State-of-the-Art Review on Soft-Switching Technologies for Non-Isolated DC-DC Converters

The soft-switching technology is widely used in DC-DC converters, DC-AC inverters, and AC-DC rectifiers. Soft-switching non-isolated DC/DC converters (Buck, Boost, and Buck-Boost) are the most active research area of the soft-switching technology, and fruitful results are achieved. However, there is currently no comprehensive review for the soft-switching technology of non-isolated DC/DC converters. This paper introduces soft-switching topologies for non-isolated DC/DC converters, and presents classification and characteristic of all kinds of soft-switching technologies. Some soft-switching technologies of derivative converters (non-inverting Buck-Boost converters and multiphase converters) are also presented. Finally future trends and generalized constitution methods of the soft-switching topology for non-isolated DC/DC converters are concluded. The soft-switching theory and constitution methods summarized in this article are expected to be able to guide the proposing of new soft-switching technologies for DC-DC converters.

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This paper introduces the application of soft-switching technology in non-isolated DC/DC converters, discusses different topologies and technological characteristics, and explores future trends and constitution methods.