scholarly journals Design and Implementation of a New Cuk-Based Step-Up DC–DC Converter

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (21) ◽  
pp. 6975
Author(s):  
Hossein Gholizadeh ◽  
Saman A. Gorji ◽  
Ebrahim Afjei ◽  
Dezso Sera
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
The Other ◽  
Input Current ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Power Losses ◽  
Cuk Converter ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Simulation Results

This study proposes a novel modified Cuk converter. The proposed converter attempts to resolve the limitations of the conventional converters, such as voltage gain limitations of a canonical Cuk converter. Therefore, the mentioned improvement has made the proposed converters more compatible for renewable energy applications. Moreover, the increase of the voltage gain in the proposed converter has not impacted the efficiency or the voltage stress of the switches, which is common in other voltage boosting techniques, such as cascading methods. Furthermore, the advantages of a Cuk converter, such as continuity of the input current, have been maintained. The average voltage/current stresses of the semiconductor devices and various types of power losses have been calculated and compared with the existing topologies. Moreover, the non-ideal voltage gain of the proposed converters was compared with the other high step-up topologies. Eventually, the simulation results with PLECS, along with the experiments on an 120 W prototype, have been presented for validation.

scholarly journals Numerical Optimization of Switching Ripples in the Double Dual Boost Converter through the Evolutionary Algorithm L-SHADE

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 1911
Author(s):  
Alma Rodríguez ◽  
Avelina Alejo-Reyes ◽  
Erik Cuevas ◽  
Héctor R. Robles-Campos ◽  
Julio C. Rosas-Caro
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithm ◽  
Output Voltage ◽  
Pulse Width Modulation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Energy Applications ◽  
Duty Cycles ◽  
Population Reduction ◽  
Adaptive Differential Evolution

Power-electronics based converters are essential circuits in renewable energy applications such as electricity generated with photovoltaic panels. The research on the field is getting increasing attention due to climate change problems and their possible attenuation with the use of renewable energy. Mathematical models of the converters are being used to optimize several aspects of their operation. This article is dedicated to optimizing (through the mathematical model and an evolutionary algorithm) the operation of a state-of-the-art converter. The converter, which is composed of two parts or phases, is controlled by pulse width modulation with two switching signals (one for each phase). The converter provides by itself low switching ripple in both the output voltage and the input current, which is beneficial for renewable energy applications. In the traditional operation, one of the switching signals has an algebraic dependence on the other one. This article proposes a new way to select the duty cycle for both signals. In the proposed method, duty cycles of both phases are considered independent of each other; this provides an extra degree of freedom; on the other hand, this produce that the possible combinations of duty cycles which produce a certain voltage gain is infinite, it becomes a problem with infinite possible solutions. The proposed method utilizes the a linear success-history based adaptive differential evolution with linear population reduction, also called L-SHADE algorithm for simplicity, to find the two duty cycles that achieve the desired voltage gain and to minimize the converters switching ripple. The obtained results are compared with the former operation of the converter; the proposed operation achieves a lower output voltage ripple while achieving the desired operation (voltage gain).

scholarly journals Modified Cascaded Z-Source High Step-Up Boost Converter

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1932
Author(s):  
Navid Salehi ◽  
Herminio Martínez-García ◽  
Guillermo Velasco-Quesada
Keyword(s):  
High Voltage ◽  
Boost Converter ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Input Current ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Low Input ◽  
High Voltage Gain ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Photovoltaic Applications ◽  
Current Ripple

To improve the voltage gain of step-up converters, the cascaded technique is considered as a possible solution in this paper. By considering the concept of cascading two Z-source networks in a conventional boost converter, the proposed topology takes the advantages of both impedance source and cascaded converters. By applying some modifications, the proposed converter provides high voltage gain while the voltage stress of the switch and diodes is still low. Moreover, the low input current ripple of the converter makes it absolutely appropriate for photovoltaic applications in expanding the lifetime of PV panels. After analyzing the operation principles of the proposed converter, we present the simulation and experimental results of a 100 W prototype to verify the proposed converter performance.

scholarly journals A New Bridgeless High Step-up Voltage Gain PFC Converter with Reduced Conduction Losses and Low Voltage Stress

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Lin ◽  
Faqiang Wang ◽  
Herbert H. C. Iu
Keyword(s):  
Output Voltage ◽  
Low Voltage ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
Simple Circuit ◽  
Voltage Stress ◽  
Circuit Structure ◽  
Power Switches ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Conduction Mode ◽  
Conventional Counterpart

Bridgeless power factor correction (PFC) converters have a reduced number of semiconductors in the current flowing path, contributing to low conduction losses. In this paper, a new bridgeless high step-up voltage gain PFC converter is proposed, analyzed and validated for high voltage applications. Compared to its conventional counterpart, the input rectifier bridge in the proposed bridgeless PFC converter is completely eliminated. As a result, its conduction losses are reduced. Also, the current flowing through the power switches in the proposed bridgeless PFC converter is only half of the current flowing through the rectifier diodes in its conventional counterpart, therefore, the conduction losses can be further improved. Moreover, in the proposed bridgeless PFC converter, not only the voltage stress of power switches is lower than the output voltage, but the voltage stress of the output diodes is lower than the conventional counterpart. In addition, this proposed bridgeless PFC converter features a simple circuit structure and high PFC performance. Finally, the proposed bridgeless PFC converter is analyzed and designed in the discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). The simulation results are presented to verify the effectiveness of the proposed bridgeless PFC converter.

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