scholarly journals A High Step-Up Switched Z-Source Converter (HS-SZC) with Minimal Components Count for Enhancing Voltage Gain

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 924
Author(s):  
Rahul Kumar ◽  
Ramani Kannan ◽  
Nursyarizal Bin Mohd Nor ◽  
Apel Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Duty Ratio ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Boost Converters ◽  
Boost Factor ◽  
Output Capacitor

Some applications such as fuel cells or photovoltaic panels offer low output voltage, and it is essential to boost this voltage before connecting to the grid through an inverter. The Z-network converter can be used for the DC-DC conversion to enhance the output voltage of renewable energy sources. However, boosting capabilities of traditional Z-network boost converters are limited, and the utilization of higher parts count makes it bulky and expensive. In this paper, an efficient, high step-up, switched Z-source DC-DC boost converter (HS-SZC) is presented, which offers a higher boost factor at a smaller duty ratio and avoids the instability due to the saturation of inductors. In the proposed converter, the higher voltage gain is achieved by using one inductor and switch at the back end of the conventional Z-source DC-DC converter (ZSC). The idea is to utilize the output capacitor for filtering and charging and discharging loops. Moreover, the proposed converter offers a wider range of load capacity, thus minimizing the power losses and enhancing efficiency. This study simplifies the structure of conventional Z-source converters through the deployment of fewer components, and hence making it more cost-effective and highly efficient, compared to other DC-DC boost converters. Furthermore, a comparison based on the boosting capability and number of components is provided, and the performance of the proposed design is analyzed with non-ideal elements. Finally, simulation and experimental studies are carried out to evaluate and validate the performance of the proposed converter.

scholarly journals Analysis of Steady-State Characteristics for a Newly Designed High Voltage Gain Switched Inductor Z-Source Inverter

Electronics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 940 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nafis Subhani ◽  
Ramani Kannan ◽  
Md. Apel Mahmud ◽  
Tushar Kanti Roy ◽  
Mohd Fakhizan Romlie
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Common Ground ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Voltage Source ◽  
Duty Ratio ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Soft Start ◽  
High Voltage Gain ◽  
Boost Factor

This paper aims to develop a new switched inductor assisted strong boost Z-source inverter (SL-SBZSI) topology with high voltage gain and analyze the steady-state characteristics of the proposed topology. In the proposed topology, two switched inductors are used within the series impedance structure of the Z-source inverter (ZSI) in order to achieve the high voltage gain. The steady-state characteristics of the proposed topology are analyzed to disseminate its several advantages as compared to traditional ZSIs. The key advantages include the higher boost factor with lower shoot-through duty ratio and lower voltage stresses on capacitors as well as on switches of the inverter bridge. Furthermore, the proposed topology has the soft-start ability which significantly reduces the inrush start-up current while comparing with the traditional ZSI. In the proposed topology, a common ground is shared between the output AC voltage and the input DC voltage source which categorizes this topology to the doubly grounded inverter. The characteristics of the proposed SL-SBZSI are analyzed by considering two operating condition where the simple boost pulse width modulation (PWM) scheme is used to extract the shoot-through pulses. The characteristics of the proposed topology are also compared with different existing topologies along with the conventional modified capacitor assisted Z-source inverter (MCA-ZSI), whose boost factor is much closer to the proposed topology. Rigorous mathematical analyses are presented to clearly demonstrate the benefits of the proposed topology while simulation studies are carried out to demonstrate its distinct features as compared to the existing topology. Finally, experimental studies are conducted to further validate the theoretical and simulation results.

scholarly journals Algorithim to control output voltage and reduce the ripple of input current in quasi switched boost inverter

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. first
Author(s):  
Xuan-Vinh Le ◽  
Duc-Minh Nguyen ◽  
Viet-Anh Truong ◽  
Thanh-Hai Quach
Keyword(s):  
Pulse Width ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Pulse Width Modulation ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Modulation Index ◽  
Duty Ratio ◽  
Electrical Systems ◽  
Boost Factor ◽  
Control Output ◽  
Current Ripple

In recent years, the quasi -switched boost inverter uses widely in electrical systems. This paper proposes a method to control the AC output voltage and reduce the current ripple of the booster inductor in the quasi-switched boost inverter (QSBI). The proposed technique base on carrier pulse width modulation with two triangles with phase shifts 90◦. This technique uses the offset function to expand the modulation index and the algorithm for output voltage stabilization based on the adjustment of the boost ratio. The modulation index expansion will reduce the stress voltage on the switches by an average of 16.5% under the simulated conditions. The boost factor base on the short circuit time on the DC / DC booster and the inverter on the zero vectors. So, the duty ratio (of the boost DC / DC) can reduce by the short-circuit pulses that insert in the position of zero vectors, so the inverter is responsible for both boosting and inverting. The combination helps to reduce the current ripple on the boost inductor. Besides that, reducing the short-circuit ratio of DC / DC booster will also reduce the capacity of the booster switch and thereby reduce the production cost. The analysis clarifies the proposed technique. Simulations and experiments evaluate the proposed method.

scholarly journals A Modified Topology of a High Efficiency Bidirectional Type DC–DC Converter by Synchronous Rectification

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 1555
Author(s):  
Somalinga S S Sethuraman ◽  
KR. Santha ◽  
Lucian Mihet-Popa ◽  
C. Bharatiraja
Keyword(s):  
Energy Source ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Storage Systems ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Boost Converters ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Large Current ◽  
Synchronous Rectification ◽  
Step Down

A modified Topology to acquire high efficiency of a bidirectional method of DC–DC converter of non-isolated approach is proposed. The modified circuit involves four numbers of switches with their body diodes, passive elements as two inductors as well as a capacitor and the circuit arrangements double boost converters to progress the voltage gain. The input current of the proposed topology divided amongst the two dissimilar values of inductors produces greater efficiency. In the step-down mode, an apparent lessening in voltage gain and also enhanced efficiency can be realized in the recommended system by expending a synchronous rectification. The modified topology shields the technique for presentation of easy control configurations and is used for truncated output voltage with a large current of energy storage systems in the renewable applications as well as hybrid energy source electric vehicle applications. The simulation of the projected structure has been conducted through MATLAB/Simulink software and has been corroborated through a 12 V/180 V, 200 Watts experimental prototype circuit.

Municipal Heat Energy of Ukraine - Adaptation to Global Warming

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 552-568
Author(s):  
Borys Basok
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Energy Supply ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Adaptation To Climate Change ◽  
Basic And Applied Research

Rising global temperatures have exacerbated the problems of adaptation to climate change in various sectors of the economy, including municipal energy. Therefore, the task is to develop measures and mechanisms, the implementation of which will guarantee cost-effective comfortable and reliable heat and cold supply of buildings and structures in climate change. Experimental studies of heat transfer and monitoring of thermal regimes in enclosing structures and building elements were conducted with the development of innovative engineering systems for energy supply of a passive house of the "zero-energy" type. Experimental developments of innovative energy-efficient greenhouse gas-reducing technologies and equipment for energy supply systems of buildings have been performed and their architectural and construction solutions for adaptation to climate change have been optimized. In order to expand and deepen the theory and practice of improving the energy efficiency of buildings in the near future, the scientific priority and subject of basic and applied research have been identified. Developed adaptive to climate change innovative, energy efficient technologies and equipment of engineering systems of energy supply of buildings with the use of renewable energy sources can be used in the practice of energy supply of housing and communal services.

High Step-Up Boost-Fly-Back Converter with Soft Switching for Photovoltaic Applications

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950014
Author(s):  
Ghasem Haghshenas ◽  
Sayyed Mohammad Mehdi Mirtalaei ◽  
Hamed Mordmand ◽  
Ghazanfar Shahgholian
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Magnetic Core ◽  
Soft Switching ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Pv System ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications ◽  
Output Capacitor ◽  
Switch Voltage

In this paper, a novel high step-up single switch DC–DC converter with soft switching is presented. The main application of this converter is the connection of photovoltaic (PV) system to a 400[Formula: see text]V DC-bus. The proposed converter achieves high step-up voltage gain with small duty cycle by a combined boost and fly-back topology. Also, its switch voltage stress is lower than the output voltage. Besides, in the proposed converter, any auxiliary switch or magnetic core has not been used — therefore, the number of converter components has not been increased much in comparison with the conventional boost-fly-back converter. The operation principles of the converter and its theoretical operation waveforms are presented. In order to evaluate the theoretical analysis, a prototype of the converter is designed and experimentally implemented. The practical results are presented for a 100[Formula: see text]W boost-fly-back converter with input voltage of 40[Formula: see text]V and output voltage of 400[Formula: see text]V. Also, the output capacitor is designed to have less than 1% ripple on output voltage.

Performance Analysis of a Positive Output Voltage Dual Input DC–DC Converter for Hybrid Energy Application

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1850159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sivaprasad Athikkal ◽  
Gangavarapu Guru Kumar ◽  
Kumaravel Sundaramoorthy ◽  
Ashok Sankar
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Renewable Energy Sources ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Energy System ◽  
Voltage Regulation ◽  
Power Converter ◽  
Equivalent Series Resistance ◽  
Hybrid Energy ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Switching Devices

Renewable energy sources and storage devices are combined as a hybrid energy system to provide reliable electricity to the load. Naturally, such sources have distinct voltage–current characteristics. In this paper, a dual input positive output voltage DC–DC converter is used as power electronic interface for integration of the above nature of sources. Different modes of operation of the above converter such as buck, boost and buck–boost are discussed with necessary circuit and equations. A detailed current and voltage stress analysis of various switching devices available in the converter is also discussed. This analysis helps to select the switching devices in an optimized and cost-effective manner. The effect of equivalent series resistance of such storage elements on the output voltage is investigated in detail. The MATLAB simulation of the power converter is carried out, and a prototype of the converter is also fabricated. A power control strategy is proposed for the power converter with the objective of voltage regulation during the load side and source side disturbances. Different experimental analyses of the fabricated converter in the laboratory environment have been conducted, and the test results are presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Robust Digital Control for Interleaved PFC Boost Converter Using Approximate 2DOF

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-194
Author(s):  
Yuki Satake ◽  
Hiroyuki Furuya ◽  
Yohei Mochizuki ◽  
Yuji Fukaishi ◽  
Kohji Higuchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Factor ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Sudden Change ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Buck Converter ◽  
Digital Controller ◽  
Step Response ◽  
Duty Ratio

In recent years, improving of power factor and reducing harmonic distortion in electrical instruments are needed. In general, a current conduction mode boost converter is used for active PFC (Power Factor Correction). In a PFC boost converter, if a duty ratio, a load resistance and an input voltage are changed, the dynamic characteristics are varied greatly. This is the prime reason of difficulty of controlling the interleaved PFC boost converter. In this paper, a robust digital controller for suppressing the change of step response characteristics and variation of output voltage at a DC-DC buck converter load sudden change with high power factor and low harmonic is proposed. Experimental studies using a micro-processor for controller demonstrate that the proposed digital controller is effective to improve power factor and to suppress output voltage variation.

scholarly journals Non-Isolated Interleaved Hybrid Boost Converter for Renewable Energy Applications

Energies ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
Girish Ganesan Ramanathan ◽  
Naomitsu Urasaki
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Duty Ratio ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Solar Panels ◽  
Boost Converters ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Complex Design ◽  
Interleaved Structure ◽  
Converter Topology

DC-DC boost converters are necessary to extract power from solar panels. The output voltage from these panels is far lower than the utility voltage levels. One of the main functions of the boost converter is to provide a considerable step-up gain to interface the panel to the utility lines. There are several techniques used to boost the low panel voltage. Some of the issues faced by these topologies are a high duty ratio operation, complex design with multiple active switches and discontinuous input current that affects the power drawn from the panel. This paper presents a boost converter topology that combines the advantages of an interleaved structure, a voltage lift capacitor and a passive voltage multiplier network. A mathematical analysis of the proposed converter during its various modes of operation is presented. A 100 W prototype of the proposed converter is designed and tested. The prototype is controlled by a PIC16F18455 microcontroller. The converter is capable of achieving a gain of 10 without operating at extremely high duty ratios. The voltage stress of the switch is far lower than the maximum output voltage.

scholarly journals Analysis of loss distribution of Conventional Boost, Z-source and Y-source Converters for wide power and voltage range

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brwene Salah Gadalla ◽  
Erik Schaltz ◽  
Yam Siwakoti ◽  
Frede Blaabjerg
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Input Voltage ◽  
Industrial Applications ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Boost Converters ◽  
Voltage Range ◽  
High Voltage Gain ◽  
Simulation Results

Boost converters are needed in many applications which require the output voltage to be higher than the input voltage. Recently, boost type converters have been applied for industrial applications, and hence it has become an interesting topic of research. Many researchers proposed different impedance source converters with their unique advantages as having a high voltage gain in a small range of duty cycle ratio. However, the thermal behaviour of the semiconductor devices and passive elements in the impedance source converter is an important issue from a reliability point of view and it has not been investigated yet. Therefore, this paper presents a comparison between the conventional boost, the Z-source, and the Y-source converters based on a thermal evaluation of the semiconductors. In addition, the three topologies are also compared with respect to their efficiency. In this study the results show that the boost converter has higher efficiency than the Zsource and Y-source converter for these specific voltage gain of 2 and 4. The operational principle, mathematical derivations, simulation results and final comparisons are presented in this paper.

scholarly journals Simulation and Steady State Analysis of a Non-isolated Diode Rectifier-fed DC-DC Boost Converter with High Static Voltage Gain

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (03) ◽  
pp. 20-25
Author(s):  
V. Girija and Dr. D. Mural
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Current Mode ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Duty Ratio ◽  
Switching Frequency ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Voltage Profile ◽  
Sinusoidal Input ◽  
Bridge Rectifier

This paper presents the simulation and analysis of a non-isolated step-up DC-DC converter operating in continuous inductor current mode with fixed switching frequency. The proposed converter proves better steady state performance in terms of improved voltage gain compared to the conventional boost configuration. The suggested two stage converter topology is fed by an uncontrolled diode bridge rectifier for which the sinusoidal input AC voltage is (50/ 2 ) V (rms). The design of the converter is such that the input AC voltage of (50/ 2 ) V (rms) is stepped up to around 256 V (DC) at the load end for the duty ratio value of 0.8. The performance of the proposed converter configuration is validated through simulation in Matlab/Simulink platform. The open-loop configuration provides higher constant output voltage profile compared to the conventional boost topology. The output voltage and current profiles show reduced settling time with almost no overshoot. The output voltage ripple is reduced to lower value. The suggested configuration ensures that the voltage-current stress across the switches is also reduced.

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