DC/DC pre-regulator for input current ripple reduction and efficiency improvement

Electric Power Systems Research

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2048-2055

  Ramos Paja, C A ^a   Arango, E ^a   Giral, R ^b   Saavedra Montes, A J ^a   Carrejo, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c TOTAL   (France)

Author keywords

Boost regulator; Efficiency improvement; Interleaved converters; Pre regulator; Ripple mitigation

Indexed keywords

BOOST REGULATORS; EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT; INTERLEAVED CONVERTERS; PRE-REGULATOR; RIPPLE MITIGATION;

EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELLS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 79960984869     PISSN: 03787796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsr.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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