Isolated DC-DC converter

This application claims priority to China Patent Application No. 202210574734.5, filed on May 24, 2022, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

The present disclosure relates to a DC-DC converter, and more particularly to an isolated DC-DC converter.

Conventional DC-DC (direct current to direct current) converters realize the isolation by using transformer to meet the insulation requirements. However, as the operating frequency and power density of the DC-DC converter increase, the disadvantage of the transformer in DC-DC converter become more and more obvious. For example, the large size of the transformer would make the power density of the DC-DC converter decrease, and the design for the DC-DC converter may be difficult due to the lower limit of the number of turns of the transformer. In addition, the large loss of the transformer would cause the high overall loss of the DC-DC converter. Moreover, the heat dissipation capacity of the transformer is low, which reduces the overall heat dissipation capacity of the DC-DC converter. Consequently, it is hard to improve the overall efficiency and power density of the conventional DC-DC converter that realizes the isolation by transformer.

Therefore, there is a need of providing a converter in order to overcome the drawbacks of the conventional technologies.

The present disclosure provides an isolated DC-DC converter with the advantages of small size, low loss and high heat dissipation capacity.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an isolated DC-DC converter is provided. The isolated DC-DC converter includes n conversion circuit units, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Each conversion circuit unit includes a primary circuit unit, a secondary circuit unit, a first coupling inductor, a first capacitor, a second coupling inductor and a second capacitor. The primary circuit unit includes a first primary bridge arm and a second primary bridge arm electrically connected in parallel. The first primary bridge arm includes two first switching components electrically connected in series, and a connection node between the two first switching components of the first primary bridge arm forms a first connection node. The second primary bridge arm includes two first electronic components electrically connected in series, and a connection node between the two first electronic components of the second primary bridge arm forms a second connection node. The secondary circuit unit includes a first secondary bridge arm and a second secondary bridge arm electrically connected in parallel. Each of the first and second secondary bridge arms comprises two second switching components electrically connected in series. A connection node between the two second switching components of the first secondary bridge arm forms a third connection node, and a connection node between the two second switching components of the second secondary bridge arm forms a fourth connection node. The first coupling inductor and the first capacitor are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node and the third connection node. The second coupling inductor and the second capacitor are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node and the fourth connection node. The first coupling inductor and the second coupling inductor are coupled to each other. All the primary circuit units of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected by one of connection modes including series connecting and parallel connecting, and all the secondary circuit units of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected by a remaining one of the connection modes.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, an isolated DC-DC converter is provided. The isolated DC-DC converter includes n conversion circuit units, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Each conversion circuit unit includes a primary circuit unit, a secondary circuit unit, a first coupling inductor, a first capacitor, a second coupling inductor and a second capacitor. The primary circuit unit includes a primary bridge arm including two first switching components electrically connected in series, and a connection node between the two first switching components forms a first connection node. A second connection node is formed between one of the two first switching components and an input terminal. The secondary circuit unit includes a first secondary bridge arm and a second secondary bridge arm electrically connected in parallel. Each of the first and second secondary bridge arms comprises two second switching components electrically connected in series. A connection node between the two second switching components of the first secondary bridge arm forms a third connection node, and a connection node between the two second switching components of the second secondary bridge arm forms a fourth connection node. The first coupling inductor and the first capacitor are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node and the third connection node. The second coupling inductor and the second capacitor are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node and the fourth connection node. The first coupling inductor and the second coupling inductor are coupled to each other. All the primary circuit units of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected by one of connection modes including series connecting and parallel connecting, and all the secondary circuit units of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected by a remaining one of the connection modes.

The above contents of the present disclosure will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an isolated DC-DC converter according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a first implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a second implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a third implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a fourth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a fifth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a sixth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a seventh implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an eighth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 10 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an isolated DC-DC converter according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 A is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an isolated DC-DC converter including two conversion circuit units; and

FIG. 11 B shows the equivalent circuit of FIG. 11 A when the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 is at the positive half cycle of AC current.

The present disclosure will now be described more specifically with reference to the following embodiments. It is to be noted that the following descriptions of preferred embodiments of this disclosure are presented herein for purpose of illustration and description only. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to be limited to the precise form disclosed.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 . FIG. 1 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an isolated DC-DC converter according to a first embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a first implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . As shown in FIG. 1 , the isolated DC-DC converter 1 receives an input power through a positive input terminal Vin+ and a negative input terminal Vin−, converts the input power, and outputs an output power through a positive output terminal Vout+ and a negative output terminal Vout- to a load (not shown). The isolated DC-DC converter 1 includes n conversion circuit units 2 , and n is an integer greater than or equal to 2. In this embodiment, the input terminals of the n conversion circuit units 2 are electrically connected in series, and the output terminals of the n conversion circuit units 2 are electrically connected in parallel. Accordingly, the buck function of the isolated DC-DC converter is achieved. The number of conversion circuit units 2 is related to the ability of voltage step-down and transmission power.

FIG. 2 shows the interior circuit topology of a single conversion circuit unit 2 , and the interior circuit topology of each conversion circuit unit 2 of FIG. 1 may be the same as that shown in FIG. 2 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the conversion circuit unit 2 includes a first input terminal 21 , a second input terminal 22 , a first output terminal 23 and a second output terminal 24 . The first input terminal 21 of the first conversion circuit unit 2 in the n conversion circuit units 2 is electrically connected to the positive input terminal Vin+, and the second input terminal 22 of the nth conversion circuit unit 2 is electrically connected to the negative input terminal Vin−. Further, in the n conversion circuit units 2 , the second input terminal 22 of the mth conversion circuit unit 2 is electrically connected to the first input terminal 21 of the (m+1)th conversion circuit unit 2 , where 1<m<n. The n first output terminals 23 of the n conversion circuit units 2 are connected to each other and are connected to the positive output terminal Vout+. The n second output terminals 24 of the n conversion circuit units 2 are connected to each other and are connected to the negative output terminal Vout-.

The conversion circuit unit 2 includes a primary circuit unit 3 , a secondary circuit unit 4 , a first coupling inductor L 1 , a first capacitor C 1 , a second coupling inductor L 2 and a second capacitor C 2 . The primary circuit unit 3 is a full-bridge circuit including a first primary bridge arm 31 and a second primary bridge arm 32 electrically connected in parallel. The first primary bridge arm 31 includes two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 , which may be implemented by transistors. The two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 forms a first connection node A. The second primary bridge arm 32 includes two first switching components Q 13 and Q 14 , which may be implemented by transistors in this embodiment. The two first switching components Q 13 and Q 14 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two first switching components Q 13 and Q 14 forms a second connection node B. In some other embodiments, the primary circuit unit 3 is a half-bridge circuit including a first primary bridge arm 31 and a second primary bridge arm 32 electrically connected in parallel. The first primary bridge arm 31 includes two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 , which may be implemented by transistors. The two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 forms a first connection node A. The second primary bridge arm 32 includes two capacitors electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two capacitors forms a second connection node B.

The secondary circuit unit 4 is a full-bridge circuit including a first secondary bridge arm 41 and a second secondary bridge arm 42 electrically connected in parallel. The first secondary bridge arm 41 includes two second switching components Q 21 and Q 22 , which may be implemented by transistors or diodes. In this embodiment, the two second switching components Q 21 and Q 22 are implemented by transistors. The two second switching components Q 21 and Q 22 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two second switching components Q 21 and Q 22 forms a third connection node C. The second secondary bridge arm 42 includes two second switching components Q 23 and Q 24 , which may be implemented by transistors or diodes. In this embodiment, the two second switching components Q 23 and Q 24 are implemented by transistors. The two second switching components Q 23 and Q 24 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two second switching components Q 23 and Q 24 forms a fourth connection node D.

The first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node A and the third connection node C. Further, in this embodiment, a first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 is electrically connected to the first connection node A, a second terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 is electrically connected to a first terminal of the first capacitor C 1 , and a second terminal of the first capacitor C 1 is electrically connected to the third connection node C. The second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. In this embodiment, a first terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 is electrically connected to the second connection node B, a second terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 is electrically connected to a first terminal of the second capacitor C 2 , and a second terminal of the second capacitor C 2 is electrically connected to the fourth connection node D. The first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are coupled to each other, and the coupling coefficient of the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 is less than 1. For example, the coupling coefficient may be between 0.2 and 0.8, which represents that a part of the first coupling inductor L 1 and a part of the second coupling inductor L 2 are coupled to each other. In an embodiment, the coupling coefficient may be 0.5. The non-coupled part between the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 resonates with the first capacitor C 1 and the second capacitor C 2 to realize the power conversion. Otherwise, the coupled part between the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 can equalize the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection nodes D, so as to further balance the currents of the conversion circuit units 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 .

Due to the limitations of the existed manufacturing technology, the parameters of the inductors, capacitors and switching components of the isolated DC-DC converter may have some errors, which would cause the currents of the conversion circuit units in the isolated DC-DC converter unbalanced. The current unbalance may cause the heat unbalance of the isolated DC-DC converter, and the severe heat unbalance may damage the isolated DC-DC converter. In the isolated DC-DC converter of the present disclosure, the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 of the conversion circuit unit 2 are coupled to each other, and the coupling manner can equalize the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D to realize current balance. In specific, taking the embodiment of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 including two conversion circuit units 2 as an example, the corresponding circuit topology is shown in FIG. 11 A , and FIG. 11 B shows the equivalent circuit of FIG. 11 A when the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 is at the positive half cycle of AC current. The first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are coupled to each other. When the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 and the current flowing through the second coupling inductor L 2 are unbalanced, the coupling coefficient between the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 may be adjusted to equalize the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D to realize current balance, so as to balance the currents of the conversion circuit units 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 . For example, when the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 is larger than the current flowing through the second coupling inductor L 2 , the coupled part between the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 would generate a back-electromotive force. The back-electromotive force decreases the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 and increases the current flowing through the second coupling inductor L 2 , thereby equalizing the currents flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 and realizing current balance. It is noted that the above way of realizing current balance can also be applied in the circumstance that the current flowing through the first coupling inductor L 1 is at the negative half cycle.

In an embodiment, the positions of the first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 may be exchanged. Namely, the first terminal of the first capacitor C 1 is electrically connected to the first connection node A, the second terminal of the first capacitor C 1 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 , and the second terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 is electrically connected to the third connection node C. In addition, the positions of the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 may be exchanged. Namely, the first terminal of the second capacitor C 2 is electrically connected to the second connection node B, the second terminal of the second capacitor C 2 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 , and the second terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 is electrically connected to the fourth connection node D.

In the present disclosure, the conversion circuit unit 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 includes a first coupling inductor L 1 , a first capacitor C 1 , a second coupling inductor L 2 and a second capacitor C 2 . The first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 are electrically coupled between the first connection node A and the third connection node C, and the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 are electrically coupled between the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. In the isolated DC-DC converter 1 of the present disclosure, the conversion circuit unit 2 utilizes the first capacitor C 1 and the second capacitor C 2 to realize electrical isolation, and utilizes the first branch circuit formed by the first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 and the second branch circuit formed by the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 to perform resonance conversion. Compared with the transformer of the conventional DC-DC converter, the inductors and capacitors of the conversion circuit unit 2 have smaller size, lower loss and higher heat dissipation capacity. Based on the characteristic of withstanding voltage of capacitors, the isolated DC-DC converter 1 replaces the transformer by the capacitors to realize electrical isolation. Accordingly, compared with the conventional DC-DC converter, the isolated DC-DC converter 1 of the present disclosure achieves the advantages of smaller size, lower loss and higher heat dissipation capacity. Consequently, the overall efficiency and power density of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 of the present disclosure is higher. In addition, in the isolated DC-DC converter 1 of the present disclosure, since the conversion circuit unit 2 includes the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 coupled to each other, the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D are equalized, and further the currents of the conversion circuit units 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 are balanced.

As shown in FIG. 2 , in this embodiment, the conversion circuit unit 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 may further include an input capacitor Cin and an output capacitor Co. The input capacitor Cin and the first primary bridge arm 31 and the second primary bridge arm 32 of the primary circuit unit 3 are electrically connected in parallel. The output capacitor Co and the first secondary bridge arm 41 and the second secondary bridge arm 42 of the secondary circuit unit 4 are electrically connected in parallel.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 again. Each of the n conversion circuit units 2 includes a first coupling inductor L 1 and a second coupling inductor L 2 coupled to each other. In other words, the n conversion circuit units 2 includes n first coupling inductors L 1 and n second coupling inductors L 2 in total. In an embodiment, all windings of the n first coupling inductors L 1 and all windings of the n second coupling inductors L 2 may be wound on the same magnetic core. In another embodiment, each pair of the windings of the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 coupled to each other is wound on a corresponding magnetic core. Under this circumstance, n pairs of the windings of the n first coupling inductors L 1 and the n second coupling inductor L 2 of the n conversion circuit units 2 may be wound on n magnetic cores respectively.

In an embodiment, the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may further include a magnetizing inductor for expanding the range of the adjustable gain (Vo/Vin) of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter. Please refer to FIG. 3 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a second implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 shown in FIG. 2 , the conversion circuit unit 2 a in this embodiment further includes a magnetizing inductor Lm electrically connected between the third connection node C and the fourth connection node D. The magnetizing inductor Lm allows the range of the adjustable gain of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter to become wider. Of course, the positions of the coupling inductors and capacitors can also be changed as mentioned above, and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

Please refer to FIG. 4 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a third implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 shown in FIG. 2 , the conversion circuit unit 2 b in this embodiment further includes a first resonant inductor L 3 and a second resonant inductor L 4 . The first resonant inductor L 3 , the first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node A and the third connection node C. Further, in this embodiment, a first terminal of the first resonant inductor L 3 is electrically connected to the first connection node A, a second terminal of the first resonant inductor L 3 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 , the second terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first capacitor C 1 , and the second terminal of the first capacitor C 1 is electrically connected to the third connection node C. The second resonant inductor L 4 , the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. Further, in this embodiment, a first terminal of the second resonant inductor L 4 is electrically connected to the second connection node B, a second terminal of the second resonant inductor L 4 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 2 , the second terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the second capacitor C 2 , and the second terminal of the second capacitor C 2 is electrically connected to the fourth connection node D. In this embodiment, the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are coupled to each other, and the coupling coefficient thereof may be less than or equal to 1 and greater than or equal to 0.9, which means that the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are fully coupled. In an embodiment, the coupling coefficient may be 1. The first coupling inductance L 1 and the second coupling inductance L 2 are coupled to each other to equalize the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. In addition, the first resonant inductor L 3 , the second resonant inductor L 4 , the first capacitor C 1 and the second capacitor C 2 may perform series resonance collaboratively to realize power conversion.

Of course, in some embodiments, the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may include the magnetizing inductor, the first resonant inductor and the second resonant inductor at the same time. Please refer to FIG. 5 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a fourth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 b shown in FIG. 4 , the conversion circuit unit 2 c in this embodiment further includes a magnetizing inductor Lm electrically connected between the third connection node C and the fourth connection node D. The magnetizing inductor Lm allows the range of the adjustable gain of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter to become wider. Of course, the positions of the coupling inductors and capacitors can also be changed as mentioned above, and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

In an embodiment, the primary circuit unit of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may be a half-bridge circuit including one bridge arm. Please refer to FIG. 6 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a fifth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the primary circuit unit 3 , including two bridge arms, of the conversion circuit unit 2 shown in FIG. 2 , the conversion circuit unit 2 d in this embodiment includes only one bridge arm, i.e., the primary bridge arm 31 . The primary bridge arm 31 is electrically connected between the first input terminal 21 and the second input terminal 22 and includes two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 , which may be implemented by transistors. The two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 are electrically connected in series, and the connection node between the two first switching components Q 11 and Q 12 forms a first connection node A. The connection node between the first switching component Q 12 and the second input terminal 22 forms a second connection node B, that is, the connection node between the first switching component Q 12 and the negative input terminal Vin− forms the second connection node B. In another embodiment, the second connection node B may be formed by the connection node between the first switching component Q 11 and the first input terminal 21 , that is, the connection node between the first switching component Q 11 and the positive input terminal Vin+ forms the second connection node B. In addition, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6 , the first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node A and the third connection node C, the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D, the connection way is similar to that shown in FIG. 2 , and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

In an embodiment, under the circumstance that the primary circuit unit of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter is a half-bridge circuit, the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may also include a magnetizing inductor. Please refer to FIG. 7 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 7 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a sixth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 d shown in FIG. 6 , the conversion circuit unit 2 e in this embodiment further includes a magnetizing inductor Lm electrically connected between the third connection node C and the fourth connection node D. The magnetizing inductor Lm allows the range of the adjustable gain of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter to become wider. Of course, the positions of the coupling inductors and capacitors can also be changed as mentioned above, and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

In an embodiment, under the circumstance that the primary circuit unit of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter is a half-bridge circuit, the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may also include a first resonant inductor and a second resonant inductor. Please refer to FIG. 8 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 8 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating a seventh implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 d shown in FIG. 6 , the conversion circuit unit 2 f in this embodiment further includes a first resonant inductor L 3 and a second resonant inductor L 4 . The first resonant inductor L 3 , the first coupling inductor L 1 and the first capacitor C 1 are electrically coupled in series between the first connection node A and the third connection node C. Further, in this embodiment, the first terminal of the first resonant inductor L 3 is electrically connected to the first connection node A, the second terminal of the first resonant inductor L 3 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 , the second terminal of the first coupling inductor L 1 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first capacitor C 1 , and the second terminal of the first capacitor C 1 is electrically connected to the third connection node C. The second resonant inductor L 4 , the second coupling inductor L 2 and the second capacitor C 2 are electrically coupled in series between the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. Further, in this embodiment, the first terminal of the second resonant inductor L 4 is electrically connected to the second connection node B, the second terminal of the second resonant inductor L 4 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the first coupling inductor L 2 , the second terminal of the second coupling inductor L 2 is electrically connected to the first terminal of the second capacitor C 2 , and the second terminal of the second capacitor C 2 is electrically connected to the fourth connection node D. In this embodiment, the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are coupled to each other, and the coupling coefficient thereof may be less than or equal to 1 and greater than or equal to 0.9, which means that the first coupling inductor L 1 and the second coupling inductor L 2 are fully coupled to equalize the current flowing through the first connection node A and the third connection node C and the current flowing through the second connection node B and the fourth connection node D. In an embodiment, the coupling coefficient is 1. In addition, the first resonant inductor L 3 , the second resonant inductor L 4 , the first capacitor C 1 and the second capacitor C 2 may perform series resonance collaboratively to realize power conversion.

In an embodiment, under the circumstance that the primary circuit unit of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter is a half-bridge circuit, the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter may include the magnetizing inductor, the first resonant inductor and the second resonant inductor at the same time. Please refer to FIG. 9 with FIG. 1 . FIG. 9 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an eighth implementation of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter of FIG. 1 . Compared with the conversion circuit unit 2 f shown in FIG. 8 , the conversion circuit unit 2 g in this embodiment further includes a magnetizing inductor Lm electrically connected between the third connection node C and the fourth connection node D. The magnetizing inductor Lm allows the range of the adjustable gain of the conversion circuit unit of the isolated DC-DC converter to become wider. Of course, the positions of the coupling inductors and capacitors can also be changed as mentioned above, and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

In an embodiment, in order to realize the boost function by the isolated DC-DC converter, the input terminals of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected in parallel, and the output terminals of the n conversion circuit units are electrically connected in series. Please refer to FIG. 10 . FIG. 10 is a schematic circuit diagram illustrating an isolated DC-DC converter according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 10 , in the isolated DC—DC converter 1 a of this embodiment, the input terminals of the n conversion circuit units 2 are electrically connected in parallel, and the output terminals of the n conversion circuit units 2 are electrically connected in series. Accordingly, the boost function of the isolated DC-DC converter is achieved. The number of conversion circuit units 2 is related to the ability of voltage step-up and transmission power. Each conversion circuit unit 2 of the isolated DC-DC converter 1 a may be implemented by any of the conversion circuit units shown in above-mentioned embodiments, and thus the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted herein.

In summary, in the isolated DC-DC converter provided by the present disclosure, the conversion circuit unit includes a first coupling inductor, a first capacitor, a second coupling inductor and a second capacitor. The first coupling inductor and the first capacitor are electrically coupled between the first connection node and the third connection node, and the second coupling inductor and the second capacitor are electrically coupled between the second connection node and the fourth connection node. In the isolated DC-DC converter of the present disclosure, the conversion circuit unit utilizes the first capacitor and the second capacitor to realize electrical isolation, and utilizes the first branch circuit formed by the first coupling inductor and the first capacitor and the second branch circuit formed by the second coupling inductor and the second capacitor to perform resonance conversion. Compared with the transformer of the conventional DC-DC converter, the inductors and capacitors of the conversion circuit unit have smaller size, lower loss and higher heat dissipation capacity. Based on the characteristic of withstanding voltage of capacitors, the isolated DC-DC converter replaces the transformer by the capacitors to realize electrical isolation. Accordingly, compared with the conventional DC-DC converter, the isolated DC-DC converter of the present disclosure achieves the advantages of smaller size, lower loss and higher heat dissipation capacity. Consequently, the overall efficiency and power density of the isolated DC-DC converter of the present disclosure is higher. In addition, in the isolated DC-DC converter of the present disclosure, since the conversion circuit unit includes the first coupling inductor and the second coupling inductor coupled to each other, the current flowing through the first connection node and the third connection node and the current flowing through the second connection node and the fourth connection node are equalized, and further the currents of the conversion circuit units of the isolated DC-DC converter are balanced.

While the disclosure has been described in terms of what is presently considered to be the most practical and preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the disclosure needs not be limited to the disclosed embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims which are to be accorded with the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar structures.