TIDUF63A December 2023 – June 2024
For resonant converters, the resonant tank needs to be designed to have enough voltage gain over frequency and load ranges. In a fixed frequency converter that operates at the resonant frequency, the gain is unity and not dependent from the load. This converter uses leakage inductance of the transformer as a resonant inductor, thus reducing system losses.
To design a resonant tank in a fixed frequency converter, the resonant frequency of the tank needs to match the switching frequency. The series resonant frequency can be calculated with the following formula.
With the given resonant inductance, the required series capacitance can be calculated using the following equation:
The resonant tank on the secondary side can be calculated by reflecting the resonant components to the HV side. The HV side leakage inductance is determined with the following equation:
The secondary side resonant capacitance is found with Equation 12: