An improved full-bridge zero-voltage switching PWM converter using a two-inductor rectifier

An improved full-bridge ZVS PWM using a two-inductor rectifier dc/dc converter is presented in this paper. For this improved topology, the main devices are switched on under zero-voltage (ZVS) conditions using the energy stored in the secondary filter inductors. In addition, it utilizes the low leakage inductance of a coaxial winding transformer to reset the currents in the rectifier diodes and eliminate the secondary voltage spike. The two-inductor rectifier has only one diode conduction drop in addition to frequency doubling in the output capacitor. The secondary filter size in the proposed topology is rather small. The advantages of the new topology include a wide load range with ZVS, no lost duty cycle due to diode recovery, no secondary voltage spikes, in addition to high power density and high efficiency.