Ceramic capacitor controlled resonant LLC converters

Ido Kolberg, Doron Shmilovitz, Shmuel Sam Ben-Yaakov

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Abstract

The possibility of applying standard commercial ceramic capacitors for controlling a resonant LLC converter was studied analytically and experimentally. Using a two serially connected ferroelectric capacitors assembly, experiments were run on a mockup of an LLC converter that was switched at 90kHz to a power level of 5W. The voltage dependent capacitors had a range of 95nF-320nF for a bias span of 0-100V. A DC bias driver with a high output impedance that is suitable for controlling the voltage dependent capacitors is proposed and discussed. The theoretical considerations and experimental results of this study suggest that ferroelectric ceramic capacitors could be a viable control element of resonant LLC converters running at a fixed switching frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAPEC 2018 - 33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages2162-2167
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781538611807
DOIs
StatePublished - 18 Apr 2018
Event33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018 - San Antonio, United States
Duration: 4 Mar 20188 Mar 2018

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC
Volume2018-March

Conference

Conference33rd Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, APEC 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio
Period4/03/188/03/18

Keywords

  • Ceramic Capacitors
  • DC-DC converters
  • Resonant LLC converter
  • Resonant converters
  • Voltage dependent capacitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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