DocumentCode
2543037
Title
Applications and market analysis of DC-DC converters
Author
Mitchell, S.D. ; Ncube, S.M. ; Owen, T.G. ; Rashid, M.H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
fYear
2008
fDate
20-22 Dec. 2008
Firstpage
887
Lastpage
891
Abstract
This paper investigates the basic principles of operation of DC-DC converters and their applications. A market analysis was performed. This work was performed to determine the significance of DC-DC converters on the power electronic market. Research was further performed to focus on how buck-boost converters are used in everyday life along with their benefits and shortcomings when designed.
Keywords
DC-DC power convertors; DC-DC converters; buck-boost converters; Application software; Choppers; Circuits; DC-DC power converters; Insulated gate bipolar transistors; Power electronics; Propulsion; Switches; Switching converters; Voltage; Buck-boost Converter; DC-DC power conversion; Effective Efficiency; Road vehicle electric propulsion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2008. ICECE 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Dhaka
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2014-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2015-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICECE.2008.4769337
Filename
4769337
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