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Kamran Karimi1, Vafa Marzang2, Mehran Karimi3

  • 1Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, 51666-16471, Iran. k.karimi99@ms.tabrizu.ac.ir.

Scientific Reports
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This study introduces a novel non-isolated quadratic high-step-up DC-DC converter. It achieves high voltage gain with reduced losses using coupled inductors and soft switching, verified by a prototype.

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