High Efficiency Mechanism Analysis of Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converter

He, Liangzong; Xu, Xinyong

doi:10.1109/access.2020.3042163

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“…In contrast, LC-tank type ReSC structures (e.g. [10], [24]- [28]), termed "indirect" in [23], are constrained to at-or near-resonant operation since they either incur excessive circulating currents when operated above resonance, or hardcharging losses when operated below resonance without the introduction of discontinuous conduction states or dynamic off-time modulation [27], [29], [30]. Consequently, tank-based topologies have a susceptibility to component and timing mismatch and require either active auto-tuning control [31], [32], or accurate component tolerance and stability with aging, temperature, and bias-disqualifying Class II multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) [33] and soft-saturating magnetics.…”

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A General Analysis of Resonant Switched-Capacitor Converters Using Peak Energy Storage and Switch Stress Including Ripple

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Brooks

Blackwell

et al. 2024

IEEE Trans. Power Electron.

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This work presents a general analytical framework enabling large-signal characterization of resonant switchedcapacitor (ReSC) power converters that accounts for passive component voltage and current ripple, for operation at and above resonance. From this, appropriate phase durations for minimized rms currents are derived, in addition to expressions for total passive component volume using an intuitive peak energy method. An example hardware prototype validates both the derived waveforms and timings-as well as total passive volume-through three comparable hardware configurations, one of which minimizes passive component volume. In addition, the proposed technique formulates analytical expressions for both rms currents and peak blocking voltages, facilitating refined loss estimation and component selection. Subsequent calculation of the large-signal Volt-Amp (VA) switch stress metric allows a more accurately quantified trade-off between active and passive components compared to prior work, which has not fully accounted for ripple. Four common ReSC topologies are exemplified throughout, with topology specific parameters documented for reference.

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