Development of a Resonant Voltage Inverter with Combined Modulation as Part of a Small-Capacity Power Supply
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24160/0013-5380-2026-2-72-83Keywords:
modular power supply, resonant voltage inverter, thermal analysis, pulse converter, FPWMAbstract
The article discusses the development of a resonant voltage inverter as an integral part of a modular power supply with the ability to vary its input and output parameters. Based on the developed numerical models that take into account the properties of real semiconductor elements, as well as simulations of a closed-loop control system with pulse-width modulation, power loss on the inverter transistors is calculated in varying the output current and voltage values. The use of combined modulation made it possible to reduce the dimensions of the reactive elements with the possibility to adjust the output parameters in a wide range without a sharp increase in loss during the onset of hard switching. Using the modern end-to-end design principles, as well as data from circuit calculations, a thermal analysis was carried out, which made it possible to determine the geometry of the radiators for the inverter power transistors. Based on the performed calculations, a resonant inverter mock-up was designed and fabricated. Based on experimental studies of the mock-up, the thermal analysis results have been verified, and the need to adjust the voltage feedback channel to cope with the interference occurring at the voltage regulator input has been revealed.
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