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Soft-switching power converter for operation in discrete pulse modulation and pulse width modulation modes

TLDR
In this paper, a single-phase, soft-switching, ac-to-dc power converter comprises a rectifier for receiving and rectifying an ac voltage and providing the rectified ac voltage to a boost dc-todc converter, which in turn is coupled to an active clamped resonant dc link (ACRDCL).
Abstract
A single-phase, soft-switching, ac-to-dc power converter comprises a rectifier for receiving and rectifying an ac voltage and providing the rectified ac voltage to a boost dc-to-dc converter, which in turn is coupled to an active clamped resonant dc link (ACRDCL). Resonant oscillations of the resonant dc link circuit comprising an inductor and a capacitor are maintained via control of an active clamp switching device. Soft-switching in a discrete pulse modulation scheme is achieved by controlling the switching instants of a boost switching device to occur at zero voltage instants of the resonant dc link. Alternatively, if a pair of snubber capacitors are added to the boost converter, soft-switching may be achieved in a pulse width modulation mode, resulting in reduced subharmonics even at higher frequencies and with smaller filter components.

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Static power conversion method and apparatus having essentially zero switching losses and clamped voltage levels

TL;DR: In this paper, a high efficiency power converter is achieved utilizing a resonant DC link between a DC source, such as a converter rectifying power from an AC power system, to a variable frequency voltage source inverter.
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