A method for providing non-resonant zero-voltage switching in a switching power converter. The switching power converter converts power from input power to output power during multiple periodic switching cycles. The switching power converter includes a main switch and an auxiliary capacitor adapted
A method for providing non-resonant zero-voltage switching in a switching power converter. The switching power converter converts power from input power to output power during multiple periodic switching cycles. The switching power converter includes a main switch and an auxiliary capacitor adapted for connecting to the main switch, and an inductor connectible to the auxiliary capacitor. When the main switch is on, a previously charged (or previously discharged) auxiliary capacitor is connected to the main switch with auxiliary switches. The main switch is switched off with zero voltage while discharging non-resonantly (charging) the auxiliary capacitor by providing a current path to the inductor. The auxiliary capacitor is disconnected from the main switch.
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1. A method comprising: transferring energy from an input through a first switch to an inductor thereby storing the energy on the inductor during first phases of respective periodic switching cycles of a power converter;transferring the energy stored on the inductor through a second switch to an out
1. A method comprising: transferring energy from an input through a first switch to an inductor thereby storing the energy on the inductor during first phases of respective periodic switching cycles of a power converter;transferring the energy stored on the inductor through a second switch to an output during second phases of the respective periodic switching cycles;zero volt switching off the first switch at a beginning of a transition from the first shale to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle;zero volt switching on the second switch at an end of the transition from the first phase to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle; anddischarging or charging an auxiliary capacitor via a current path through the inductor while the first and second switches are off during the transition from the first phase to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first and second switches are each selected from the group consisting of: a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR), an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT), a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), a field effect transistor (FET), a junction field effect transistor (JFET), a switching diode, an electrical relay, a reed relay, a solid state relay, an insulated gate field effect transistor (IGFET), a diode for alternating current (DIAC), and a triode for alternating current TRIAC. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the discharging or charging of the auxiliary capacitor shifts a voltage on a node connecting the first and second switches and the inductor from a zero voltage level of the first switch to a zero voltage level of the second switch. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the discharging or charging further comprising: alternatively charging and discharging the capacitor during respective subsequent cycles of the periodic switching cycles. 5. The method of claim 4, further comprising: closing a first switched current path loop through the capacitor, the inductor and the output during the discharging;closing a second switched current path loop through the capacitor, the inductor and the input during the charging. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the charging and discharging are non-resonant. 7. A switching converter comprising: first and second switches, an auxiliary capacitor circuit, an inductor, an input, and an output; wherein:the first and second switches are connected to a first node of the inductor;said first switch is configured to transfer energy to the inductor from the input during first phases of respective periodic switching cycles;the second switch is configured to transfer the energy from the inductor to the output during second phases of the respective periodic switching cycles;the auxiliary capacitor circuit includes a capacitor and at least one auxiliary switch that closes a current path through the capacitor and the inductor; andthe auxiliary capacitor circuit is configured to change a voltage at the first node such that the first and second switches are zero voltage switched at different times during transitions between the first and second phases. 8. The switching converter of claim 7, further comprising a buck stage that includes the first and second switches. 9. The switching converter of claim 7, further comprising a boost stage that includes the first and second switches. 10. The switching converter of claim 7, wherein the auxiliary capacitor circuit is configured to provide a current path to the first node through a capacitor while the first and second switches are simultaneously open during the transitions from the first phases to the second phases. 11. The switching converter of claim 10, wherein the auxiliary capacitor circuit is configured to provide the current path to the first node by alternatively charging and discharging the capacitor during respective alternating sequential cycles of the periodic switching cycles. 12. The switching converter of claim 11, wherein the auxiliary capacitor circuit completes a first switched path through the capacitor, inductor and output during the discharging and a second switched path through the capacitor, inductor and input during the charging. 13. The switching converter of claim 11, wherein the charging and discharging are non-resonant. 14. The switching converter of claim 7, wherein, during the transitions between the first and second phases, the first switch zero voltage switches from on to off and the second switch zero voltage switches from off to on. 15. The switching converter of claim 7 further comprising: a buck stage that includes the first and second switches;a boost stage that includes third and fourth switches; anda second auxiliary capacitor circuit, wherein the third and fourth switches and the second auxiliary capacitor circuit are connected to a second node of the inductor;wherein said third switch is configured to transfer energy to the inductor from a converter input during the first phases, the fourth switch is configured to transfer the energy from the inductor to a converter output during the second phases, and the second auxiliary capacitor circuit is configured to change a voltage at the second node such that the third and fourth switches are zero voltage switched at different times during the transitions between the first and second phases. 16. A switching converter comprising: an input; an output; an inductor; first and second switches connected to a node of the inductor; and an auxiliary capacitor; wherein the switching converter is configured to:during first phases of respective periodic switching cycles, transfer energy from the input through the first switch in an on state to the inductor thereby storing the energy on the inductor, and isolate the inductor from the output through the second switch in an off state;during respective second phases of the respective periodic switching cycles, transferring the stored energy from the inductor through the second switch in an on state to the output, and isolate the inductor from the input through the first switch in an off state;zero volt switch off the first switch at a beginning of a transition from the first phase to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle;zero volt switch on the second switch at an end of the transition from the first phase to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle; anddischarge or charge the auxiliary capacitor via a current path through the inductor while the first and second switches are off during the transition from the first phase to the second phase of each respective periodic switching cycle. 17. The switching converter of claim 16, wherein the discharging or charging of the auxiliary capacitor shifts a voltage on the node from a zero voltage level of the first switch to a zero voltage level of the second switch. 18. The switching converter of claim 16, wherein an auxiliary capacitor circuit is configured to provide the current path to the node by alternatively charging and discharging the capacitor during respective alternating sequential cycles of the periodic switching cycles. 19. The switching converter of claim 16, wherein the current path comprises: a first switched current path through the capacitor, the inductor and the output during the discharging; anda second switched current path through the capacitor, the inductor and the input during the charging.
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