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Two-boosting-staged single-switched ultrahigh step-up topology with continuous input current and reduced voltage
Hossein Shayeghi1, Reza Mohajery2, Farzad Sedaghati2
1Energy Management Research Centre, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran. hshayeghi@gmail.com.
Scientific Reports
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