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
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