A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications
This paper proposes a half-bridge parallel dual LLC resonant converter with wide output voltage range. The proposed converter uses a conventional parallel double half-bridge LLC resonant converter. On the primary side of the converter, only one of the two half bridges is used to control the two reso...
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| description | This paper proposes a half-bridge parallel dual LLC resonant converter with wide output voltage range. The proposed converter uses a conventional parallel double half-bridge LLC resonant converter. On the primary side of the converter, only one of the two half bridges is used to control the two resonant loops. Due to the resonance of the converter, the active switches can achieve ZVS (zero-voltage switching), and the rectifier diode can also achieve ZCS (zero-current switching), and thus the switching loss is reduced. The current stress can be reduced and power can be distributed on both of the primary side and/or the secondary side. A voltage regulation circuit is designed on the secondary side to achieve the function of wide output voltage. The operation and analysis of the proposed converter are described in detail. The experiments were carried out on a circuit prototype, which is a converter with DC input voltage of 384 V and output voltage of 24–40 V and operating at a switching frequency of 107 kHz. The feasibility and performance of the proposed converter were verified by simulation and experimental results. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03fb82eb5ddc41a2be46247b262632402025-08-20T02:09:15ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732025-03-01187163510.3390/en18071635A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System ApplicationsChih-Chiang Hua0Jian-Bin Lai1Wei-Cheng Hung2Department of Electrical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 64002, TaiwanGraduate School of Engineering Science and Technology, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 64002, TaiwanDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 64002, TaiwanThis paper proposes a half-bridge parallel dual LLC resonant converter with wide output voltage range. The proposed converter uses a conventional parallel double half-bridge LLC resonant converter. On the primary side of the converter, only one of the two half bridges is used to control the two resonant loops. Due to the resonance of the converter, the active switches can achieve ZVS (zero-voltage switching), and the rectifier diode can also achieve ZCS (zero-current switching), and thus the switching loss is reduced. The current stress can be reduced and power can be distributed on both of the primary side and/or the secondary side. A voltage regulation circuit is designed on the secondary side to achieve the function of wide output voltage. The operation and analysis of the proposed converter are described in detail. The experiments were carried out on a circuit prototype, which is a converter with DC input voltage of 384 V and output voltage of 24–40 V and operating at a switching frequency of 107 kHz. The feasibility and performance of the proposed converter were verified by simulation and experimental results.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/7/1635resonant converterzero-voltage switching (ZVS)zero-current switching (ZCS)LLC converterhalf bridgeswitching loss |
| spellingShingle | Chih-Chiang Hua Jian-Bin Lai Wei-Cheng Hung A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications Energies resonant converter zero-voltage switching (ZVS) zero-current switching (ZCS) LLC converter half bridge switching loss |
| title | A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications |
| title_full | A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications |
| title_fullStr | A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications |
| title_short | A Parallel Dual LLC Resonant Converter with Wide Output Voltage Range for Energy System Applications |
| title_sort | parallel dual llc resonant converter with wide output voltage range for energy system applications |
| topic | resonant converter zero-voltage switching (ZVS) zero-current switching (ZCS) LLC converter half bridge switching loss |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/18/7/1635 |
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