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# IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

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Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):c1 - c4
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• ### IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics publication information

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s): c2
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• ### In Memoriam: Richard G. Hoft, 1926-2006

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):293 - 294
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• ### Two-step parameter extraction procedure with formal optimization for physics-based circuit simulator IGBT and p-i-n diode models

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):295 - 309
Cited by:  Papers (66)
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A practical and accurate parameter extraction method is presented for the Fourier-based-solution physics-based insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) and power diode models. The goal is to obtain a model accurate enough to allow switching loss prediction under a variety of operating conditions. In the first step of the extraction procedure, only one simple clamped inductive load test is needed f... View full abstract»

• ### Analytical loss model of power MOSFET

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):310 - 319
Cited by:  Papers (188)
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An accurate analytical model is proposed in this paper to calculate the power loss of a metal-oxide semiconductor field-effect transistor. The nonlinearity of the capacitors of the devices and the parasitic inductance in the circuit, such as the source inductor shared by the power stage and driver loop, the drain inductor, etc., are considered in the model. In addition, the ringing is always obser... View full abstract»

• ### Analysis and design of a low-stress buck-boost converter in universal-input PFC applications

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):320 - 329
Cited by:  Papers (85)  |  Patents (2)
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In converters for power-factor-correction (PFC), the universal-input capability, i.e., the ability to operate from any ac line voltage world-wide, comes with a heavy penalty in terms of component stresses and losses, and with restrictions on the dc output voltage. In this paper, we propose a new two-switch topology, boost-interleaved buck-boost (BoIBB) converter, which can offer significant perfor... View full abstract»

• ### High-level multistep inverter optimization using a minimum number of power transistors

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):330 - 337
Cited by:  Papers (65)
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Multilevel inverters with a large number of steps (more than 50 levels) can generate high quality voltage waveforms, good enough to be considered as suitable voltage template generators. Many levels or steps can follow a voltage reference with accuracy, and with the advantage that the generated voltage can be modulated in amplitude instead of pulse-width modulation. The main disadvantage of this t... View full abstract»

• ### Feedforward current control of boost single-phase PFC converters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):338 - 345
Cited by:  Papers (60)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper presents the theory and application of feedforward current control for boost single-phase ac-dc converters with power factor correction. The proposed feedforward signal involves the instantaneous line voltage and the derivative of the reference current. The new control method is compared to existing feedback and feedforward control methods and is shown to significantly reduce input curr... View full abstract»

• ### Characterization and performance comparison of ripple-based control for voltage regulator modules

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):346 - 353
Cited by:  Papers (96)
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Three recently developed control methods for voltage regulator modules, namely, V2 control, enhanced V2 control, and enhanced V2 control without output voltage dynamic feedback, are analyzed and compared in this paper. All three methods utilize the output voltage switching ripple for pulse-width modulation (PWM), hence, are collectively referred to as ripple-based ... View full abstract»

• ### A novel zero-current-transition full bridge DC/DC converter

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):354 - 360
Cited by:  Papers (44)  |  Patents (2)
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This paper proposes a novel zero-current-transition pulse-width modulation full-bridge dc/dc converter. The proposed converter not only achieves zero current switching for the main switches and auxiliary switch in the entire load ranges, but it also realizes soft commutation for the output rectifier diodes. Furthermore, the auxiliary circuit also helps to turn on the main switches softly. Simulati... View full abstract»

• ### A novel converter topology for multiple individually regulated outputs

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):361 - 369
Cited by:  Papers (33)  |  Patents (2)
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Power supply voltages in digital systems have reduced considerably in recent years, and often digital components requiring different voltages are present on the same board. This has increased the demand for multiple output power distribution systems with tight individual load voltage regulation. This paper presents a power distribution system having a central power supply that acts as a controlled... View full abstract»

• ### A new family of zero-voltage-transition PWM converters with dual active auxiliary circuits

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):370 - 379
Cited by:  Papers (50)
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A new family of active auxiliary circuits that allow the power switch in single switch, pulsewidth modulated converters to operate with zero-voltage switching is proposed in this paper. The main feature of an auxiliary circuit belonging to this family is that the auxiliary switch can operate with a zero-current switching turn-on and turn-off without increasing the peak current stresses of the main... View full abstract»

• ### New Architectures for Radio-Frequency DC–DC Power Conversion

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):380 - 393
Cited by:  Papers (69)  |  Patents (1)
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This document proposes two new architectures for switched-mode dc–dc power conversion. The proposed architectures enable dramatic increases in switching frequency to be realized while preserving features critical in practice, including regulation of the output across a wide load range and high light-load efficiency. This is achieved in part by how the energy conversion and regulation functio... View full abstract»

• ### Hold-up time extension Circuit with integrated magnetics

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):394 - 400
Cited by:  Papers (26)
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A circuit that substantially extends the hold-up time of ac-dc power supplies is introduced. By using integrated magnetics, the power density of this hold-up time extension circuit is maximized. The performance of the proposed approach was evaluated on a universal line range 1-kW power supply. View full abstract»

• ### Self-sustained phase-shift modulated resonant converters: modeling, design, and performance

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):401 - 414
Cited by:  Papers (22)
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This paper presents an improved control technique for the full bridge series, parallel, and series-parallel resonant converters. This control technique combines a self-sustained oscillation mode with a phase shift modulation technique that can significantly reduce the range of frequency variation necessary for obtaining zero voltage switching in the resonant converters. This frequency reduction pr... View full abstract»

• ### Multiple sets of solutions for harmonic elimination PWM bipolar waveforms: analysis and experimental verification

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):415 - 421
Cited by:  Papers (96)
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Multiple sets of solutions for the selective harmonic elimination pulse-width modulation method for inverter control exist. These sets present an independent solution to the same problem but further investigation reveals that certain sets may offer an improved overall harmonic performance. In this paper, a minimization method is discussed as a way to obtain these multiple sets of switching angles.... View full abstract»

• ### A Novel Soft-Commutating Isolated Boost Full-Bridge ZVS-PWM DC–DC Converter for Bidirectional High Power Applications

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):422 - 429
Cited by:  Papers (178)
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A soft-commutating method and control scheme for an isolated boost full bridge converter is proposed in this paper to implement dual operation of the well-known soft-switching full bridge dc/dc buck converter for bidirectional high power applications. It provides a unique commutation logic to minimize a mismatch between current in the current-fed inductor and current in the leakage inductance of t... View full abstract»

• ### A Simple, Passive 24-Pulse AC–DC Converter With Inherent Load Balancing

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):430 - 439
Cited by:  Papers (21)
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A new converter topology for a three-phase multipulse rectifier circuit is described. This converter draws almost sinusoidal currents from the ac system with very low harmonic content and typically less than 3% total harmonic distortion. The topology uses only passive components and has a lower component count than other rectifier circuits with similar performance. Two six-pulse rectifier bridges ... View full abstract»

• ### Application of a three-level NPC inverter as a three-phase four-wire power quality compensator by generalized 3DSVM

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):440 - 449
Cited by:  Papers (73)
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A two-level four-leg inverter has been developed for the three-phase four-wire power quality compensators. When it is applied to medium and large capacity compensators, the voltage stress across each switch is so high that the corresponding dv/dt causes large electromagnetic interference. The multilevel voltage source inverter topologies are good substitutes, since they can reduce voltage stress a... View full abstract»

• ### Solid-state circuit breaker based on active thyristor topologies

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):450 - 458
Cited by:  Papers (47)
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Solid-state circuit breakers (SCBs), based on modern high-power semiconductors, offer considerable advantages when compared to mechanical circuit breakers with respect to speed and life. For instance, voltage quality of a power grid can be improved during a short circuit because the fault current is reduced. The interval over which voltage distortions occur, caused by a three-phase short circuit, ... View full abstract»

• ### Active harmonic elimination for multilevel converters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):459 - 469
Cited by:  Papers (145)
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This paper presents an active harmonic elimination method to eliminate any number of specific higher order harmonics of multilevel converters with equal or unequal dc voltages. First, resultant theory is applied to transcendental equations characterizing the harmonic content to eliminate low order harmonics and to determine switching angles for the fundamental frequency switching scheme and a unip... View full abstract»

• ### Small-Signal$z$-Domain Analysis of Digitally Controlled Converters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):470 - 478
Cited by:  Papers (94)
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As the performance of microcontrollers has increased rapidly during the last decade, there is a growing interest to replace the analog controllers in low power switching converters by more complicated and flexible digital control algorithms. Compared to high power converters, the control loop bandwidths for converters in the lower power range are generally much higher. Because of this, the dynamic... View full abstract»

• ### Average and small-signal modeling of self-oscillating flyback converter with applied switching delay

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):479 - 486
Cited by:  Papers (19)
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This paper presents a consistent methodology to assess the effect of variable-frequency operation on the dynamics of a flyback converter used in low-cost, high-volume, battery-charger applications. The self-oscillation is typically implemented using peak-current control in boundary conduction mode with a deterministic delay before switching on the next cycle. The modeling is based on the modified ... View full abstract»

• ### Reduced-order averaged modeling of active-clamp converters

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):487 - 494
Cited by:  Papers (33)
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Reduced-order averaged modeling and analysis of soft-switching dc-dc converters employing active clamping techniques are presented in this paper. A general modeling method based on time-scale separation of converter state variables is used to develop large-signal averaged models that accurately represent the converter dynamics up to half the switching frequency. The fast-changing resonant variable... View full abstract»

• ### Thermal and slip effects on rotor time constant in vector controlled induction motor drives

Publication Year: 2006, Page(s):495 - 504
Cited by:  Papers (18)
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In this paper, the fast variation of rotor resistance due to winding temperature is shown. Thus, the rotor time constant in the vector controlled induction motor drives, in contrary to common belief, changes fast via temperature. Moreover, it depends on the motor slip. The slip dependency of rotor time constant is due to motor loss that is usually ignored. The iron and stray loss is introduced in ... View full abstract»

## Aims & Scope

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics covers fundamental technologies used in the control and conversion of electric power.

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