Three-Phase Integrated PFC AC-AC Half-Bridge Boost Rectifier and Class D Resonant Inverter with Weak Coupled Coils for IH Application

摘要

This paper presents a three-phase integrated PFC AC-AC resonant inverter with boost effect for Induction Heating (IH) Application. This converter is composed by three independent half-bridge boost rectifier and class D resonant inverters with non-smoothed DC link that achieve high power factor operation. The magnetic coupling of the three coils was measured for characterizing the resonant behavior of the arrangement. Experimental results validate the modes of operation with ZVS and the converter performance in the entire power input range (PF and THD).