A compact nX DC-DC converter for photovoltaic power systems

Author

Fang Zheng Peng ; Gebben, Matthew L. ; Baoming Ge

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

15-19 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

4780

Lastpage

4784

Abstract

A compact nX dc-dc converter-based PV power system is proposed to perform the power electronic interface with small size, light weight, low cost, high efficiency, and suitable for high temperature of solar power. The 1-kW 8X dc-dc converter prototype is built to investigate its performances, including size, weight, voltage gain, and efficiency. The results verify the 8X dc-dc converter best suitable for PV power system, due to its small size (7 inches length by 3 inches width), light weight, and high efficiency (no need for special heat sink) larger than 98%, and the magnetic-less design provides an excellent candidate in application to high temperature of solar power.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; photovoltaic power systems; solar power stations; PV power system; compact nX dc-dc converter; high temperature; magnetic-less design; photovoltaic power systems; power 1 kW; power electronic interface; size 3 inch; size 7 inch; solar power; voltage gain; Capacitors; Inverters; Power systems; Prototypes; Switches; Virtual private networks; compact converter; dc-dc converter; magnetic-less converter; nX converter; photovoltic power system;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2013.6647343

Filename

6647343