Phase-Shift Modulated Interleaved LLC Converter With Ultrawide Output Voltage Range

Conventional frequency modulated LLC topology is unsuitable for ultrawide voltage range applications and suffers from poor voltage regulation performance at light load conditions. To cope with those issues, this article proposes a novel two-phase dual LLC resonant converter. The primary side of the proposed converter is two paralleled half-bridges LLC, and the transformers' secondary sides are in reverse series with shared full bridge rectifier. Both resonant tanks are driven by two fixed-frequency square waves, whose frequencies are always tuned at the optimal resonant frequency. A phase shift is introduced between those two square waves to regulate the output voltage. The proposed topology demonstrates good voltage regulation performance, which is weakly dependent on the load condition. Zero-voltage switching and zero-current switching are well realized on the power mosfets and diodes in a wide range. A 1-kW rated laboratory prototype is designed to convert 390 V input to 10-420 V output. The prototype demonstrates a 98.1% peak efficiency and good voltage regulation capability. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical analysis.

Automated summary

This article proposes a novel two-phase dual LLC resonant converter to solve the poor voltage regulation performance issue of conventional LLC topology in ultrawide voltage range applications. The proposed converter demonstrates good voltage regulation performance and high efficiency, achieving zero-voltage switching and zero-current switching on power mosfets and diodes. A 1-kW laboratory prototype is designed with 98.1% peak efficiency and good voltage regulation capability, with experimental results matching theoretical analysis.