Title :
High gain high power DC-DC converter for photovoltaic application
Author :
Revathi, B. Sri ; Prabhakar, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., VIT Univ., Chennai, India
Abstract :
This paper introduces a novel high gain DC-DC converter topology which can be used for photovoltaic (PV) applications. The proposed DC-DC converter consists of 3 interleaved boost converters and 2 voltage multiplier cells (VMC). The operating principle, characteristic waveforms, design details along with the simulation results prove the validity of the design and its superiority over existing converter topologies in terms of its ability to provide high voltage gain at higher power level and low device stress. The proposed topology is able to produce a voltage gain of 10 and deliver 3kW output power at 88% efficiency.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; voltage multipliers; DC-DC converter topology; VMC; interleaved boost converter; photovoltaic application; power 3 kW; voltage multiplier cell; Capacitors; Clamps; Inductors; Power generation; Renewable energy sources; Stress; Topology; High gain; PV systems; high power; interleaved boost converter; voltage multiplier cell;
Conference_Titel :
Emerging Research Areas and 2013 International Conference on Microelectronics, Communications and Renewable Energy (AICERA/ICMiCR), 2013 Annual International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kanjirapally
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5150-8
DOI :
10.1109/AICERA-ICMiCR.2013.6575958
