Exact state-plane analyses of the

series and parallel resonant converters

Textbook Section 19.5

Additional typed notes on the course website

Chapter 4: Series resonant converter
Chapter 5: Parallel resonant converter

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State-plane analysis of the series resonant converter

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 Series resonant converter

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Below resonance operation (k = 1, CCM*)

definition of subintervals Q1, D1, Q2, D2
vs1(t)
Textbook Fig.19.25, waveforms based Vg
on sinusoidal approximation
vs(t)
t

– Vg

is(t)

Ts
+ t
2
t Ts t
2

Conducting Q1 D1 Q2 D2
devices: Q4 D4 Q3 D3
*The operating mode notation
“Hard” “Soft” “Hard” “Soft”
will be explained later turn-on of turn-off of turn-on of turn-off of
Q 1, Q 4 Q 1, Q 4 Q 2, Q 3 Q 2, Q 3
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 Subinterval Q1: iL > 0, conducting devices: Q1, Q4, D5, D8

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Subinterval D1*: iL < 0, conducting devices: D1, D4, D6, D7

*Error in Fig.4.3 of Ch.4 typed notes: MT = 1+M, not 1-M

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 Subinterval Q2: iL < 0, conducting devices: Q2, Q3, D6, D7

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Subinterval D2: iL > 0, conducting devices: D2, D3, D5, D8

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 State plane for SRC (below resonance, k = 1, CCM)

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Typical SRC waveforms

(below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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 Capacitor charge arguments

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SRC Steady-State Solution (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

Radius MA1

Radius MA2

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 SRC Steady-State Solution (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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SRC Steady-State Solution (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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 SRC Steady-State Solution (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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SRC Steady-State Characteristics

(below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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 SRC Steady-State Output-Plane Characteristics (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

Special cases: discussion

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SRC Steady-State Control-Plane Characteristics (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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 SRC Steady-State Control-Plane Characteristics (below resonance, k=1, CCM)

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SRC below resonance, k=1, CCM mode boundaries

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