and asymmetrical half-bridge fly-back converter and operates in resonant mode. The boost-cell always operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) to achieve high power factor. The presented converter operates simultaneously using a variable-frequency-controller (VFC) and pulse-width-modulation (PWM) controller. Unlike the conventional single-stage design, the intermediate bus voltage of this controller can be regulated depending on the main power switch duty ratio. The asymmetrical half-bridge fly-back converter utilizes a variable switching frequency controller to achieve the output voltage regulation. The asymmetrical half-bridge fly-back converter can achieve zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) operation and significantly reduce the switching losses. Detailed analysis and design of this single-stage asymmetrical half-bridge fly-back converter with resonant mode is described. A wide AC input voltage ranging from 90 to 264 Vrms and output 19 V/120 W prototype converter was built to verify the theoretical analysis and performance of the presented converter.

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