Vereinfachte Methoden zur optimalen Regelung resonanter Leistungskonverter

Nowadays the developments of power supplies in military, industrial or commercial applications are growing rapidly, not only to achieve the highest efficiency but also to focus on the size and weight minimization which are playing a major role in this area. Therefore, the research trends in dc-dc, ac-dc, dc-ac, ac-ac topologies are still continuously developing into the direction of new topologies, new control concepts, new materials and devices to achieve highest efficiency and smallest size. The cost per unit is also one of the most important points of power supplies. Also, with new control methods and new ways of manufacturing, for example, the cost per unit might be reduced. Also, a simplified control concept might help to avoid discrete circuits, especially, at low power levels. The last mentioned statement is demonstrated, for instance, by the concept of the Link-Switch of the company Power Integration where an extremely small number of components are necessary. With the target of minimization, this research work explores the possibility to replace conventional electromagnetic transformers considered as the most bulky devices in power supplies by piezoelectric transformers (PT) for innovative off-line power supplies. Several control methods for a load resonant converter focusing on class-E topology utilizing PT, were developed in order to investigate and to select an appropriate control method capable of improving the efficiency and reducing the size of the converter. Efficiency should be understood in this way as maximum reliability at minimum power losses. Different controllers were evaluated for optimizing the effect of disturbances of line and load variations. The ZVS condition for a wide input voltage range and a wide output load range can be achieved by a method called duty-cycle tracking. Further, with an improved design of the PT containing an auxiliary tap, the ZVS condition can be obtained by a method called turn-on synchronization. The controlled output voltage, current or power is achieved by a variable frequency control. Further, the dynamic modeling for open loop and closed loop of load resonant converters, focused on the class-E topology, was introduced. The transient behavior of the output voltage of the open loop against perturbations such as the input voltage change, the switching frequency change, and the output load change is treated by replacing the complete circuit of the class-E converter by simple equivalent circuit models. The results from the analysis of the open loop dynamic behavior are applied to modeling the closed loop class-E converter with several control methods. The methods of linearization for exact solution and heuristic approximation for the steady state analysis were purposed. These models of linearization were implemented with the controller in its topologies to investigate the sufficient accuracy of obtained results of the regulation. Besides, the linearization models were used to observe the stability condition of the proposed control loops. Finally, the evaluation of a well-known classical control such P, I, PI, PD, PID and a simplified controller for a fixed load application by matching an appropriate switching frequency according to the input voltage, into the load resonant converter, considering class-E topology, were presented. Also, the optimum design of the controller for a load resonant converter was discussed and derived.

Level thesis:degree_level

thesis.doctoral

Grantor dc:publisher

Technische Universität Dresden

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Nittayarumphong, Sadachai

Contributors dc:contributor

• Radecker, Matthias
• Lindemann, Andreas
• Güldner, Henry

• Control methods of resonant converters
• Resonant converter with Piezoelectric transformers
• Modelling of resonant converter
• Linearization method
• Regelungsmethoden von Lastresonanzkonverters
• Lastresonanzkonverter mit piezoelektrische Transformatoren
• Modellierung von Lastresonanzkonverters
• Linearisierung Methoden