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Interleaved Multistage Step-Up Topologies with Voltage Multiplier Cells

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  • Ahmad Alzahrani

    (Electrical Engineering Department, Najran University, Najran 66446, Saudi Arabia)

  • Pourya Shamsi

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA)

  • Mehdi Ferdowsi

    (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65401, USA)

Abstract

This paper proposes a family of high-voltage-gain step-up dc-dc converters for photovoltaic integration application. The proposed converters are capable of converting the low voltage from input sources to a dc bus. The proposed family is constructed of interleaved single-switch multistage boost converters and voltage multiplier cells (VMC). The proposed converters feature low voltage stress across the components, equal current sharing among all phases, and a smooth input current. Moreover, the proposed family of converters has a modular structure in both the VMC and the boost stage. That is, the VMC can have N number of cells, and the boost stage can have k number of stages. The k can be different in each phase, allowing the designers to integrate two independent renewable energy sources with different output voltages. An example converter was explained, analyzed, and simulated. An 80 W hardware prototype was implemented to confirm the converter’s operation and validate the analysis.

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  • Ahmad Alzahrani & Pourya Shamsi & Mehdi Ferdowsi, 2020. "Interleaved Multistage Step-Up Topologies with Voltage Multiplier Cells," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(22), pages 1-18, November.
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