scholarly journals Development of a New Cascade Voltage-Doubler for Voltage Multiplication

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arash Toudeshki ◽  
Norman Mariun ◽  
Hashim Hizam ◽  
Noor Izzri Abdul Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Output Quality ◽  
Voltage Doubler ◽  
Circuit Configuration

For more than eight decades, cascade voltage-doubler circuits are used as a method to produce DC output voltage higher than the input voltage. In this paper, the topological developments of cascade voltage-doublers are reviewed. A new circuit configuration for cascade voltage-doubler is presented. This circuit can produce a higher value of the DC output voltage and better output quality compared to the conventional cascade voltage-doubler circuits, with the same number of stages.

scholarly journals A Single-Phase Nine-Level Boost Inverter

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dai-Van Vo ◽  
Minh-Khai Nguyen ◽  
Duc-Tri Do ◽  
Youn-Ok Choi
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Simple Structure ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Power Switches ◽  
In Series ◽  
Simulation And Experiment ◽  
Laboratory Prototype ◽  
Circuit Configuration

A novel single-phase nine-level boost inverter is proposed in this paper. The proposed inverter has an output voltage which is higher than the input voltage by switching capacitors in series and in parallel. The maximum output voltage of the proposed inverter is determined by using the boost converter circuit, which has been integrated into the circuit. The proposed topology is able to invert the multilevel voltage with the high step-up output voltage, simple structure and fewer power switches. In this paper, the circuit configuration, the operating principle, and the output voltage expression have been derived. The proposed converter has been verified by simulation and experiment with the help of PSIM software and a laboratory prototype. The experimental results match the theoretical calculation and the simulation results.

scholarly journals The investigation on the AC to DC voltage multiplier

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Taige Chen
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Input Frequency ◽  
Dc Voltage ◽  
Voltage Multiplier ◽  
Voltage Doubler

This paper investigates the topic of voltage multiplication, which converts a low AC voltage source to a high DC voltage source. Several designs are evaluated, such as the voltage doubler, the voltage tripler, and the voltage quadrupler. It is discovered that the input frequency and the capacitance do not affect the output voltage. This design can be extended to any integer multiples of the input voltage.

scholarly journals Novel High-Efficiency High Step-Up DC–DC Converter with Soft Switching and Low Component Voltage Stress for Photovoltaic System

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1112
Author(s):  
Yu-En Wu ◽  
Jyun-Wei Wang
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Leakage Inductance ◽  
Power Switch ◽  
Half Wave Voltage ◽  
Half Wave ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Voltage Doubler

This study developed a novel, high-efficiency, high step-up DC–DC converter for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The converter can step-up the low output voltage of PV modules to the voltage level of the inverter and is used to feed into the grid. The converter can achieve a high step-up voltage through its architecture consisting of a three-winding coupled inductor common iron core on the low-voltage side and a half-wave voltage doubler circuit on the high-voltage side. The leakage inductance energy generated by the coupling inductor during the conversion process can be recovered by the capacitor on the low-voltage side to reduce the voltage surge on the power switch, which gives the power switch of the circuit a soft-switching effect. In addition, the half-wave voltage doubler circuit on the high-voltage side can recover the leakage inductance energy of the tertiary side and increase the output voltage. The advantages of the circuit are low loss, high efficiency, high conversion ratio, and low component voltage stress. Finally, a 500-W high step-up converter was experimentally tested to verify the feasibility and practicability of the proposed architecture. The results revealed that the highest efficiency of the circuit is 98%.

scholarly journals Analysis and Implementation of a Frequency Control DC–DC Converter for Light Electric Vehicle Applications

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (14) ◽  
pp. 1623
Author(s):  
Bor-Ren Lin
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Frequency Control ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Pulse Frequency ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Battery Charger ◽  
Dc Microgrid ◽  
Load Voltage ◽  
Transportation Vehicle

In order to realize emission-free solutions and clean transportation alternatives, this paper presents a new DC converter with pulse frequency control for a battery charger in electric vehicles (EVs) or light electric vehicles (LEVs). The circuit configuration includes a resonant tank on the high-voltage side and two variable winding sets on the output side to achieve wide output voltage operation for a universal LEV battery charger. The input terminal of the presented converter is a from DC microgrid with voltage levels of 380, 760, or 1500 V for house, industry plant, or DC transportation vehicle demands, respectively. To reduce voltage stresses on active devices, a cascade circuit structure with less voltage rating on power semiconductors is used on the primary side. Two resonant capacitors were selected on the resonant tank, not only to achieve the two input voltage balance problem but also to realize the resonant operation to control load voltage. By using the variable switching frequency approach to regulate load voltage, active switches are turned on with soft switching operation to improve converter efficiency. In order to achieve wide output voltage capability for universal battery charger demands such as scooters, electric motorbikes, Li-ion e-trikes, golf carts, luxury golf cars, and quad applications, two variable winding sets were selected to have a wide voltage output (50~160 V). Finally, experiments with a 1 kW rated prototype were demonstrated to validate the performance and benefits of presented converter.

A 50 mV Fully-Integrated Self-Startup Circuit for Thermal Energy Harvesting

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1750196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhao Ma ◽  
Yinghui Zou ◽  
Shengbing Zhang ◽  
Xiaoya Fan
Keyword(s):  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Charge Pump ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Fully Integrated ◽  
Input Capacitance ◽  
Low Input ◽  
Lc Oscillator ◽  
Thermal Energy Harvesting

A fully-integrated self-startup circuit with ultra-low voltage for thermal energy harvesting is presented in this paper. The converter is composed of an enhanced swing LC oscillator and a charge pump with decreased equivalent input capacitance. The LC oscillator has ultra-low input voltage and high output voltage swing, and the charge pump has a fast charging speed and small equivalent input capacitance. This circuit is designed with 0.18[Formula: see text][Formula: see text]m standard CMOS process. The simulation results show that the output voltage is in the range of 0.14[Formula: see text]V and 2.97[Formula: see text]V when the input voltage is changed from 50[Formula: see text]mV to 150[Formula: see text]mV. The output voltage could reach 2.87[Formula: see text]V at the input voltage of 150[Formula: see text]mV and the load of 1[Formula: see text]M[Formula: see text]. The maximum efficiency is in the range of 10.0% and 14.8% when the input voltage is changed from 0.2[Formula: see text]V to 0.4[Formula: see text]V. The circuit is suitable for thermoelectric energy harvesting to start with ultra-low input voltage.

scholarly journals Non-conventional Cascade Multilevel Inverter with Lower Number of Switches by Using Multilevel PWM

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Adala Abdali ◽  
Ali Abdulabbas ◽  
Habeeb Nekad
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
High Power ◽  
Power Loss ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Multilevel Inverter ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Circuit Configuration

The multilevel inverter is attracting the specialist in medium and high voltage applications, among its types, the cascade H bridge Multi-Level Inverter (MLI), commonly used for high power and high voltage applications. The main advantage of the conventional cascade (MLI) is generated a large number of output voltage levels but it demands a large number of components that produce complexity in the control circuit, and high cost. Along these lines, this paper presents a brief about the non-conventional cascade multilevel topologies that can produce a high number of output voltage levels with the least components. The non-conventional cascade (MLI) in this paper was built to reduce the number of switches, simplify the circuit configuration, uncomplicated control, and minimize the system cost. Besides, it reduces THD and increases efficiency. Two topologies of non-conventional cascade MLI three phase, the Nine level and Seventeen level are presented. The PWM technique is used to control the switches. The simulation results show a better performance for both topologies. THD, the power loss and the efficiency of the two topologies are calculated and drawn to the different values of the Modulation index (ma).

scholarly journals A new seven level boost-type ANPC inverter topology for photovoltaic applications

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jagabar Sathik M. ◽  
Dhafer J. Almakhles
Keyword(s):  
Power Loss ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Neutral Point ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications ◽  
Capacitor Voltage ◽  
Floating Capacitor ◽  
Inverter Topology

AbstractDeveloping of new photovoltaic inverter topologies is received more attention in the last few years. In particular, designing an active neutral-point-clamping inverter type structure is quite popular for PV applications. The output voltage is always half of the input voltage (vin), which further increases the voltage rating of dc-link capacitors in the conventional three-level ANPC. To rectify the above problem and increase the output voltage by reducing dc-link capacitors voltage rating, a new boost type seven-level ANPC inverter topology is proposed. The proposed topology consists of seven switches and one floating capacitor. The floating capacitor voltage is self-balanced, and the output voltage is 1.5 times higher than the input voltage. A detailed comparison for some power components, power loss and cost with other existing topologies are presented. Further, the proposed topology is validated in a prototype hardware setup for different load values.

scholarly journals Quadratic Boost Converter

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 2010-2014
Author(s):  
Mamidala Hemanth Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Semiconductor Device ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Practical Utilization ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Simulink Model ◽  
Grid Connection

The output voltage from the sustainable energy like photovoltaic (PV) arrays and fuel cells will be at less amount of level. This must be boost considerably for practical utilization or grid connection. A conventional boost converter will provides low voltage gain while Quadratic boost converter (QBC) provides high voltage gain. QBC is able to regulate the output voltage and the choice of second inductor can give its current as positive and whereas for boost increases in the voltage will not able to regulate the output voltage. It has low semiconductor device voltage stress and switch usage factor is high. Analysis and design modeling of Quadratic boost converter is proposed in this paper. A power with 50 W is developed with 18 V input voltage and yield 70 V output voltage and the outcomes are approved through recreation utilizing MATLAB/SIMULINK MODEL.

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