Design of a High-Voltage Piezoelectric Converter for Airbag Ignition Modules

Due to the requirements for high reliability and accuracy, safety issues for airbag ignition systems need to be studied. In this paper, a high-voltage piezoelectric converter is designed to improve these requirements in airbag ignition systems. The proposed converter includes an inverter drive circuit, a Rosen piezoelectric transformer (PZT), an output circuit and a feedback control circuit. The key components of the high-voltage piezoelectric transformer are analyzed in detail. In addition, the proposed converter system is simulated and implemented for testing. The experimental results show that when the power supply is turned on, the charging time is less than 800ms. Furthermore, the output voltage of this converter can be kept between 2.9kV and 3.1kV, under high-efficiency constant current charging mode and zero-voltage switching conditions.

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[IEEE Style]

H. Xiao, Y. Du, C. Bai, Z. Guo, K. K. Yen, "Design of a High-Voltage Piezoelectric Converter for Airbag Ignition Modules," Journal of Power Electronics, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 183-193, 2014. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2014.14.1.183.

[ACM Style]

Hongbing Xiao, Yu Du, Chunyu Bai, Zerong Guo, and Kang K. Yen. 2014. Design of a High-Voltage Piezoelectric Converter for Airbag Ignition Modules. Journal of Power Electronics, 14, 1, (2014), 183-193. DOI: 10.6113/JPE.2014.14.1.183.