Zero-Voltage Switching Regulation Strategy of Full-Bridge Inverter of Inductive Power Transfer System Decoupled From Output Characteristics

The soft switching of power components in inductive power transfer systems can reduce switching loss and switching stress and decrease electromagnetic interference. However, the realization of soft switching in an inductive power transfer system may change the system's constant voltage and constant current output characteristics. For this reason, in this article, a zero-voltage switching technology based on a full-bridge inverter that is decoupled from the output characteristics of the system is proposed and validated. First, the basic conditions for the full-bridge inverter to achieve zero voltage switching are derived by analyzing the working mode of the full-bridge inverter circuit. Then, the constant current, constant voltage output, and zero phase angle input conditions of a first-order/second-order/third-order compensation structure are studied using the high-order two-port network cascading rule. On this basis, a parameter adjustment strategy for an arbitrary compensation structure is proposed to achieve zero voltage switching without affecting the output. Then analytical verification of the constant current output characteristics of a double-sided inductor-capacitor-capacitor compensation structure is performed as an example. Finally, a MATLAB/Simulink model and a set of 3.3 kW prototypes are established to verify the correctness of the theoretical analysis.

Automated summary

This article proposes a zero-voltage switching technology based on a full-bridge inverter that is decoupled from the output characteristics of the system, in order to achieve soft switching in inductive power transfer systems. The feasibility of this technology in such systems is demonstrated through theoretical analysis and experimental validation.