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A Boost PFC Rectifier with a Passive Lossless Snubber Circuit Using Coupled Inductors Methodes

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In this paper, a boost PFC rectifier with a novel passive lossless snubber circuit is proposed to minimize switching loss in high power applications. A new turn-on mechanism of the lossless snubber using coupled inductor is applied to reduce the reverse recovery loss of the output diode rectifier. The turn-off operation of the lossless snubber is composed of a single capacitor and two diodes to reduce the voltage stress and the power loss at the turn-off of the switch. Due to the lossless clamping operation, the proposed PFC operates under soft switching conditions with high power conversion efficiency. The design and performance of the boost PFC rectifier using the proposed lossless snubber are verified by experimental results using a 3.3kW prototype rectifier.

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  1. Power Conversion & Control Research Center, HVDC Research Division, KERI, Changwon, Korea

    Hyeok-Jin Yun, Jong-Hyun Kim & Myung-Hyo Ryu

  2. Department of Electrical Enginneering, Pusan National University, Jangjeon-dong, Geumjung-gu, Korea

    Hee-Je Kim

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Pusan National University, South Korea

    Jangmyung Lee

  2. School of Mechanical Engineering, Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea

    Min Cheol Lee

  3. Intelligent Systems & Biomedical Robotics Group, School of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth, PO1 2DJ, England, UK

    Honghai Liu

  4. School of Mechanical Engineering, Biorobotics Laboratory, Korea University of Technology and Education, Gajeon-ri Byeongcheon-myeon 307, 330-708, Cheonan, Korea

    Jee-Hwan Ryu

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Yun, HJ., Kim, JH., Ryu, MH., Kim, HJ. (2013). A Boost PFC Rectifier with a Passive Lossless Snubber Circuit Using Coupled Inductors Methodes. In: Lee, J., Lee, M.C., Liu, H., Ryu, JH. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8103. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-40849-6_32

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