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Advanced Topologies Of High-Voltage-Gain Dc-Dc Boost Converters For Renewable Energy Applications, Ahmad Alzahrani
Advanced Topologies Of High-Voltage-Gain Dc-Dc Boost Converters For Renewable Energy Applications, Ahmad Alzahrani
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation proposes several advanced power electronic converters that are suitable for integrating low-voltage dc input sources, such as photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, to a high voltage dc bus in a 200 - 960 V dc distribution system. The proposed converters operate in the continuous conduction mode (CCM) and offer desirable features such as low-voltage stresses on components, continuous input currents, and the ability to integrate several independent dc input sources. First, a family of scalable interleaved boost converters with voltage multiplier cells (VMC) is introduced. Several possible combinations of Dickson and Cockcroft-Walton VMCs are demonstrated and compared in terms …