An Innovative Design Approach for Resonant DC/AC Converters, Based on Symmetry in Their Operating Modes

Abstract

The manuscript presents an innovative approach for the engineering design of resonant DC/AC converters used as sources of high-frequency electricity for a variety of needs: industrial and domestic applications, wireless power transmission, high-performance lighting, and more. The methodology is based on the generalized consideration of electromagnetic processes in a series resonant RLC circuit fed by a square-wave voltage source. Due to the symmetry in the form of the current in the AC circuit of the DC/AC converter, it is possible to generalize all their possible operating modes. This was realized by applying the quasi-boundary method to the analysis of resonant DC/AC converters with and without reverse diodes operating in soft and hard switching modes. On this basis, the transfer functions of the devices, which give the relationship between their output and input voltages, are defined and analytically determined. Additionally considered are cases of resonant DC/AC converters with complex output circuits, which are applied to match the load needs and the capabilities of the power electronic device. In this sense, the basic dependencies for designing the main types of resonant DC/AC converters using series and parallel load compensation are given. The effectiveness of the proposed methods is demonstrated through several examples, and their verification and validation is achieved with simulations and prototypes. The proposed innovative design approach is applicable not only in power electronics education, but also in the design and prototyping of a whole class of power electronic devices. The unification of design methodologies formalizes and algorithmizes the design process, which is an important step for its automation and for applying various optimization procedures to achieve certain goals.

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