High-efficiency dc-dc converter with high voltage gain and reduced switch stress

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 354-364

  Wai, Rong Jong ^a   Lin, Chung You ^a   Duan, Rou Yong ^b   Chang, Yung Ruei ^c  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Coupled inductor; DC DC converter; Fuel cell; Proton exchange membrane; Reverse recovery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC INDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SURGES; ELECTRIC SWITCHES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

COUPLED INDUCTOR; HIGH VOLTAGE GAIN; LEAKAGE INDUCTOR; SWITCH STRESS; SWITCH SURGE VOLTAGE;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 33947377529     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2006.888794     Document Type: Article

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