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The use of either lossless snubbers or resonant zero voltage switching (ZVS) and zero current switching (ZCS) techniques can increase efficiency and reduce electromagnetic interference (EMI) and noise of industrial power equipment at high switching frequencies. This paper presents an adaptive composite soft switching configuration which combines snubber functions and resonant ZCS circuits for switches in inverters using power bridge leg modules. Simulation and experimental results are included.
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Supported by the Zhejiang Province Natural Science Foundation and the Royal Society of U.K.
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He, X., Yang, Y., Kuang, S. et al. Composite soft switching configuration for inverters using bridge leg modules. J. of Electron.(China) 18, 61–69 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-001-0009-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-001-0009-4