High-efficiency fuel cell power conditioning system with input current ripple reduction

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 826-834

  Kwon, Jung Min ^a   Kim, Eung Ho ^a   Kwon, Bong Hwan ^a   Nam, Kwang Hee ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Current ripple reduction; Current fed push pull converter; Voltage doubler rectifier

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; POWER CONVERTERS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CELL POWER; CONVENTIONAL CURRENTS; CURRENT RIPPLE REDUCTION; CURRENT STRESS; CURRENT-FED PUSH-PULL CONVERTER; EXTERNAL COMPONENTS; FULL LOADS; FULL-BRIDGE INVERTERS; HIGH EFFICIENCIES; HIGH VOLTAGES; INPUT CURRENT RIPPLES; INPUT CURRENTS; INPUT-VOLTAGE RANGES; RIPPLE CURRENTS; VOLTAGE CONVERSION RATIOS; VOLTAGE-DOUBLER RECTIFIER;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 63149110870     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.2004393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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