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DC–DC Converters Using a Boost-Half-Bridge Cell for Low-Voltage and Low-Power Applications

R. Anandaraj, G. Giftson Samuel, Venkatesh Kumar

Abstract


In this paper, Dc–Dc converters are proposed for low-voltage and low-power applications. A generalized converter is configured such that the boost-half-bridge (BHB) cells and voltage doublers are connected in parallel or in series to decrease the output voltage and/or the output power. In addition to reduced device voltage and current ratings by the connection, the proposed converter has the following features: high-step-up voltage gain with significantly reduced transformer turn ratio, high input current ripple due to interleaving effect, zero-voltage switching turn-ON of switches and zero-current switching turn-OFF of diodes, no additional clamping and start-up circuits required, high component availability and easy thermal distribution due to the use of multiple small components, and flexibility in device selection resulting in optimized design. A design guideline of determining the optimum circuit configuration for given output voltage and power level is presented.

Keywords


Active Clamping, Boost-Half-Bridge (BHB), High Step-Up, Multiphase, Soft-Switched

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