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Hybrid switch for resonant power converters

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1156952

A hybrid switch comprising two semiconductor switches connected in parallel but having different voltage drop characteristics as a function of current facilitates attainment of zero voltage switching and reduces conduction losses to complement reduction of switching losses achieved through zero voltage switching in power converters such as high-current inverters.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, PA, and Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-07NT43214
Assignee:
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. (Blacksburg, VA)
Patent Number(s):
8,830,711
Application Number:
13/206,846
OSTI ID:
1156952
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

High frequency power switch - improved performance by MOSFETs and IGBTs connected in parallel
  • Hoffmann, K. F.; Karst, J. P.
  • 2005 IEEE 11th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, 2005 European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications https://doi.org/10.1109/EPE.2005.219594
conference January 2005
Variable Timing Control for Wide Current Range Zero-Voltage Soft-Switching Inverters conference February 2009

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