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Arafa S Mansour¹, Al-Hassan H Amer², Elwy E El-Kholy²

¹Electrical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, 32511, Egypt. arafa.mansour@sh-eng.menofia.edu.eg.

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A novel non-isolated high-voltage gain DC/DC converter merges dual boost and switched inductor structures. This design achieves high efficiency and stability, suitable for renewable energy and medical applications.

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Electrical Engineering
Power Electronics

Background:

High-conversion ratio DC/DC converters are crucial for applications like photovoltaic systems and fuel cells.
Existing designs often face challenges with duty cycle limitations and efficiency at high voltage gains.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a new non-isolated high-voltage gain DC/DC converter design.
To address the need for high-conversion ratios with a reasonable duty cycle.

Main Methods:

The proposed converter combines a dual boost converter with a switched inductor structure.
Operation in discontinuous-current mode (DCM) with zero current switching for all components.
Theoretical analysis, including specifications and operational principles.

Main Results:

Achieves high output voltage gain and efficiency over a wide duty cycle range.
Features low switching stress and losses due to zero current switching.
Demonstrates continuous input current and stable operation.

Conclusions:

The proposed converter offers an effective solution for high-voltage gain requirements.
Its features, including efficiency, stability, and component stress, make it suitable for photovoltaic, x-ray, and fuel cell applications.
Experimental validation confirms the converter's performance and validity compared to existing designs.