The author gives a thorough explanation of soft commutation making use of the concept of duality to explain the principles of the technique and to place it in context in the field of power electronics.
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1 Constituent parts of static converters. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 The concept of a switch. - 1. 3 Classification of switches. - 1. 4 Characterization of sources. - 1. 5 Basic principles of static converters. - 1. 6 Structures of static converters. - 1. 7 Conclusion. - 2 The concept of duality in static converters. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Review of duality applied to graphs and circuits. - 2. 3 Dual static switches. - 2. 4 The dual thyristor. - 2. 5 Applying duality rules in static converters. - 2. 6 Extension to complex structures 2. - 2. 7 Conclusion. - 3 Resonant inverters. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 Resonant inverter structures. - 3. 3 Review of resonant circuits. - 3. 4 Properties of resonant inverters. - 3. 5 Conclusion. - 4 Soft commutation. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 General remarks about commutation in static converters. - 4. 3 Soft commutation in an elementary commutation cell. - 4. 4 Examples of converters operating in the soft commutation mode. - 4. 5 Soft commutation and power control 57 4. 5 Conclusion. - 5 Forced commutation. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 Forced commutation in DC/DC converters. - 5. 3 Forced commutation and duality. - 5. 4 Forced commutation in DC/AC converters. - 5. 5 Quasi-resonant converters. - 5. 6 Conclusion. - 6 Static conversion through an AC link. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 DC/DC conversion. - 6. 3 Resonant converters. - 6. 4 Power control in resonant converters. - 6. 5 DC/AC conversion. - 6. 6 General comments on resonant conversion. - 6. 7 Conclusion. - 7 Design and applications. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Design of resonant converters. - 7. 3 Applications. - 7. 4 Conclusion. - 8 Conclusion. - Appendix A1 Notation normalized units. - Appendix A2 Small signal analysis and modelling of the series resonant converter operating above the natural frequency. - A2. 1 Assumptions. - A2. 2 State plane analysis. - A2. 3Study of the steady state mode. - A2. 4 Static characteristics with fixed u. - A2. 4 Small signal modelling. - Appendix A3 Detailed analysis of the series resonant converter operating above the natural frequency. - A3. 1 Influence of the capacitative snubbers in the inverter. - A3. 2 Influence of transformer imperfections. - Appendix A4 Optimal control of the series resonant converter. - A4. 1 Introduction. - A4. 2 Assumptions. - A4. 3 Analysis. - A4. 4 Optimal control. - A4. 5 Static characteristics. - A4. 5 Conclusion. - Appendix A5 Phase shift control. - A5. 1 Principle. - A5. 2 Characteristics. - A5. 3 Limits. - Appendix A6 Controlled rectification and reversibility. - A6. 1 Introduction. - A6. 2 Assumptions. - A6. 3 Analysis. - A6. 4 Analysis. - A6. 5 Analysis of the commutation. - A6. 6 Component stresses. - References.
