
After completing this course, you will be able to derive and analyse a novel high gain dc-dc converter
Explore advanced high-gain dc-dc converter design using techniques such as reduction of redundant power processing, integration, and replacement.
Explore steady-state analysis of a switched-inductor quadratic boost converter, apply volt-second and ampere-second balance to derive the conversion ratio, showing the gain equals ((1+d)/(1-d))^2.
Explore the steady-state analysis of switched inductor-capacitor based quadratic boost converters, deriving the voltage gain and conversion ratio using the second balance principle, achieving up to eightfold gain at d=0.5.
Simulate a high-gain dc-dc converter using the switched-inductor quadratic boost topology in MATLAB Simulink, yielding 72 V from 12 V with a 50% duty cycle and 1.3 Ω load.
Discover how high gain dc-dc converters enable shipboard power systems and electric vehicle architectures by interfacing power generation, energy storage, and propulsion with a dc link.
Explore high gain dc-dc converters powering grid-connected renewable energy systems, boosting low PV outputs to a stable dc bus for microgrids, automotive headlamps, and x-ray tubes.
In this course, you will get an idea about high-gain dc-dc converters. Still, now there is no alternative to a conventional boost converter. There is a lot of scope in the derivation of a high step-up/high gain dc-dc converter. Recently, most of the power conditioning unit in many applications needs high-gain DC-DC converters to meet the required level of voltage. High-gain DC-DC converter has passive (inductor and capacitor) and active (semiconductor devices) components. You will learn how various high-gain dc-dc converter topologies are derived in the literature. Methodologies incorporated for the derivation of high gain converter by considering conventional boost converter as a base will be discussed. Techniques used for the derivation are replacement, integration, incorporation, and RRPP (Reduced Redundant Power Processing). Steady-state analysis of two high step-up converters with high gain cells will be analyzed and a voltage conversion ratio will be derived. Voltage-second balance principle is applied to derive the gain of the converter. The theoretical evaluation of those two topologies is validated using MATLAB/Simulink. The design of a high-gain dc-dc converter will be studied. High-gain DC-DC converter plays a vital role in Renewable energy, Medical, Lighting, avionics, transportation, Telecom, and electronic gadgets. Various applications of high-gain dc-dc converter will be explored by identifying its significance.