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S1

Grid

ac/dc
PFC
Converter

4.0

2.0

ZVS
Region 1

1.5
1.0

turned on with ZVS and two MoSFets are always turned
on with ZcS. the rectifier diodes are turned off with low
di/dt so that the reverse recovery losses can be minimized.
the disadvantage mainly lies in the MoSFets' high peak
currents. Figure 9(e) shows the interleaved version of
Figure 9(c), which offers benefits such as reduced current
ripple and reduced filter size. however, the number of gate
drivers, MoSFets, and transformers are doubled, and the
control scheme is more complicated.

S1

S2

ac/dc
PFC
Converter

D2

L1
D1

L1

Co

+

D3

Grid

Vbat

D2

S2

D5

+

Vbat

(d)
L1

D3

D1
L2

Co

+

D3

Grid

Vbat

C1

S1

L2

-
D2

Co

D4

C1

S1

D6

-

D4

Grid

-

S1

(c)

D1

Vbat +

(b)

S1

L1

Lo1
Lo2 Co

D1

-

D2

1.75

Figure 10. The dc voltage characteristics of an LLC converter.

D5

Grid

100 V

0.5
0.75
1
1.25 1.50
Normalized Frequency (f /fp)

(a)

D3

ZVS
Region 2

ZCS Region

0.5
0.25

-

D1

420 V

fmax

2.5

Co Vbat +

D1

fp

3.0

Grid

Lo

fmin

3.5

Battery Voltage

Normalized Gain (nVo /Vdc)

between the gate signals of S1 and S2 and the gate signals
of S3 and S4. By controlling this phase difference, the output
voltage can be regulated. the advantages lie in its pulsewidth modulation (pWM) operation and wide output voltage range. however, in light load conditions, two MoSFets
in the lagging leg lose ZVS features. in addition, because of
high di/dt, there are reverse recovery losses in rectifier
diodes. Figure 9(b) is a full-bridge trailing-edge ZVS converter, which is a derivative of the phase-shift ZVS converter.
the difference between a full-bridge trailing-edge ZVS converter and a phase-shift ZVS converter mainly lies in the
switch pattern. S2 and S4 are driven by two complementary
50% duty cycle gate signals, whereas S1 and S3 are driven by
two 180° phase difference and adjustable duty cycle gate
signals. By controlling this duty cycle, the output voltage
can be regulated. the features of the full-bridge trailingedge ZVS converter are similar to those of the full-bridge
phase shifted ZVS converter. an additional clamp network
consisting of DC, RC, and CC is needed to clamp the voltage
ringing due to diode junction capacitance with the leakage
inductance of the transformer.
Figure 9(c) shows a full-bridge ZVS converter with a
capacitive output filter. the switching pattern is the same
as that of the trailing-edge ZVS converter. however, there
is no clamp network, and the output filter consists of a
capacitor. in this topology, two MoSFets are always

D4

D2
(e)

Co

-

Vbat

+

D4
(f)

Figure 11. The unidirectional nonisolated PEV battery chargers: (a) a two-stage buck, (b) a two-stage interleaved buck, (c) a buck-boost PFC,
(d) a noninverting buck-boost PFC, (e) an SEPIC PFC, and (f) a Cúk PFC.
	

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