Abstract
This article proposes a two-stage power converter with novel control methods for pulsed load applications. The first stage is an isolated converter that transfers only average power to the second stage, which dramatically reduces the input filter size and components’ current rating. The second stage is a buck converter designed for a fast response during pulsed load transients. A flexible intermediate voltage is implemented to reduce the size of the midpoint energy storage capacitor that is responsible for compensating the instantaneous power difference between the two stages. A novel digital input feed-forward controller is proposed for the second stage to eliminate the poor line regulation issue caused by the flexible intermediate voltage. To verify the effectiveness of the two-stage power supply and the control methods, a full-scale 800 W (average)/4 kW (peak) converter prototype is built and tested. The results prove the feasibility of the proposed topology as well as control methods and demonstrate the advantages over traditional concepts.
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