Performance Analysis and Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Validation of Single Switch High Voltage Gain DC-DC Converters for MPP Tracking in Solar PV System

This article presents a high-gain DC-to-DC converter with single switch, called the cubic converter, which provides very high voltage gain compared to existing topologies such as quadratic and conventional boost converter. The operation of proposed at lower duty ratio ensures lesser conduction losses. Various mathematical approaches are employed confirm higher improved efficiency (CBC) is (QBC) other converters discussed in literature. A generalized n th -order also derived. To test effectiveness QBC CBC circuits, Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) validation performed using Typhoon HIL 402 real-time emulator machine. Moreover, topology tested for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) solar photovoltaic (PV) array show its real-world scenario. detailed comparison between boost, presented dynamic partial shading conditions mode