Open AccessImproved KY Converter
Author(s) -
K. I. Hwu,
Wen-Zhuang Jiang,
H. M. Chen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of electrical engineering and technology/journal of electrical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2093-7423
pISSN - 1975-0102
DOI - 10.5370/jeet.2015.10.4.1578
Subject(s) - ćuk converter , snubber , buck–boost converter , flyback converter , forward converter , boost converter , capacitor , buck converter , inductor , electronic engineering , clamping , voltage , electrical engineering , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering
In this paper, an improved KY converter is presented, which is constructed mainly by one charge pump capacitor and one central-tapped coupling inductor. Besides, a passive clamping snubber is added to this converter to improve the efficiency above half load. As compared to the KY converter, the voltage conversion ratio of the proposed converter is upgraded significantly. In this paper, the basic operating principles and mathematical deductions of the proposed converter are described, along with some experimental results provided to demonstrate the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed converter.