As the costs of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) panels continue to decrease, the use of PV-based solar energy systems is seen in rise across the globe. This paper proposes an asymmetrical DC-DC converter for standalone solar energy systems. The converter is developed to control modularized PV panels with a combination of soft-switching, flyback-forward, high-step-up voltage ratio, and fault tol...

In most modern PFC circuits, to lower the input current harmonics and improve the input power factor, designers have historically used a boost topology. The boost topology can operate in the Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM), Discontinuous Conduction Mode (DCM), or Critical Conduction Mode. Most PFC applications using the boost topology are designed to operate over the universal input AC voltage...

A general model of the mul t ip l e winding transformer and coupled inductor i s presented, in which all parameters can b e directly measured. The approach is suitable f o r all winding geometries, and s i m p l i f y i n g approximations can be easily made. This model can be applied in determination of c r o s s regulation, current ripple, and s m a l l s i g n a l dynamics of multiple-output ...

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) have been widely used for various lighting applications. A high power factor single-stage single-switch driver can be used to supply LEDs without using an electrolytic capacitor. By integrating the single-ended primary inductor converter (SEPIC) and flyback converter, LED driver could achieve nearly a unity power factor and low total harmonic distortion (THD). Since...

This paper presents an interleaved active-clamping zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) forward-flyback converter without an output choke. The presented topology has two active-clamping circuits with two separated transformers. Because of the interleaved operation of the converter, the output current ripple will be reduced. The proposed converter can approximately share the total load current between t...

With the increasing demand for power from the ac line and more stringent limits for power quality, power factor correction has gained great attention in recent years. A variety of circuit topologies and control methods have been developed for the PFC application. While the discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) converters such as boost and flyback converters are well suited for low power applicati...

The devices such as diode and thyristor are generally used in industrial, commercial and residential applications hence need to undergo rectification for their proper functioning and operation. They are connected to the grid comprising of non-linear loads and thus have non-linear input characteristics, which results in production of non-sinusoidal line current. Due to the increasing demand of t...

This paper presents the system for evaluation of a depletion-mode silicon carbide (SiC) power junction field-effect transistor (JFET). The main part of the system is a dc-dc step-down converter which simulates realistic operating conditions of switching devices in a synchronous buck configuration. In order to ensure a proper operation of the synchronous buck converter test board, a precise time...