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This document introduces resonant and quasi-resonant converters which have been developed and proposed as a solution to the difficulties of square-wave converters. Quasi-resonant converters use a tank circuit to create a zero-voltage or zero-current condition for the power switch to turn on or off. Quasi-resonant converters can be classified as Zero-Voltage Switching turn-on (ZVS) or Zero-Current Switching turn-off (ZCS) converters. In ZVS converters, the power switch is dynamically connected in parallel to the tank circuit, and the superposition of the resonant voltage and the DC input voltage generates the zero-voltage condition for the switch to turn on. Conversely, in ZCS converters, the power switch is connected in series to the tank circuit, and the superposition of the resonant current and the normal current flow generates the zero-current condition for the switch to turn off.
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Publication date: 06 August, 2012
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PDF Link: ST AN1326 Application Note PDF