Abstract
AbstractIn this paper, a new high‐gain quadratic boost DC‐DC converter is proposed for a DC microgrid. The converter has a voltage multiplier cell made up of switched inductors to obtain a high voltage at the output. It has a common ground and continuous input current, which makes the converter feasible for renewable energy and DC microgrid applications. The proposed topology consists of a single switch which makes the control simple. The converter achieves a gain of four times the traditional quadratic boost converter and can also operate in continuous and discontinuous conduction modes. The voltage stress across the switch and all the other passive components is less than the output voltage. The variation of voltage gain in the case of parasitic resistances is also shown. The reliability analysis of the proposed converter using Markov modeling is also presented by considering both open‐circuit and short‐circuit faults across the semiconductor devices. A 200 W prototype of the converter is also prepared and the hardware results of the converter are also presented in the paper. The converter operates at high efficiency of 96% at 100 W output power operation. The variation of reliability with different converter parameters like the duty cycle and the input voltage is also discussed in the paper. The experimental results in fault conditions are also shown.
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