In this paper, a new series resonant ac-to-dc rectifier with high-frequency isolation is introduced. The proposed approach employs a PWM controlled ac controller, a series resonant tank and a high-frequency isolation transformer. With this approach, the single phase input ac is directly processed via the ac-to-ac converter eliminating the ac-to-dc rectification stage present in the conventional system. The output of the HF transformer is rectified and processed via a filtering stage to obtain a dc output. With the addition of an input filter, the input current is near sinusoidal at unity power factor. Simulation and experiment results are presented to verify the basic concept.
Hi gh Frequency Oulput Reclifer