This paper presents the analysis of an isolated three-phase converter opera
ting in soft commutation as a battery charger, The structure works with a h
igh power factor without intermediate circuits. Its main features are: simp
licity of control, driver circuit, and robustness of power circuits. Princi
ples of operation, design procedure, simulation and experimental results ob
tained from a laboratory prototype (55 A/48 V) are presented.