A modified-time-sharing switching technique for multiple-input DC-DC converters

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4492-4502

  Onwuchekwa, Chimaobi N ^b   Kwasinski, Alexis ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Control systems; dc dc power conversion; energy harvesting; hybrid systems; microgrids; multiple input converter (MIC)

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; BOOST CONVERTER; BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER; CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY CIRCUITS (CDR CIRCUITS); CONTROLLERS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; SWITCHING; SWITCHING FUNCTIONS;

COMMON DUTY RATIOS; D.C.-D.C. POWER CONVERSIONS; DC/DC POWER CONVERSIONS; DUTY RATIOS; MICROGRID; MULTIPLE INPUT CONVERTERS; MULTIPLE-INPUT CONVERTER; SWITCHING STRATEGIES; SWITCHING TECHNIQUES; TIME-SHARING;

ENERGY HARVESTING;

EID: 84862992184     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2180740     Document Type: Article

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