Efficiency optimization in ZVS series resonant inverters with asymmetrical voltage-cancellation control

This paper presents a time-domain analysis and a computerized search algorithm for optimizing the efficiency in zero-voltage switching (ZVS) full-bridge series resonant inverters with asymmetrical voltage-cancellation (AVC) control for different load quality factors. The optimum AVC control found allows all the switches to be turned on with zero voltage with the minimum switching frequency. In order to minimize losses, the switching frequency is kept as close as possible to resonance. The optimum AVC control is compared with previous fixed or narrow frequency range control strategies to show that it improves performance over all the output power range for different loads. The detailed steady-state analysis carried out here increases the precision of the first-harmonic analysis of a previous work, which is especially important with distorted output currents due to low load quality factors or highly asymmetrical modulation strategies. The theoretical results are verified experimentally.

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