An improved topology of SEPIC converter with reduced output voltage ripple

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2377-2386

  Al Saffar, Mustafa A ^a   Ismail, Esam H ^a   Sabzali, Ahmad J ^a   Fardoun, Abbas A ^b  

^a Educational Shuwaikh   (Kuwait)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Active clamp; Continuous conduction mode (CCM); Dc Dc power conversion; Ripple reduction; Single ended primary inductor converter (SEPIC)

Indexed keywords

DC TRANSFORMERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; POWER CONVERTERS; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURE; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS;

ACTIVE CLAMP; CONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE (CCM); DC-DC POWER CONVERSION; RIPPLE REDUCTION; SINGLE-ENDED PRIMARY INDUCTOR CONVERTER (SEPIC);

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 57449114789     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2001916     Document Type: Article

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