Current-source parallel-resonant DC/AC inverter with transformer

This paper gives the theory and experimental results for a current-source parallel-resonant inverter with a transformer used to change voltage levels and provide isolation. The analysis is performed in the frequency domain using Fourier series techniques to predict output power, efficiency, DC-to-AC voltage transfer function, and component voltage and current stresses. The inverter consists of two switches, a large choke inductor, a transformer, and a parallel-resonant circuit. The magnetizing inductance of the transformer is used as the inductance of the parallel-resonant circuit, thereby requiring one less component. Each switch consists of a MOSFET in series with a diode. The MOSFETs have their sources grounded so there is no need for a complicated gate-drive circuit. An inverter was designed and constructed. The DC input voltage was 156 V and the output voltage was a sine wave with a peak value of 224 V at an operating frequency of 50 kHz. The output power at full load was 100 W.