Abstract
The use of the polarized RCD turn-off snubber configuration across switching devices is popular because of its simplicity and use of only passive components. This configuration is limited by the fact that all capacitor-stored energy is dissipated in the discharge resistor. In this paper it is shown that with the addition of a ferrite transformer to the standard RCD arrangement, in excess of 70% of the energy stored on the snubber capacitor may be passively recovered into the dc supply. Performance of this passive recovery snubber is supported by theoretical, simulated and practical results. © 1996 IEEE.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 155-160 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1996 |