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Modified Nodal Analysis of Zero Current Switching Resonant Push-Pull Converter

Sıfır Akım Anahtarlamalı Rezonanslı Push-Pull Dönüştürücünün Genelleştirilmiş Düğüm Denklemleri İle Analizi

Yusuf Can Aydın(KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, ELEKTRİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, ELEKTRİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.)0009-0006-8401-5489
Ali Bekir Yıldız(KOCAELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MÜHENDİSLİK FAKÜLTESİ, ELEKTRİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ, ELEKTRİK MÜHENDİSLİĞİ PR.)0000-0003-4043-7859
Pages
136–143
Publication Date
2026-07-30
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Unlike the conventional push-pull configuration, the integration of a resonant tank enables Zero Current Switching (ZCS), which significantly reduces the thermal load and current stress on the semiconductor devices.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In this study, a conventional hard-switching push-pull DC–DC converter topology is transformed into a resonant converter by employing a soft-switching technique.
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Key Findings & Data:An analytical model based on Modified Nodal Analysis (MNA) is developed to investigate the performance of the proposed soft-switching push-pull converter.
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Conclusion & Impact:Unlike the conventional push-pull configuration, the integration of a resonant tank enables Zero Current Switching (ZCS), which significantly reduces the thermal load and current stress on the semiconductor devices.
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⚙️Variables:LC tank · Genelleştirilmiş Düğüm Denklemleri · Push-Pull Dönüştürücü

Abstract

In this study, a conventional hard-switching push-pull DC–DC converter topology is transformed into a resonant converter by employing a soft-switching technique. The governing circuit equations of the resulting resonant topology are systematically derived. An analytical model based on Modified Nodal Analysis (MNA) is developed to investigate the performance of the proposed soft-switching push-pull converter. Unlike the conventional push-pull configuration, the integration of a resonant tank enables Zero Current Switching (ZCS), which significantly reduces the thermal load and current stress on the semiconductor devices.

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Bu çalışmada, geleneksel sert anahtarlamalı push-pull DA–DA dönüştürücü topolojisi, yumuşak anahtarlama tekniği kullanılarak rezonanslı bir dönüştürücüye dönüştürülmüştür. Elde edilen rezonanslı topolojinin devreyi tanımlayan temel denklemleri sistematik olarak türetilmiştir. Önerilen yumuşak anahtarlamalı push-pull dönüştürücünün performansını incelemek amacıyla, Genelleştirilmiş Düğüm Denklemleri tabanlı bir analitik model geliştirilmiştir. Simülasyon sonuçları, LC rezonans tankının eklenmesinin, sunulan grafiksel sonuçlarla açıkça gösterildiği üzere, geleneksel sert anahtarlama konfigürasyonuna kıyasla önemli avantajlar sağladığını ortaya koymaktadır.

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Aydın, Y. C., Yıldız, A. B. (2026). Modified Nodal Analysis of Zero Current Switching Resonant Push-Pull Converter. Kocaeli Journal of Science and Engineering, Cilt: 2026 Sayı: 17, 136–143. https://doi.org/10.34088/kojose.1860665

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