• DocumentCode
    1887297
  • Title

    Issues with low-input-voltage boost converter design

  • Author

    Kimball, Jonathan W. ; Flowers, T.L. ; Chapman, P.L.

  • Author_Institution
    Illinois Univ., Urbana, IL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    20-25 June 2004
  • Firstpage
    2152
  • Abstract
    This paper addresses boost converter circuits that are built for very low input voltages, i.e. less than 1 V. Such circuits can be useful for single-cell solar and fuel cell power supplies. Important issues are physical size, high conversion ratio, efficiency, and startup. Several experimental studies show the impact of these issues. A startup technique is proposed that works for arbitrarily low input voltages.
  • Keywords
    fuel cells; power convertors; power supply circuits; solar cells; fuel cell power supply; low-input-voltage boost converter design; single-cell solar; Batteries; Circuits; Consumer electronics; DC-DC power converters; Fuel cells; Inductors; Low voltage; Photovoltaic cells; Power supplies; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2004. PESC 04. 2004 IEEE 35th Annual
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8399-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.2004.1355452
  • Filename
    1355452