High step‐up DC–DC converter with coupled inductor suitable for renewable applications

In this study, a new non-isolated high step-up DC-DC converter is presented with high-voltage gain which is suitable for renewable applications. The proposed converter uses coupled inductor and voltage multiplier cell (diode capacitor) for increasing the voltage level. The voltage gain of the proposed converter can be increased by selecting the appropriate turns ratio of coupled inductor. Voltage multiplier cell consists of two diodes and two capacitors which are used to obtain high-voltage gain. The diode-capacitor cell is used as a clamp circuit, which leads to reducing the voltage stress across the semiconductors. The proposed converter has a single power switch which causes the control of the proposed converter is simple. Also, the power switch is used with lower ON-state resistant ( R DS-ON ). The zero-current switching of the diode is obtained in OFF state. Therefore, the conduction losses are decreased with lower normalised voltage stress across semiconductors. To prove the performance of the proposed converter, theoretical analysis and comparison with other converters are provided. To confirm the benefits of the proposed converter, a laboratory prototype with 20 V input voltage, 200 V output voltage and about 200 W power level at operating 25 kHz is built and tested.

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