Title :
Push-Pull DC-DC converter with planar transformer for PV applications
Author :
Pereira, Fernando ; Ferreira, Andre ; Sobrado, Vitor ; Martins, Alfredo ; Carvalho, Adriano
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
There is a trend toward increasing the performance of power electronics converters used in photovoltaic (PV) systems. This paper presents the design and implementation of a Push-Pull DC-DC converter prototype. This power converter typically integrates systems for photovoltaic applications due to high voltage conversion ratio. Is also presented the design of the high frequency planar transformer, which presents several advantages in relation to the conventional transformer.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; power electronics; power transformers; PV applications; high frequency planar transformer; high voltage conversion ratio; photovoltaic applications; photovoltaic systems; planar transformer; power electronics converters; push-pull DC-DC converter; Capacitance; Core loss; Inductance; Power transformers; Simulation; Transformer cores; Windings; Photovoltaic energy; Planar transformer; Push-pull DC-DC converters;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, IECON 2013 - 39th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vienna
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2013.6699300
