Interleaved soft-switched active-clamped L-L type current-fed half-bridge DC-DC converter for fuel cell applications

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2009, Pages 9802-9815

  Rathore, Akshay K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; High frequency current fed DC DC Converter; Interleaved converter; Zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

CURRENT RATING; CURRENT-FED CONVERTER; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL CELL STACK; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; FULL-LOAD; HALF-BRIDGE; HIGH-FREQUENCY CURRENT; HIGH-FREQUENCY CURRENT-FED DC-DC CONVERTER; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE; INPUT SERIES; INTERLEAVED CONVERTERS; LIGHT LOADS; LOWER CONDUCTION LOSS; MAGNETIC COMPONENTS; OPERATING RANGES; OUTPUT VOLTAGE RIPPLE; PHASE SHIFTED; RECTIFIER DIODES; TURN-OFF VOLTAGE; VOLTAGE RATINGS; VOLTAGE VARIATION;

COST REDUCTION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; FUEL CELLS; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; SOFT SWITCHING; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 72049118834     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.10.028     Document Type: Article

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