INTERLEAVED RESONANT CONVERTER

摘要

Provided are methods and circuits for a resonant converter comprising at least one switch-controlled capacitor, wherein the at least one switch-controlled capacitor controls a resonant frequency of the resonant tank circuit. Provided are constant and variable switching frequency embodiments, and full-wave and half-wave switch-controlled capacitor embodiments. Also provided are interleaved resonant converters based on constant and variable switching frequency, and full-wave and half-wave switch-controlled capacitor resonant converter embodiments. Interleaved embodiments overcome load sharing problems associated with prior interleaved resonant converters and enable phase shedding to improve light load efficiency.

主权项

1. A resonant converter, comprising:
an input for receiving an input DC voltage; at least one switch-controlled capacitor; a resonant tank circuit including at least one inductor and at least one capacitor; and an output for outputting an output DC voltage; wherein the at least one switch-controlled capacitor controls a resonant frequency of the resonant tank circuit.