Design and Analysis of High-Voltage Blocking in Drain-Source Synchronous Rectifier Controllers for kV Operation

Traditionally, standalone closed-loop drain-source sensed synchronous rectification (SR) implementation has been limited by the voltage limits of commercial IC controllers. Commercially available SR controllers have low maximum voltage limits, necessitating a high-voltage blocking mechanism for use...

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Published in:IEEE journal of emerging and selected topics in power electronics 2020-12, Vol.8 (4), p.4406-4415
Main Authors: Yu, Oscar, Chen, Cheng-Wei, Yeh, Chih-Shen, Lai, Jih-Sheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clamps
Controllers
Design analysis
Drain–source voltage sensing
Engineering
High voltages
high-voltage blocking
high-voltage synchronous rectification (SR)
High-voltage techniques
Integrated circuits
MOSFET
Rectifiers
Switches
Voltage control
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Summary:Traditionally, standalone closed-loop drain-source sensed synchronous rectification (SR) implementation has been limited by the voltage limits of commercial IC controllers. Commercially available SR controllers have low maximum voltage limits, necessitating a high-voltage blocking mechanism for use in higher voltage rectifiers. Therefore, in this article, a board-level blocking method to protect drain-source voltage sensed SR controllers from high voltage and currents at the board level is presented. This method allows for the high-voltage operation of drain-source SR controllers. This method is self-biasing and allows for SR controller operation far beyond the datasheet voltage limits (kV+). The mechanisms of operation are analyzed, and design criteria created for selecting an optimal clamp is proposed. The proposed solution is simple and low in cost and component count, making closed-loop, cyclically adaptive SR a practical solution for high-voltage rectifiers. The blocking circuit is presented, analyzed, and tested for use with commercially available drain-source SR controller integrated circuits (ICs). Hardware SR testing is completed on two LLC-DCX (dc-transformer) modules with 300 V, and over 1-kV output voltages to demonstrate the voltage blocking capabilities.
ISSN:2168-6777
2168-6785
DOI:10.1109/JESTPE.2019.2951631