TIDUF63 December 2023
For this CLLLC converter, a transformer with a turn ratio of 4:11 and leakage inductance of 140 nH is used. The HV side has switching stage in half-bridge configuration with voltage doubler. All switches are based on GaN technology on both LV and HV sides.
To achieve ZVS, the effective parasitic capacitance was derived to calculate the needed magnetizing inductance. The parasitic capacitance of both sides (HV and LV) need to be considered.
The parasitic equivalent capacitance was calculated using the equation from Section 2.3.1:
Based on Equation 5, the maximum LM is 8.5 μH for 100-ns dead time. In this design LM = 6 μH was selected (Bourns 145449, D6735).
An additional energy check is required to provide ZVS. Energy stored in the calculated inductance needs to be higher than the energy stored in the COSS.
Observe that the maximum magnetizing inductance is limited by a slew-rate requirement and not by an energy requirement.
This is a fixed frequency converter providing unit gain if operating at the resonance frequency. In this design, the leakage inductor of the transformer is 140 nH. A resonant capacitance of 660 nF was selected. The series resonant frequency can be calculated with Equation 9.
The resulting resonant frequency of the resonant tank is 523.6 kHz, which is very close to the desired value 500 kHz. To avoid parasitic effects, the converter is supposed to operate with a frequency slightly lower than the resonant one.
Figure 3-6 shows waveforms of the designed CLLLC converter transferring power from the LV to HV side. Ringing on the LV switching node is caused by parasitic current between the primary and secondary side. To reduce this ringing, increase the value of the resonant inductor.