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In order to further improve the efficiency of dual-active-bridge (DAB) converter, a hybrid five-variable modulation scheme with minimal root mean square (rms) current is proposed in this article, which combines the traditional phase-shift and pulsewidth modulation schemes. By adopting the proposed optimal scheme, a wider zero-voltage switching (ZVS) operation range and lower rms current level are achieved simultaneously when compared with other modulation schemes, which significantly improves the efficiency of the DAB converter. Moreover, for the complexity of the proposed modulation scheme with five variables, the Fourier decomposition based analytical expressions are derived for the converter and a generalized performance analysis results are presented. Besides, in order to avoid the analysis error, especially at light-load condition, the optimization strategy takes the rms current as the optimal objective, which includes the eight harmonic component of the inductor current rather than just considers the fundamental component. And an offline particle swarm optimization algorithm is introduced to acquire the optimal operating points for the whole power range. To substantiate the effectiveness of the proposed modulation scheme, a comprehensive comparison among related works in terms of the rms value and ZVS range were carried out under various operation condition. Finally, a 1.2 kW experimental platform was built and the highest experimental efficiency under the proposed modulation scheme reaches 96.8%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are widely used in street lighting, landscape lighting, liquid crystal display (LCD) backlighting, healthcare, etc. As an important part of LED lighting products, LED driver plays a vital role in maintenance costs reduction, energy saving and lifetime prolongation. In this paper, a single-stage LED driver is proposed, which is integrated by a totem-pole bridgeless power factor correction (PFC) unit and several modular LCL-T resonant rectifiers. The totem-pole bridgeless PFC unit and the LCL-T resonant rectifiers are integrated by sharing switches, which can simplify the circuit and reduce the system cost. The output current can be regulated by applying the variable inductor control. Constant duty cycle and fixed switching frequency operation can be achieved as well. The operating principle and the performance of the proposed converter are analyzed in this paper. In addition, a precise parameter design method is proposed by considering the high-order harmonics. At last, an experimental prototype is established to validate the proposed parameter design and variable inductor control method. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, an efficiency-oriented hybrid duty modulation (HDM) scheme is proposed for the dual active bridge (DAB) converter that can reduce the inductor root-mean-square (rms) current and extend the switch soft-switching range. First, a complete description of the combination forms of different modulation schemes is presented considering the allocation of the zero-voltage portion. A unified description for these combination forms is obtained in the frequency domain. Second, the symmetric–symmetric duty modulation (SSDM) scheme and asymmetric–symmetric duty modulation (A2SDM) scheme are established to minimize the inductor rms current by considering its fundamental component. Third, the characteristics of SSDM, A2SDM, and the traditional phase shift modulation schemes are compared from several aspects, mainly including the inductor rms current and the soft-switching performance. Furthermore, the loss breakdown analysis results for the three modulation schemes are presented and compared. According to these results, the HDM scheme is proposed to improve the overall efficiency of the DAB converter. Finally, an experimental prototype was built with a peak efficiency of 97%, which validates the effectiveness of the proposed modulation scheme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multiple output LED drivers are necessary to achieve better performance and higher reliability in street lighting, tunnel lighting and LCD background lighting applications. Based on LCL-T constant-current characteristics, a modular multiple output LED driver is proposed in this paper. The LCL-T rectifiers are connected to the same voltage bus and work like current sources. However, since there are much higher voltage harmonics in the AC square bus voltage, it is very important to quantitatively analyze how these harmonics influence the precision of the output currents. In addition, all of the switches can achieve Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) by proper design of the LCL-T network. Finally, a 200-W prototype with five channels is established with an efficiency of 92.25%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A single-stage high-frequency resonant ac/ac converter converts the ac-line input voltage into the high-frequency sinusoidal output voltage, which consists of two power conversion units, i.e., a power factor correction (PFC) unit and a high-frequency resonant dc/ac unit, and it can be used to derive a modular multichannel constant current LED driver. By adopting a totem-pole bridgeless PFC boost rectifier to reduce conduction losses, a single-stage bridgeless high-frequency resonant ac/ac converter is proposed in this paper. The operating principle is described, and the performance analysis is presented in detail. Moreover, the quantitative parameter design method of the main circuit is presented, which is suitable for other single-stage ac input converters, such as a single-stage PFC rectifier. Finally, a 130-W prototype has been built and tested to verify the correction of related theoretical analysis and parameter design. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]