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High step-up cascaded DC-DC converter integrating coupled inductor and passive snubber

Pan, Quanyou; Liu, Hongchen; Wheeler, Pat; Wu, Fengjiang

Authors

Quanyou Pan

Hongchen Liu

Fengjiang Wu



Abstract

A new high step-up cascaded DC-DC converter is proposed in this study, which is composed of one cascaded boost converter, one diode-capacitor structure and a coupled inductor with extended voltage-doubling cell. The proposed converter can achieve high-voltage gain by adjusting the duty cycle and the turns ratio of the coupled inductor, which avoids the circuit operating at the extreme duty cycle. Moreover, a passive clamped circuit is utilised to decrease the voltage stresses on the power devices and absorb the energy of leakage inductance of the coupled inductor to increase voltage gain. Thus, it reduces the conduction losses and alleviates the reverse-recovery problem of diodes. In conclusion, the proposed converter can achieve high-voltage gain and improve efficiency. The operating principle and steady-state analysis of the proposed converter is illustrated in detail in this study. Finally, experimental results of a prototype circuit with input voltage 40 V, output voltage 300 V and output power 200 W are presented to verify the analysis results of the proposed converter.

Citation

Pan, Q., Liu, H., Wheeler, P., & Wu, F. (2019). High step-up cascaded DC-DC converter integrating coupled inductor and passive snubber. IET Power Electronics, 12(9), 2414-2423. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5706

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jun 12, 2019
Online Publication Date Jul 12, 2019
Publication Date Aug 7, 2019
Deposit Date Nov 20, 2024
Journal IET Power Electronics
Electronic ISSN 1755-4543
Publisher Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 12
Issue 9
Pages 2414-2423
DOI https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5706
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/35447184
Publisher URL https://ietresearch.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1049/iet-pel.2018.5706