Modified PWM Scheme to Reduce Reverse Conduction Loss in GaN-Based Independently Controlled Multiple Output Flyback Converter

The recently proposed independently controlled multiple output flyback converter (ICMOFC) scheme improves cross-regulation by utilizing gallium nitride (GaN) switches with negative gate turn- off voltage. The highly inefficient reverse conduction (RC) of negative gate biased GaN devices leads to sig...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2022-11, Vol.37 (11), p.12968-12972
Hauptverfasser: Sarkar, Arnab, Deshmukh, Nachiketa, Anand, Sandeep
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The recently proposed independently controlled multiple output flyback converter (ICMOFC) scheme improves cross-regulation by utilizing gallium nitride (GaN) switches with negative gate turn- off voltage. The highly inefficient reverse conduction (RC) of negative gate biased GaN devices leads to significant RC loss in the existing ICMOFC scheme. To mitigate this problem, this letter proposes a new pulsewidth modulation (PWM) scheme. The RC loss reduction is achieved by reducing the RC duration and RC current. The effectiveness of the proposed PWM strategy is analytically and experimentally verified using a 40-W dual output flyback converter. The results demonstrate a peak efficiency improvement of 1.26% over the existing ICMOFC scheme. Furthermore, the scheme also achieves high power density (51 W/in^{3}) and excellent cross-regulation (0.2%).
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2022.3182058