A New Zero Voltage Transition Quadratic High Step-Up Converter with Leakage Inductance Energy Recovery for Photovoltaic Applications
Subject Areas : Renewable energy
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Abstract :
In this paper, a high step-up converter with leakage inductance energy recovery and zero voltage switching operation for both switches is presented. The auxiliary circuit not only uses the leakage inductance energy to increase voltage gain but also reduces switching and conduction losses of the semiconductor devices. The auxiliary circuit has only one snubber capacitor and one auxiliary switch, and the circuit capacitors are used as clamp capacitors. The low voltage stress of the switches makes it possible to use cheaper switches with more minor drain-source resistance. Also, the lifting voltage capacitor absorbs the leakage inductance energy. Due to zero voltage switching of switches, there are no capacitive turn-on losses, and due to switching off the diodes at zero-current conditions, the reverse recovery problem is solved in them, so the conduction losses of the converter are significantly reduced. On the other hand, the ripple input current in the converter has been dramatically reduced, which makes it very suitable for use in photovoltaic systems. The converter is implemented at 200 W and 350V output and the practical results confirm the theoretical analyzes.