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A high-gain non-isolated DC-DC converter is proposed with a inversely coupled inductor and a voltage lift cell. Energy stored in the leakage inductance of the coupled inductor is recycled through a voltage lift cell to obtain high voltage conversion ratio. The operation of the proposed converter is explained using its equivalent circuits which are used to derive static gain expression. The operation...
Many applications, such as residential grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system, fuel cells, thermoelectric generators (TEG), and high intensity discharge (HID) lamp ballast used in automotive systems, require high step-up dc-dc converters. In this paper an inductor-less, bidirectional, high step-up dc-dc converter topology is proposed. At high temperature, performance of magnetic components degrades...
Cascaded multilevel inverter (MLI) topologies have received an attractive solution for grid connected PV system. In this paper, two-cascaded MLI topologies are presented for grid connected PV system. These are seven level cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter and three phase cascaded voltage source multilevel inverter. In both presented MLI configurations, each PV module is connected to one DC-DC...
Tow-stage configurations used in photovoltaic (PV) architectures (microinverter, string inverter or multistring inverter), are commonly used because of the advantages in front of mismatch conditions. In case of a partial shading scenario (produced by cloudy days and dust accumulation), two-stage architectures reach higher efficiencies compared with the traditional central inverter. It is because,...
The photovoltaic system works in stand-alone or grid applications, where the operation at the maximum power point (mPP) of generation is required. Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm allows increasing the output power and it works commonly with a DC-DC converter. This work shows a novel analysis and the basic features of response about different topologies of DC-DC converters with MPPT algorithms...
DC-DC converters with high dynamic performance and low current ripple, able to drive highly fluctuating loads are nowadays required in a range of applications (e.g. accelerators, plasma research, fusion reactors). In order to fulfill the requirements of these applications, advanced current control concepts have to be employed to harness the full potential of the designed topology. In this paper, an...
A family of bidirectional fractional DC-DC converter for high voltage, high power battery energy storage system is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter has the benefits of low cost, high efficiency since it only processes part of the total converted power. One extra low voltage battery pack is needed; however, it can be from a different voltage rail or seamlessly integrated with the high...
A modular multilevel converter (MMC) configuration is presented as a medium-voltage high-power drive for variable-speed applications incorporating symmetrical six-phase machines. The topology employs six standard MMC phase-legs feeding two isolated groups of three-phase machine windings, each with 60° spatial phase-displacement. A novel concept of ripple-power decoupling between adjacent sub-modules...
This paper proposes an interleaved partial power converter (PPC) for the DC-DC conversion stage of electric vehicles (EVs) fast charging stations. The proposed converter topology is based on the H-bridge DC-DC converter. PPC allows the converter to process only a fraction of the total power, the rest being bypassed and directly supplied to the load. This increases the converter efficiency, as only...
Grid connected PV systems are the most popular solar electric system on the market today. The most important device in the grid-connected PV system is the inverter. This paper presents a survey on the grid connected PV inverters and the system topologies used for grid connected PV system. The review describes different two level inverter topologies as well as multilevel inverter topologies. Cascaded...
A bidirectional interleaved forward-flyback DC-DC converter with leakage energy recycled is proposed in this paper. The proposed converter uses two transformers to reduce the current stress on the power components to reduce the conduction loss and improve the efficiency. When the proposed converter is operated in the step-up mode, the voltage across switches is clamped at the input voltage, and the...
In this paper, a switched Z-source dc-dc converter (SZSC) is proposed for the conversion from a low voltage to a higher one in renewable energy systems. The voltage gain is increased by adding another one switch and diode to the output terminal of the traditional Z-source dc-dc converter. Not only does the output capacitor function as the filter capacitor; it is also connected in series into the inductors'...
Inclusion of renewable energy resources in the energy mix is one of the fastest growing trends in both developing and industrialized societies to reduce dependency on fossil fuels and other non-renewable resources. This work proposes the design of solar assisted motor drive that can be used with single-phase (1φ) or three-phase (3φ) induction motors with a soft phase conversion without requiring a...
A transformer-less Modular Multilevel DC-DC converter for High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) applications is proposed in this paper. This topology is suitable for interfacing two HVDC links at different voltage levels using only conventional half bridge submodules. The uniqueness of the proposed converter is in its symmetry in performance in the event of reversal of polarity of one of the DC links...
New members of XY converter family topologies are proposed in this treatise for a high-voltage/low-current renewable application. Based on the X Converter, the whole existing X-Y Converter family is categorized into four categories; L-Y, 2L-Y, 2LC-Y and 2LCm-Y converter. Four new 2LC-Y topologies (2LC-LVD, 2LC-2LVD, 2LC-2LCVD and 2LC-2LCmVD) converters are presented in this treatise which offer an...
In this paper magnetically integrated resonant single-switch quasi-Z-source DC-DC converter is evaluated as a candidate topology for the low-cost photovoltaic microconverter. The derivation of the topology and its basic operation principle are explained. Generalized design guidelines and experimental results of 250 W prototype are discussed for different realization approaches of the hybrid coupled...
This paper proposes a modified DC-DC flyback converter with high efficiency. The converter is based on an N-stages flyback converter with the inputs in parallel and output in series. A high efficiency is obtained by including an active snubber circuit, which returns the energy stored in the transformer leakage inductance to the input source. This topology reduces the current in each switch therefore...
Photovoltaic energy storage system meets the ever-growing demand for electricity, while ensuring the stability of power supply. Research of renewable energy-based microgrid system has become a hot topic, especially the study of Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) and energy storage unit control strategies. This paper proposes an MPPT technique that combines gradient step size with conductance increment...
Switching power converters can achieve very high efficiency. However, they do so only for slim subset of operating conditions. Power supplies and loads with highly variable parameters do not operate at peak performance all the time. Energy harvesting and battery powered systems are typical examples. This paper studies the convenience of heterogeneous parallel DC-DC converter as a solution to this...
Microinverters connect a single photovoltaic (PV) module to the grid, and therefore require a high voltage step-up conversion ratio. This is usually achieved in a two-stage approach with a step-up dc-dc converter followed by a step-down inverter. More recently single-stage step-up inverters have been proposed under the assumption that less stages improves efficiency. This paper compares these two...
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