A novel zero-voltage-switched half-bridge converter with active current-clamped transformer

A novel zero-voltage-switched half-bridge converter is proposed. This converter achieves the zero-voltage switching while maintaining a constant frequency PWM control. Then the power conversion of high efficiency and low noise is realized at a higher switching frequency. In the experiment, a high efficiency of 83% is achieved for a low output voltage of 3.3 V, an output current of 30 A, and an input-voltage range of 200 to 400 V at the switching frequency of 400 kHz.

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