Switching-Mode BJT Driver for Self-Oscillated Push-Pull Inverters

Selim Borekci; Selim Oncu

Switching-Mode BJT Driver for Self-Oscillated Push-Pull Inverters

Selim Borekci

Selim Oncu

Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 242-248, Mar. 2012

10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.242

Current Fed Inverter

Self Oscillated Push Pull Inverter

Switching Mode

Transistor Drive Circuit

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Abstract

Self oscillating current fed push pull resonant inverters can be controlled without using special drivers. Dc current flows through the choke coil and the power switches, although the driving signals of the power switches are sinusoidal. When the base current is near zero, the transistors cannot be operated in switching mode. Hence higher switching power losses and instantaneous peak power during off transitions are observed. In this study, an alternative design has been proposed to overcome this problem. A prototype circuit has been built which provides dc bias current to the base of the transistors. Experimental results are compared with theoretical calculations to demonstrate the validity of the design. The proposed design decreases the peak and average power losses by about 8 times, when compared to conventional designs.

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[IEEE Style]

S. Borekci and S. Oncu, "Switching-Mode BJT Driver for Self-Oscillated Push-Pull Inverters," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 242-248, 2012. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.242.

[ACM Style]

Selim Borekci and Selim Oncu. 2012. Switching-Mode BJT Driver for Self-Oscillated Push-Pull Inverters. Journal of Power Electronics, 12, 2, (2012), 242-248. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2012.12.2.242.