Analysis and design of clamped-mode resonant converters withvariable load
Gonzalez, S.A.; Valla, M.I.; Muravchik, C.H.
Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Volume 48, Issue 4, Aug 2001 Page(s):812 - 819
Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/41.937414
Summary:In this paper, a design procedure for clamped-mode resonant
converters working with variable load is proposed and analyzed. The
operation of these converters with general parallel or series loads is
reviewed first. The operation of the transistors as zero-voltage
switches is identified and characterized as mode A. Mode A is preferred
to simplify the implementation of the power switches and to increment
the converter efficiency. As a case study, the design of an RF power
amplifier is presented. The amplifier is connected to a variable load
with reactive characteristics, through a low-pass filter of three
elements. The validity of the proposed design approach is verified with
an experimental setup
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