A Passive Filter Building Block for Input or Output Current Ripple Cancellation in a Power Converter

Abstract

This paper analyzes a coupled inductor based LL-LC network as a building block to achieve input or output current ripple cancellation in power converters. The proposed current ripple cancellation technique works on the principle of inductance matching. It also provides reduced current stress on the switching devices of the converter compared with the other current ripple cancellation networks discussed in the literature. The current ripple cancellation technique is verified in achieving input and output current ripple minimization in different converters. The effect of inductance mismatch, inductor and capacitor tolerances, and circuit parasitic is also studied. Some of the published research works are demonstrated to be a special case of the proposed idea. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated by demonstrating the zero-ripple input current using a 31 V dc to 60 V dc, 240 W boost converter prototype and a 31 V dc to 115 V (rms) ac, 320 W current-fed-switched inverter prototype, and the zero-ripple output current using a 62 V to 42 V dc, 450 W buck converter prototype.