Computer-Aided Design and Optimization of High-Efficiency LLC Series Resonant Converter.pdfVIP

IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER ELECTRONICS, VOL. 27, NO. 7, JULY 2012 3243 Computer-Aided Design and Optimization of High-Efficiency LLC Series Resonant Converter Ruiyang Yu, Godwin Kwun Yuan Ho, Bryan Man Hay Pong, Senior Member, IEEE, Bingo Wing-Kuen Ling, Senior Member, IEEE, and James Lam, Senior Member, IEEE Abstract—High conversion efficiency is desired in switch mode dAWG Diameter of AWG wire in transformer power supply converters. Computer-aided design optimization is primary winding. emerging as a promising way to design power converters. In this dLr AWG Diameter of AWG wire in resonant inductor work a systematic optimization procedure is proposed to optimize LLC series resonant converter full load efficiency. A mode solver winding. technique is proposed to handle LLC converter steady-state solu- DF Dissipation factor. tions. The mode solver utilizes numerical nonlinear programming Eoff Turn-off energy consumed by primary techniques to solve LLC-state equations and determine operation MOSFET. mode. Loss models are provided to calculate total component losses f Frequency. using the current and voltage information derived from the mode f Resonant frequency (L C ). solver. The calculated efficiency serves as the objective function to r r r optimize the converter efficiency. A prototype 300-W 400-V to 12- fs Switching frequency. V LLC converter is built us