Experimental verification of an improved soft-switching cascade boost converter


Genc N., Koç Y.

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH, cilt.149, ss.1-9, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 149
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.epsr.2017.04.015
  • Dergi Adı: ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-9
  • Van Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A soft switching cascade DC-DC boost converter is proposed in this paper. The proposed cascade single switch converter has a higher step-up voltage gain and a wider turn-of period compared to classical boost converters, which tend to have a problem of narrow turn-of periods at higher output voltages. To reduce the switching losses, an auxiliary circuit was also added to the converter. It has a simple structure with only one main switch, one auxiliary switch and the minimum number of diodes. The proposed soft switching method enables the main switch to turn on at zero-voltage-transition (ZVT) and turn off at zero-voltage-switching (ZVS). Furthermore, the auxiliary switch and diodes are soft-switched thanks to this method. All semiconductor components operate under soft-switching, safe from any additional voltage and current stresses. The study presents the design considerations for the proposed converter, along with principle operations of the topology in a single switching period. Finally, experimental results, which were obtained on a laboratory prototype rated at300 W, are also presented in the paper. The results show that the proposed cascade boost converter can be operated successfully in soft-switching operation for a variety of input voltages and a relatively wider load range, even at higher voltage outputs. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.