Active Clamp Resets Transformer in Converters

Focus:

Active clamp technique is employed to reset the transformer in a forward converter topology.

What you’ll learn:

• How to apply active clamp technique to rest the transformer in a forward converter
• How to improve efficiency of forward converters using active-clamp reset

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Author & Publication:

Bob Bell, Applications Engineering Manager, National Semiconductor Design Center, Phoenix, Ariz., Power Electronics Technology, Jan 01 2004

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