COMPACT HIGH-POWER DC-DC CONVERTER FOR NAVY NON-EXPLOSIVE ACOUSTIC SOURCES

The evolution of technology, over the past decade, has resulted in the miniaturization of electronic packaging in commercial and military applications; this has pushed the demand for higher power densities in low and high voltage switching power supply designs. Due to increased electric field stress, it is a challenge to design large power densities in high voltage applications. Existing methods to address the high voltage issue, result in the introduction of undesired parasitic reactance, which adversely impacts the efficiency and reliability of the converter power stage. To address the problem, the proposed Phase I research intends to investigate the technical feasibility of using a resonant topology to utilize the unwanted parasitic reactance in the power stage.