DCM operating mode | What are the Pros and Cons ?
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Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM) is widely used in flyback inverter. The advantages and disadvantages of using DCM are given below.
Advantages
- Fast dynamic response with stable operation.
- There is no issue of reverse recovery, therefore no noise or EMI problems.
- Zero turn on losses
- Transformer size is small.
- Its an open loop control that makes it an easier bit to eat. The open loop control is enough to synthesize the sinusoidal current with low THD.
Disadvantages
- Current waveform has higher form factor,
- Therefore more power losses. Therefore it is necessary to use devices with very low turn on resistance.
- Current pulses with high peaks and high amount of discontinuity happens therefore device paralleling is often required.
Reference:
Tamyurek, B.; Kirimer, B., "An Interleaved High-Power Flyback Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications," Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on , vol.PP, no.99, pp.1,1
doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2332503
doi: 10.1109/TPEL.2014.2332503
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