High-Voltage Auxiliary Power Supply Using Series-Connected MOSFETs and Floating Self-Driving Technique

This paper deals with high-voltage auxiliary switching-mode power supplies (SMPSs). An overview of the state of the art is given, and a novel solution is proposed. The proposed solution is based on a single-ended flyback or forward topology with the main switch arranged as a series connection of two metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). The bottom MOSFET is driven directly by an ordinary control circuit and gate driver, while the top MOSFET is driven by a floating self-supplied gate driver. The floating gate driver is connected to the input filter capacitors' midpoint. This gate driver plays two roles: driving of the top MOSFET and control of distribution of the blocking voltage among the series-connected MOSFETs, in steady state as well as during commutation. The series connection of lower voltage MOSFETs has two important advantages compared to that of a single high-voltage MOSFET: lower conduction losses and lower cost. When several switches are series connected, each switch supports a fraction of the total blocking voltage, and therefore, each switch can be rated for lower voltage. The total on-state resistance and the cost of such a switch arrangement are lower compared to that of a single switch that supports the full blocking voltage. The proposed SMPS is theoretically analyzed and experimentally verified. The experimental results are presented and discussed.

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