Quadratic flying-capacitor Boost Converter and comparative evaluation

  • Kunal Kundanam
  • , Yan Zhang
  • , Jinjun Liu
  • , Zhuo Dong
  • , Xinying Li

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Abstract

The photovoltaic (PV) grid-connected power system in the residential applications is becoming a fast growing segment due to the shortage of the fossil fuel energy and the great environmental pollution. A new research trend in the residential generation system is to employ the PV parallel connected configuration rather than the series-connected configuration to satisfy the safety requirements and to make full use of the PV generated power. This paper mainly investigates and compares four dc-dc converters i.e. Conventional Boost Converter (CBC), Quadratic Boost Converter (QBC), Flying Capacitor Boost Converter (FCBC) and a new high step-up dc-dc converter in wide range power conversion from the aspects of silicon devices, passive components requirements, efficiency and cost. In the proposed topology a high voltage gain is achieved at relatively low duty ratio. Moreover, the stress on the power switches and the inductor size is reduced, which means the cost and the losses is minimized.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, IFEEC - ECCE Asia 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1314-1321
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781509051571
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2017
Event3rd IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, IFEEC - ECCE Asia 2017 - Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Province of China
Duration: 3 Jun 20177 Jun 2017

Publication series

Name2017 IEEE 3rd International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, IFEEC - ECCE Asia 2017

Conference

Conference3rd IEEE International Future Energy Electronics Conference and ECCE Asia, IFEEC - ECCE Asia 2017
Country/TerritoryTaiwan, Province of China
CityKaohsiung
Period3/06/177/06/17

Keywords

  • Boost Converter
  • DC-DC Converter
  • High Step-up
  • Low Cost and High Efficiency
  • photovoltaic

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