Single magnetic push-pull forward converter featuring built-in input filter and coupled-inductor current doubler for 48 V VRM

This paper proposes an improved push-pull forward converter with a single EI or EE core for all the magnetic components including the input inductor, the stepdown transformer and the output inductors. This topology is essentially the modified push-pull converter with the built-in input filter and the coupled-inductor current doubler rectifier. The proposed integrated magnetics features minimized leakage inductance and an air gap in only the center leg; its winding and core losses are both lower than those of conventional integrated magnetic structures.