A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications

A current fed two-inductor boost converter is combined with a low frequency unfolder stage to produce a Module Integrated Converter (MIC) for photovoltaic applications. A two-phase buck converter with an interphase transformer is modulated to produce a rectified sinusoid waveform as an input to the...

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Main Authors: Li, Q., Wolfs, Peter
Other Authors: Tapan Saha
Format: Conference Paper
Published: University of Queensland 2004
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32418
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description A current fed two-inductor boost converter is combined with a low frequency unfolder stage to produce a Module Integrated Converter (MIC) for photovoltaic applications. A two-phase buck converter with an interphase transformer is modulated to produce a rectified sinusoid waveform as an input to the fixed duty cycle two-inductor boost cell. The boost cell features an integrated magnetics approach to combine the two inductors and the transformer cores, non-dissipative snubbers to recover switching losses and silicon carbide output rectifiers. The MIC interfaces with the mains via an unfolder stage which uses optically driven mosfets as switching elements. Experimental results for a converter with an average power of 50 W are provided.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-324182017-10-02T02:27:48Z A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter Tapan Saha A current fed two-inductor boost converter is combined with a low frequency unfolder stage to produce a Module Integrated Converter (MIC) for photovoltaic applications. A two-phase buck converter with an interphase transformer is modulated to produce a rectified sinusoid waveform as an input to the fixed duty cycle two-inductor boost cell. The boost cell features an integrated magnetics approach to combine the two inductors and the transformer cores, non-dissipative snubbers to recover switching losses and silicon carbide output rectifiers. The MIC interfaces with the mains via an unfolder stage which uses optically driven mosfets as switching elements. Experimental results for a converter with an average power of 50 W are provided. 2004 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32418 University of Queensland fulltext
spellingShingle Li, Q.
Wolfs, Peter
A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title_full A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title_fullStr A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title_full_unstemmed A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title_short A current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
title_sort current fed two-inductor boost converter for grid interactive photovoltaic applications
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/32418