A comparative performance study of an interleaved boost converter using commercial SI and SIC diodes for PV applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 289-299

  Ho, Carl Ngai Man ^a   Breuninger, Hannes ^a,b   Pettersson, Sami ^a   Escobar, Gerardo ^a   Canales, Francisco ^a  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b Brose ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Diode; interleaved boost converter (IBC); MOSFET; photovoltaic (PV); power semiconductor; SiC

Indexed keywords

INTERLEAVED BOOST CONVERTERS; MOS-FET; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER SEMICONDUCTORS; SIC;

ENERGY CONVERSION; POWER ELECTRONICS; SCHOTTKY BARRIER DIODES; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE;

DIODES;

EID: 84866508344     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2197830     Document Type: Article

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