Current Mode Control of a Series LC Converter Supporting Constant Current, Constant Voltage (CCCV)

This paper introduces a control algorithm for soft-switching series LC converters. The conventional voltage-to-voltage controller is split into a master and a slave controller. The master controller implements constant current, constant voltage (CCCV) control, required for demanding applications, for example, lithium battery charging or laboratory power supplies. It defines the set-current for the open-loop current slave controller, which generates the pulse width modulation (PWM) parameters. The power supply achieves fast large-signal responses, e.g., from 5 V to 24 V, where 95% of the target value is reached in less than 400 s. The design is evaluated extensively in simulation and on a prototype. A match between simulation and measurement is achieved.