Current Phase Surveillance in Resonant Converters for Electric Discharge Applications to Assure Operation in Zero-Voltage-Switching Mode

Title Current Phase Surveillance in Resonant Converters for Electric Discharge Applications to Assure Operation in Zero-Voltage-Switching Mode
Publication Type Journal Article
Year of Publication 2012
Authors Lopez, V., A. Navarro, R.W.. Schnell, C. Branas,F. J. Azcondo, and R. Zane
Journal Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
Volume 27
Pagination 2925 -2935
Date Published june
ISSN 0885-8993
Keywords aging effects, arc extinction, arc welding, component tolerance effects, control loop bandwidth, controllers mechanism, current phase surveillance, discharge lamps, discharges (electric), distorted waveforms, driver dead times, electric discharge applications, electrical discharge control, electrical discharges generation, frequency control, frequency dependent characteristics, high-frequency resonant inverters, high-intensity discharge lamps, jeopardizes ZVS, lamp accessories, load behavior, MOSFET, MOSFET turn-on transients, nonlinear soft-saturation core inductors, phase control, power convertors, resonant converters, resonant invertors, single-phase resonant electronic ballast, surveillance, temperature effects, two-phase resonant inverter control, welding arc control, zero voltage switching, zero-voltage-switching mode
DOI 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2174384