A multi-stage, push-pull driven, resonant DC-AC converter ties the center-taps of primary windings of respective push-pull stages together, and drives each center-tap with a current source. Tying the center-taps of the primary windings of the respective DC-AC converters' transformers together forces the voltages at these locations to be the same, so as to achieve mutual resonant synchronization between the two stages. Connecting the center-taps to a current source provides the necessary power for each stage and allows for a variation in current between stages, as the center-tap voltages track one another. The tied-together center-tap voltage is monitored to obtain the zero voltage switching required for efficient operation of switching devices of each DC-AC converter stage.

 
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