Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Mazzola, Michael S.
Committee Member
Molen, G. Marshall
Committee Member
Ginn, Herbert L., III
Date of Degree
8-6-2005
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Open Access
Major
Electrical Engineering
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
Department
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Abstract
A full-bridge, parallel-loaded, resonant, zero current/zero voltage switching converter has been developed for DC-DC voltage transformation. The power supply was used to condition power sourced by a 28-V, 400-A Neihoff alternator installed in a HMMWV that delivered power to a 5-kW mobile radar. This design focuses on achieving maximum power density at reasonable efficiency (i.e. > 80%) by operating at the highest resonant and switching frequencies possible. A resonant frequency of 392-kHz was achieved while providing rated power. The high resonant frequency was facilitated by the development of an extremely low inductance layout (< 20 nH) capable of conducting the high resonant currents associated with this converter topology. A design methodology is presented for parallel-loaded, resonant voltage boost converters utilizing the development of a converter prototype as a basis. The experimental results are presented as validation of the methodology.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/20174
Recommended Citation
Gafford, James Robert, "A Design Methodology for a High Power Density, Voltage Boost, Resonant DC-DC converter" (2005). Theses and Dissertations. 111.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/111
