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A Multistage DC-DC Step-Up Self-Balanced and Magnetic Component-Free Converter for Photovoltaic Applications: Hardware Implementation

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  • Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa)

  • Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

    (Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Johannesburg, PO Box 524, Auckland Park, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa)

  • Frede Blaabjerg

    (Centre for Reliable Power Electronics (CORPE), Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark)

Abstract

This article presents a self-balanced multistage DC-DC step-up converter for photovoltaic applications. The proposed converter topology is designed for unidirectional power transfer and provides a doable solution for photovoltaic applications where voltage is required to be stepped up without magnetic components (transformer-less and inductor-less). The output voltage obtained from renewable sources will be low and must be stepped up by using a DC-DC converter for photovoltaic applications. 2 K diodes and 2 K capacitors along with two semiconductor control switch are used in the K-stage proposed converter to obtain an output voltage which is (K + 1) times the input voltage. The conspicuous features of proposed topology are: (i) magnetic component free (transformer-less and inductor-less); (ii) continuous input current; (iii) low voltage rating semiconductor devices and capacitors; (iv) modularity; (v) easy to add a higher number of levels to increase voltage gain; (vi) only two control switches with alternating operation and simple control. The proposed converter is compared with recently described existing transformer-less and inductor-less power converters in term of voltage gain, number of devices and cost. The application of the proposed circuit is discussed in detail. The proposed converter has been designed with a rated power of 60 W, input voltage is 24 V, output voltage is 100 V and switching frequency is 100 kHz. The performance of the converter is verified through experimental and simulation results.

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  • Mahajan Sagar Bhaskar & Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban & Frede Blaabjerg, 2017. "A Multistage DC-DC Step-Up Self-Balanced and Magnetic Component-Free Converter for Photovoltaic Applications: Hardware Implementation," Energies, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-28, May.
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    1. Sabzali, Ahmad J. & Ismail, Esam H. & Behbehani, Hussain M., 2015. "High voltage step-up integrated double Boost–Sepic DC–DC converter for fuel-cell and photovoltaic applications," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 82(C), pages 44-53.
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