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Dual Switching Mode Scheme for Hybrid Boost-Flyback/ Flyback Photovoltaic Microinverter Applications
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  • Feng Zhang,
  • Peng Li,
  • Yinbo Wu,
  • Xianyong Zhang,
  • Yanming Chen,
  • Yanshen Hu
Feng Zhang
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University

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Peng Li
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
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Yinbo Wu
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
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Xianyong Zhang
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University
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Yanming Chen
Guangxi University
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Yanshen Hu
Moso Power Supply Technology Co Ltd
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Abstract

Due to a significantly increase of switching frequency in F mode of boundary conduction mode (BCM) hybrid boost-flyback/flyback (BF/F) microinverter, simply applying discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) to F mode could be an intuitive method to solve this issue but brings a serious distortion in the fixed operation mode transition point, which would deteriorate the power quality. Hence, based on a transition mechanism of variable transition point and a small modification of the topology, this paper proposed a novel dual switching mode scheme, BCM-BF/DCM-F, in which the microinverter is in BCM when operated at BF mode, while in DCM when F mode. This new scheme smoothly limits the switching frequency of DCM-F mode to a specified value, thereby minimizing the switching losses and guaranteeing a satisfactory power quality. Furthermore, it maintains the natural soft-switching features of BCM-BF mode: the zero-voltage switching (ZVS), the zero-current switching (ZCS), as well as the intrinsic snubber. To reduce the cost and signal to noise ratio, a ON-time control strategy without high-frequency sensors is employed in this scheme. The characteristics of the proposed BCM-BF/DCM-F scheme, including primary side peak current, switching frequency, and voltage stress, are also analyzed and discussed in detail. Finally, numerous experimental results are presented to verify the theoretical analyses and the performance of the proposed dual switching mode.
03 Nov 2024Submitted to International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications
05 Nov 2024Submission Checks Completed
05 Nov 2024Assigned to Editor
05 Nov 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
14 Nov 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned