[HTML][HTML] Piezoelectric transformers: An historical review

A Vazquez Carazo - Actuators, 2016 - mdpi.com
Piezoelectric transformers (PTs) are solid-state devices that transform electrical energy into
electrical energy by means of a mechanical vibration. These devices are manufactured …

State-of-the-art piezoelectric transformer technology

EL Horsley, MP Foster, DA Stone - 2007 European Conference …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To date, piezoelectric transformers (PTs) have been extensively commercialised in step-up
applications, such as cold cathode fluorescent lamp backlighting for LCDs. As step-down PT …

Critical design criterion for achieving zero voltage switching in inductorless half-bridge-driven piezoelectric-transformer-based power supplies

MP Foster, JN Davidson, EL Horsley… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A methodology for predicting the ability of inductorless-driven piezoelectric transformer (PT)-
based power supplies to achieve zero voltage switching (ZVS) is presented. A describing …

Analysis of inductorless zero-voltage-switching piezoelectric transformer-based converters

EL Horsley, AV Carazo… - … on Power Electronics, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The inductorless piezoelectric transformer (PT)-based resonant converter topology allows all
the components between the half-bridge inverter and rectifier in a conventional LCC …

State-of-the-art piezoelectric transformer-based switch mode power supplies

M Ekhtiari, Z Zhang… - IECON 2014-40th Annual …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Inductorless switch mode power supplies based on piezoelectric transformers are used to
replace conventional transformers in high power density switch mode power supplies. Even …

Analysis of bidirectional piezoelectric-based converters for zero-voltage switching operation

M Ekhtiari, Z Zhang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper deals with a thorough analysis of zero-voltage switching, especially for
bidirectional inductorless piezoelectric transformer-based switch-mode power supplies with …

Comparison of control concepts for off-line power supplies using piezoelectric transformers in class-E topology

S Nittayaramphong, FE Bisogno… - 2006 37th IEEE …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optimum control concepts have been studied at a 1 to 5 Watts wide-range off-line power
supply demonstrator using a Transoner-type Piezoelectric Transformer. Using the class Ε …

Soft switching voltage regulation for inductorless piezoelectric transformers: a cyclic mode analysis

Z Yang, J Forrester, JN Davidson… - … on Power Electronics, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article describes a novel methodology for predicting the ability of an inductorless-driven
piezoelectric transformer (PT)-based H-bridge inverters to simultaneously achieve zero …

Comparison of inductor-half-bridge and class-E resonant topologies for piezoelectric transformer applications

Y Yang, FE Bisogno, A Schittler… - 2009 IEEE Energy …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A comparison of Inductor-Half-Bridge (IHB) and Class-E (CLE) resonant converters using
piezoelectric transformer (PT) is presented in this paper. The analysis approach is based on …

Closing a second feedback loop in a dc–dc converter based on a piezoelectric transformer

J Diaz, F Nuno, MJ Prieto… - IEEE transactions on …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Nowadays, piezoelectric transformers (PT) are a good alternative to substitute magnetic
materials in AC/DC and DC-DC converters. They have high isolation voltage and operate at …