Zero-current Switching Condition Research Articles

An Efficient Interleaved Bidirectional DC–DC Converter With Shared Soft-Switching Auxiliary Circuit

A soft-switching interleaved bidirectional DC-DC converter, which is the combination of the conventional one and the introduced auxiliary circuit, is proposed in this paper. The auxiliary branch composed of a capacitor, an inductor and two switches connected in series, is attached to the switching nodes of the two phases and serves them in a shared manner. Due to voltage continuity of the auxiliary capacitor, the zero-voltage switching (ZVS) condition is realized nearly for primary switches at turn-off. With the designed driving sequences, the current gradually flows through auxiliary inductor ahead of primary switches turn-on, which is key to realizing ZVS condition for the switches. Moreover, the limited current slope guarantees the zero-current switching (ZCS) condition for auxiliary switches. Operating principle in buck mode is elaborated and design guideline is presented. Considering the parasitic resonance between the auxiliary inductor and the output capacitors of auxiliary switches, a clamping structure is given. A 1.2-kW prototype of the proposed converter is built and tested. The experimental results show the high performance.

Differential power processing architecture to increase energy harvesting of photovoltaic systems under permanent mismatch

Differential power processing (DPP) architectures are a prominent solution for mitigating undesirable issues caused by mismatch that often occurs in photovoltaic (PV) strings. In this scenario, the association of DPP converters in parallel with PV strings is a common approach for enhancing energy harvesting. However, most topologies presented so far focus on temporary mismatch caused by partial shading conditions only, with little attention given to permanent mismatch due to the connection of modules with distinct ratings. Given the above, this article presents a novel DPP topology capable of handling both temporary and permanent mismatch in PV strings. Important advantages include lower component count; reduced voltage stresses on the active switches; operation under zero-current switching (ZCS) condition, with a direct impact on the converter efficiency; and greater design flexibility in terms of a modular solution that can be implemented at the PV module level. Experimental tests on a string composed of six modules are presented and the results are thoroughly discussed to validate the theoretical assumptions. It is effectively demonstrated that the architecture allows for increasing the power extracted from the string under two severe operating conditions.

A Soft-Switching Bridgeless Buck-Boost Power Factor Correction Converter With Simple Auxiliary Circuit and Low Input Current THD

In this paper, a new bridgeless (BL) buck-boost power factor correction (PFC) converter using pulse width modulation (PWM) control is presented. The introduced structure operates in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) to achieve the sinusoidal form of the input current inherently. The proposed converter utilizes a simple zero voltage transition (ZVT) circuit in which the auxiliary switch is turned ON and OFF under zero current switching (ZCS) condition, and the main switches turn ON and OFF under zero voltage switching (ZVS). Moreover, all diodes are turned OFF under ZCS condition, and the reverse recovery problem is solved. By reducing the number of semiconductor elements in the current flow path, conduction loss is minimized. Also, the proposed structure utilizes only one magnetic element. The above-mentioned advantages along with a low total harmonic distortion (THD) and high efficiency are the main benefits of the proposed structure compared to previous topologies. In addition, unlike the BL-buck converter, the input current dead angle is omitted without adding any extra components. Finally, a 500 W-100 kHz prototype at 90-265 Vrms input and 96 V output is implemented to verify the theoretical analysis and it illustrates the efficiency of 97.35 % and the input current THD is about 2.7 % at 220Vrms input voltage.

A new three winding coupled inductors high step‐up DC–DC converter with low input current ripple

AbstractA new high step‐up DC–DC converter is proposed in this study. In the proposed converter with voltage lift technique and coupled inductors (CIs) a high voltage gain is achieved. Although the proposed converter has coupled inductors, the input current is continuous and the input current ripple is low. The proposed converter has only one switch and does not have any auxiliary switch, in which the control of the switch is easy. Soft switching condition is presented for the switch in the converter as zero current switching (ZCS) for turning on instant and zero voltage switching (ZVS) for turning off instant, in which the efficiency is increased. For all diodes expect two diodes in the converter ZCS condition is provided when diodes turn off that reverse recovery problem is solved for these diodes. The proposed converter is fully analyzed and described operation of it. To confirm theoretical analysis, 300 W of the proposed converter is implemented and tested, for which in full load an efficiency of 96.5% is achieved.

Analysis and Design of a New High Voltage Gain Interleaved DC–DC Converter with Three-Winding Coupled Inductors for Renewable Energy Systems

In this article, a new non-isolated interleaved DC–DC converter is proposed to provide a high voltage conversion ratio in renewable energy systems. The converter configuration is composed of a two-phase interleaved boost converter integrating a voltage-lift capacitor and three-winding coupled inductor-based voltage multiplier modules to achieve high step-up voltage conversion and reduce voltage stresses on the semiconductors (switches and diodes). The converter can achieve a high voltage conversion ratio when working at a proper duty ratio. The voltage stresses on the switches are significantly lower than the output voltage, which enables engineers to adopt low-voltage-rating MOSFETs with low on-state resistance. The switches can turn on under zero-current switching (ZCS) conditions because of the leakage inductor series reducing switching losses. Some diodes can naturally turn off under ZCS conditions to alleviate the reverse–recovery issue and to reduce reverse–recovery losses. The input current has small ripples due to the interleaved operation. The leakage inductor energy is recycled and voltage spikes on the switches are avoided. The proposed converter is suitable for applications in which high voltage gain, high efficiency and high power are required. The principle of operation, steady-state analysis and design considerations of the proposed converter are described in detail. In addition, a closed-loop controller is designed to reduce the effect of input voltage fluctuation and load change on the output voltage. Finally, a 1000 W laboratory prototype is built and tested. The theoretical analysis and the performance of the proposed converter were validated by the experimental results.

A New High Efficiency High Step-Up DC/DC Converter for Renewable Energy Applications

This article introduces a new nonisolated soft-switching coupled-inductor (CI) step-up dc/dc converter. The presented topology utilizes a three-winding CI (TWCI) along with a voltage multiplier circuit to increase the voltage conversion ratio without needing a high duty cycle. Using this circuit, a high voltage gain can be achieved without requiring a large number of turns ratio in the CI. The input current ripple of the introduced converter is very low, which is very desirable for renewable energy sources applications. The TWCI also creates an additional design freedom to increase the voltage gain, which indicates more circuit flexibility. Additionally, the voltage stress across the single power switch is limited with the help of a regenerative clamp capacitor. The leakage inductor of the CI is used to create a resonant tank to reduce power losses further. The leakage inductances help provide the zero-current switching conditions for the single power switch and decrease the reverse-recovery issues for all diodes, leading to an efficiency improvement. The operation principle, steady-state analysis, and design considerations are discussed thoroughly. Finally, the theoretical analysis is validated through experimental results obtained from a 200 W prototype with 250 V output voltage.

Analysis and Design of the Suboptimum Class-EM/F3 Resonant Inverter

In this paper, the analysis and design method for the suboptimum Class- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{E}_{\mathrm {M}}/\text{F}_{3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> inverter (i.e., only the zero-voltage switching (ZVS), the zero-voltage-derivative switching (ZVDS), the zero-current switching (ZCS) conditions are satisfied) with a duty ratio D =0.5 are presented. In the proposed design method, a new design parameter K called the slope of switch current (when the switch turns off) is introduced for defining the suboptimum degree and the distance from the optimum condition. By using the design method of the soft switching resonant inverter, the third harmonic filter circuit is innovatively introduced to reduce the current flowing through the parallel capacitor of the main circuit, and greatly reduce the peak switching voltage of the main circuit and auxiliary circuit. And the circuit waveforms and design equations can be derived in detail. Compared with the conventional Class- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{E}_{\mathrm {M}}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> inverter, the proposed inverter can offer the much lower peak switching voltage and higher efficiency. To verify the validity of the proposed method, a Class- <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\text{E}_{\mathrm {M}}/\text{F}_{3}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> inverter operating at 1MHz is designed using the IRFZ24N transistor. The experimental results show that the output power of the new inverter is 15.138W, the efficiency reaches 96.4%, and the peak switching voltage of the main circuit and auxiliary circuit is reduced by 29.3% and 15.6%, respectively. The PSpice-simulation results and the experimental measurement results of the designed inverter are agreed with the analytical results, which verified the effectiveness of the proposed design method.

A Self-Driven Synchronous Rectification ZCS PWM Two-Switch Forward Converter With Minimum Number of Components

A new soft-switching dual-switch forward converter with self-driven synchronous rectifier is presented in this article. The proposed converter operates under discontinuous conduction mode; therefore, compared with the two-switch forward (TSF) converter, one diode along with one inductor is removed from the output side. The leakage inductance of the transformer is employed to transfer the power from the input side to the output side. To provide the zero-current switching (ZCS) condition for all semiconductor devices in both <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">on</small> and <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</small> instants, a delay time between the <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</small> -command signals of main switches along with a capacitor is used as auxiliary circuit, which eliminates the required additional switch for soft switching. Moreover, the auxiliary circuit in addition to provide soft-switching condition, resets the transformer core, resonantly. Compared with the TSF converter with the help of the new auxiliary circuit, two reset diodes at the input side can be removed. The proposed converter is controlled with duty cycle using the pulsewidth modulation. Also, a winding is added at the output side of transformer to drive the <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">MOSFET</small> of synchronous rectification. Thus, a ZCS TSF converter with the minimum number of components is proposed. The operating modes of the proposed converter along with the design approach and the stress analysis are completely considered. To verify the theoretical results, a prototype is implemented and the theoretical results are compared with the experimental results.

Soft-Switching High Step-Up DC–DC Converter Based on Switched-Capacitor and Autotransformer Voltage Multiplier Cell for PV Systems

This article introduces a nonisolated, high step-up voltage multiplier cell (VMC)-based dc–dc converter for applications such as module-integrated converter and power optimizers. The VMC combines switched capacitor with autotransformer techniques and active clamp circuit. The autotransformer tertiary winding is employed to increase voltage gain without operating the main switch under extreme duty cycle condition, to reduce the current through the main switch before it turns <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</small> and to ensure its zero-voltage switching (ZVS) operation on a wide operation range. The auxiliary switch in the clamp circuit provides ZVS for the main switch and vice-versa. Thus, both switches are turned <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">on</small> with zero voltage and there is no switching loss. Hence, high switching frequency is used to reduce the passive components’ volume and weight. Besides, the low dc-bias and bidirectional magnetizing current allows a smaller magnetizing inductance in the autotransformer to further minimizing the dimensions of the magnetic core. The leakage inductances are used to provide zero-current switching condition for the diodes, eliminating their reverse-recovery losses. The operation principle, steady-state analysis, and design guidelines are depicted and validated through experimental results obtained from a 350-W prototype of the proposed converter. Efficiency of 96.5% at full load is also reported.

A ZVS High Step-Up DC–DC Converter for Renewable Energy Systems With Simple Gate Drive Requirements

In this article, we propose a high step-up interleaved dc–dc converter with zero-voltage switching, which is based on the coupled-inductor technique and voltage multiplier cell. A capacitor is placed in series with the secondary windings of the coupled inductors to increase voltage gain so low-voltage-rated and <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">on</small> -resistance <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">mosfet</small> s can be employed to reduce conduction losses. By using auxiliary switches, soft switching is provided for a wide range of load variations. Due to the presence of the leakage inductor, all diodes are turned <sc xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">off</small> with zero-current switching condition, so the reverse recovery problem is alleviated. Besides, the thermal stress of the phases and the input current ripple are low due to the interleaved structure applied. The operation principle and steady-state analysis of the presented converter are discussed. Finally, in order to verify the operation of the proposed converter, a 28 V input voltage to 460 V output voltage prototype with a rated power of 250 W is implemented and tested in the laboratory.

Research on auxiliary resonant commutated pole inverter for driving brushless DC motor

The brushless DC motor is generally used in small satellite flywheel systems due to its good control performance and structure robustness. However, its driving inverter still suffers from hard-switching that leads to higher loss and larger heatsink requirement. The resulting low power density and EMI problems have been a great challenge for the space satellite applications. This paper describes a novel auxiliary resonant commutated pole inverter (ARCPI) for driving the brushless DC motor. An inserted inductor is controlled to resonant with the buffer capacitor of the inverter’s lower arm switches; a resonant capacitor is paralleled with the inductor branch as well. Zero-current switching and zero-voltage switching conditions are therefore realized for the switches of the entire circuit. The reverse recovery problem of diodes are also avoided by zero current turning-off. The working states of the proposed novel ARCPI inverter are analyzed and the mathematical model for every state is established. Furthermore, the parameter design is discussed to provide soft-switching conditions. Finally, the proposed ARCPI inverter is applied for driving a brushless DC motor. A voltage/current double closed control loop is designed for the motor controller and the system simulation setup is built. The simulation results prove that soft-switching operation is realized for all of the switches; the proposed inverter is effective for driving brushless DC motors. Besides, the motor current fluctuation decreases by 45.7%. The motor torque and the motor speed present with good control performance as well.

Analysis and Design of an Isolated High Step-Up Converter Without Voltage-Drop

This article presents a precise derivation of the prevalent voltage-drop problem in pulsewidth modulation high step-up converters with a transformer-based voltage multiplier. The corresponding solution is proposed and analyzed with an isolated interleaved full-bridge high step-up converter as an example. By introducing a resonant capacitor, the improved converter solves the voltage-drop problem caused by the reverse recovery process of the leakage inductor. Meanwhile, the zero-current switching condition is achieved for output diodes due to the resonance between the leakage inductor and the resonant capacitor. Moreover, the proposed solution can be extended to other high step-up converters with voltage-multipliers utilizing transformers or coupled inductors. The voltage-drop problem is analyzed in detail first, followed by the operational principles and steady-state analysis of the improved converter. Experimental results based on a 450-W laboratory prototype at 25-kHz switching frequency verify the validity of the theoretical analysis.

A Three-Winding Coupled Inductor-Based Interleaved High-Voltage Gain DC–DC Converter for Photovoltaic Systems

In this article, an interleaved high-voltage gain dc–dc converter is proposed for use with photovoltaic (PV) systems. By integrating two three-winding coupled inductors (CIs) with switched capacitor cells, the voltage gain is further extended. Through passive diode-capacitor clamp circuits, the energy stored in the leakage inductances is absorbed; additionally, the voltage stress of the power switches is clamped to a value far lower than the output voltage, which enables designers to select switches with low-voltage ratings. Due to the interleaved structure of the proposed converter, the input current has a small ripple, which leads to the increased lifespan of the PV panels. In addition, the current stress on the components is reduced. Thanks to the leakage inductances of the CIs, the zero-current switching condition is intrinsically provided for the diodes; accordingly, the adverse impact of the diodes’ reverse-recovery is alleviated. The operating principles, steady-state analyses, and design considerations of the proposed converter are presented in this article. A comparison with other similar converters is carried out to verify the merits of the proposed converter. Finally, the theoretical analyses are confirmed through the experimental results of a 400-W prototype with an output voltage of 400 V.

An Interleaved High Step-Up DC-DC Converter Based on Integration of Coupled Inductor and Built-in-Transformer With Switched-Capacitor Cells for Renewable Energy Applications

This paper proposes an interleaved high step-up DC-DC converter with the coupled inductor (CI) and built-in transformer (BIT) for renewable energy applications. Two double-winding (2W) CIs and one triple-winding (3W) BIT are integrated with the switched-capacitor (SC) voltage multiplier cells (VMCs) to achieve high-voltage gains without extreme duty cycles. The CIs and BIT turns-ratios provide two other degrees of freedom&#x2014;in addition to the duty cycle&#x2014;to adjust the voltage gain that leads to increased design flexibility. The diodes turn off naturally under the zero-current switching (ZCS) conditions because their current falling rates are controlled by the leakage inductances of the CIs and BIT; therefore, the diodes&#x2019; reverse-recovery problems are alleviated. Moreover, employing passive diode-capacitor clamp circuits, the voltage stresses of the switches are limited to a low value far less than the output voltage. Additionally, the leakage inductances energies are recycled and transferred to the output to further extend the voltage gain. Furthermore, due to the interleaved structure, the input current ripple and current stresses of the components are reduced. The proposed converter is analyzed in detail and then compared with similar converters that employed CIs and/or BIT along with passive/active clamp circuits for the MOSFETs. Finally, to verify the feasibility of the proposed converter, the experimental results of a 200 W prototype with output voltage of 400 V and voltage gain of 25 are presented.

Discontinuous Current Mode Modeling and Zero Current Switching of Flyback Converter

The flyback converters are widely used in low power applications. The switch typically requires 600 V breakdown voltage in order to perform large step-down voltage. Thus, slight variation on the switch control can either permanently damage the switch or decrease the efficiency of the power conversion. In order to achieve higher power efficiency, the previous literature suggested operating the flyback converter in the discontinuous current mode (DCM). It is then required to understand the critical conditions of the DCM through analyzing the dynamic behavior and discontinuous current mechanism. This paper started from the current waveform analyses, proceeded to the derivation of zero current switching (ZCS) formulation, and finally reached the necessary conditions for the DCM. The entire DCM operation was divided into three phases that subsequently affect the result of the zero voltage switching (ZVS) and then to the ZCS. The experiment shows a power efficiency of over 96% when the output power is around 65 W. The switch used in this paper is a Gallium Nitride High-Electron-Mobility Transistor (GaN HEMT) that is advantageous at the high breakdown voltage up to 800 V. The important findings from the experiments include that the output power increases with the increasing input DC voltage and the duty cycle is rather linearly decreasing with the increasing switching frequency when both the zero voltage switching (ZVS) and ZCS conditions are satisfied simultaneously.

Full Soft-Switching Ultra-High Gain DC/DC Converter Using Three-Winding Coupled-Inductor with Modular Scalability for Renewable Energy Applications

This paper proposes a new non-isolated single-switch DC/DC converter with an ultra-high voltage gain, low input current ripple, low voltage stress, soft-switching operation, and modular scalability for renewable sources applications. Here, with the help of a Three-Winding Coupled-Inductor (TWCI) and Voltage Multipliers circuits, ultra-high voltage gains can be achieved without needing a large duty cycle. A regenerative clamp capacitor recycles the energy stored in the leakage inductor; thus, the maximum voltage across the single power switch is restricted. Moreover, at the turn-on instant of the power switch, a Zero Current Switching (ZCS) condition is achieved. By designing a resonant tank, the switched current value of the main switch at the turn-off instant is reduced significantly. Also, the leakage inductor of the TWCI helps all converter diodes to operate under the ZCS condition. Due to full soft-switching performance, the introduced topology can provide a wide output voltage range under a high conversion efficiency. The steady-state analysis and comprehensive comparisons are provided in this paper. A 160 W prototype with 24 V input and 250 V output voltage is developed to validate the theoretical analysis. Due to ZCS operation and low voltage stress (VDS ≈ 40 V), the power loss portion of the MOSFET is low. Moreover, the maximum voltage stresses of the diodes are measured 40 V, 60 V, 90 V, and 110 V that are well below the output voltage. Furthermore, at the full-load condition, the input current ripple is about 20 % and the measured efficiency is about 96.3%.

A ZVT Auxiliary Circuit for High Step-Up Multi-Input Converters with Diode-Capacitor Multiplier

In this paper, a Zero-Voltage Transition (ZVT) non-isolated high step-up multi-input DC-DC converters is proposed which employs an auxiliary cell and diode-capacitor multiplier. The auxiliary cell has only one switch and is suitable for high step converters with diode-capacitor multiplier. In the proposed converter, all semiconductor devices operate under fully soft switching condition. The main switches turn on and turn off under Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) condition whereas the auxiliary switch turns on under Zero Current Switching (ZCS) condition and turns off under zero Voltage and Zero Current Switching (ZVZCS) condition. Also, ZCS condition at turn-off is provided for all diodes to eliminate reverse recovery issue. The structure of the proposed converter includes two boost cells, one diode-capacitor multiplier cell, and one ZVT auxiliary circuit. Soft switching conditions for all main switches are provided by only one auxiliary circuit. The proposed converter has high step-up conversion gain without any coupled inductor. Soft switching conditions, continuous current of input sources, high efficiency, expansion capability of input sources, returning the energy of the auxiliary circuit to the diode-capacitor multiplier and low-voltage stress on switches are the main advantages of the proposed converter. The steady-state analysis of the converter and operation modes are discussed. A 160-W prototype of the proposed converter is designed and implemented. Experimental results confirm that the theoretical and the efficiency of the proposed converter reaches 96.4% at the nominal load.

Analyzing the Effect of Parasitic Capacitance in a Full-Bridge Class-D Current Source Rectifier on a High Step-Up Push–Pull Multiresonant Converter

This paper presents an analysis on the effect of a parasitic capacitance full-bridge class-D current source rectifier (FB-CDCSR) on a high step-up push–pull multiresonant converter (HSPPMRC). The proposed converter can provide high voltage for a 12 VDC battery using an isolated transformer and an FB-CDCSR. The main switches of the push–pull and diode full-bridge rectifier can be operated under a zero-current switching condition (ZCS). The advantages of this technique are that it uses a leakage inductance to achieve the ZCS for the power switch, and the leakage inductance and parasitic junction capacitance are used to design the secondary side of the resonant circuit. A prototype HSPPMRC was built and operated at 200 kHz fixed switching frequency, 340 VDC output voltage, and 250 W output power. In addition, the efficiency is equal to 96% at maximum load. Analysis of the effect of the parasitic junction capacitance on the full-bridge rectifier indicates that it has a significant impact on the operating point of the resonant tank and voltage. The proposed circuit design was verified via experimental results, which were found to be in agreement with the theoretical analysis.

Soft-Switched Asymmetric Interleaved WCCI High Step-Down Converter With Low-Voltage Stress

In this article, an asymmetric interleaved nonisolated high step-down dc–dc converter is proposed, which is developed by synthesizing buck and Cuk converters. The main advantages of this topology are low main switches voltage stress, extended duty cycle, continuous output current with low ripple, and providing soft-switching conditions for the main switches and diodes. The switches are turned on under zero-voltage switching (ZVS) condition and capacitive turn-on losses are removed. Besides, the diodes turn-on and off under zero-current switching (ZCS) condition and reverse recovery losses are eliminated. The series capacitors and coupled inductors techniques are used to improve conversion ratio and extend duty cycle without imposing extra voltage stress across the active switches. In addition, winding-cross-coupled inductors (WCCI) technique is used to improve the output current ripple. A 200-W laboratory prototype with 310-V input voltage and 24-V output voltage is implemented to confirm the converter operation and theoretical analysis.

A novel soft‐switched interleaved high step‐up DC–DC converter for high‐efficiency conversion

SummaryThe present study aims to present a new interleaved soft‐switched high step‐up DC–DC converter, which is suitable for renewable energy sources, by integrating built‐in transformer. A high conversion ratio is achieved by adjusting the turns ratio of the built‐in transformer and duty cycle. The proposed converter uses active clamped circuit, which provides zero‐voltage switching (ZVS) and a zero‐current switching (ZCS) operation for all switches and diodes, respectively. Therefore, the losses caused by reverse recovery are considerably alleviated by providing ZCS condition in the diodes. The proposed structure has some advantages such as low‐voltage stress across power switches, very low‐input current ripple, fewer components, and lower cost. The MOSFET with low drain‐source resistance can be used due to the low‐voltage stress, which could reduce conduction losses. Furthermore, a 500‐W, 48‐V input to 380‐V output laboratory prototype is built and tested to validate the performance of the proposed topology.