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Electrical and Computer Engineering

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Theses/Dissertations

2014

5V 1A Output

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Buck Converter, Bowen Liu Dec 2014

Buck Converter, Bowen Liu

Electrical Engineering

The recent sustainable energy growth triggered a huge power electronics demand, specifically related to power conversion. My senior project is a design of a buck converter which steps down the voltage from photovoltaic cells ranging from 5 to 40V to a rechargeable battery with 5V. This converter has a high enough power efficiency to effectively convert the energy harnessed from PV panels.

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