In this paper, a DC-DC resonant converter with high voltage gain and small size is studied. To reduce the size and weight of this converter, the operating frequency should be as high as possible. In this research, the frequency changes from 120 to 200 kHz. Due to the high operating frequency, it is necessary to reduce the switching losses using soft switching methods. Resonant converters are su...

A new software tool for learning the dynamic behavior of power electronics circuits is developed for undergraduate students. This tool incorporates the merits of two well-known software packages, namely, the realistic time-domain simulation of PSpice and the parametric identification process of MatLab. Hence, without going through complicated mathematics, the students can easily obtain the tran...

In this work, a zero static error proportional controller for a two-cell DC-DC buck converter is synthesized and analyzed. Under a traditional proportional control scheme, the system presents a constant error of the current supplying the output load. As the proportional feedback gain is increased, the average static error decreases. However, sub-harmonic oscillations and chaotic behavior emerge...

This paper presents efficiency analysis of the power buffering in common voltage bus systems. Operation of the power buffering is briefly described with the power control experiments. The efficiency measurement setup and performed measurements from the charging and discharging events of the ultracapacitor module with the dc-dc converter are presented. As a result, the efficiency map of the dc-d...

---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract The interconnection of small modular devices such as photovoltaic, small wind turbines and storage devices ,commonly storage batteries to a Low Voltage distribution system leads to a new energy system known as the Microgrid. This paper presents the...

Conventional voltage mode control only offers limited performance for LLC series resonant DC-to-DC converters experiencing wide variations in operational conditions. When the existing voltage mode control is employed, the closed-loop performance of the converter is directly affected by unavoidable changes in power stage dynamics. Thus, a specific control design optimized at one particular opera...