Integrated ZVS DC-DC converter with continuous input current and high voltage gain

An integrated zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) DC-DC converter with continuous input current and high voltage gain is proposed. The proposed converter can operate with soft switching, a continuous inductor current and fixed switching frequency. The voltage stress of the power switches is relatively low compared to the output voltage. Moreover, soft-switching characteristic of the proposed converter reduces switching loss of active power switches and raise the conversion efficiency. The reverse-recovery problem of output rectifiers is also alleviated by controlling the current changing rates of diodes with the use of the leakage inductance of a coupled inductor. The operation and performance of the proposed DC-DC converter were verified on an 115 W experimental prototype operating at 100 kHz.