Single-switch Buck-boost Converter Research Articles

New single-switch buck–boost converter with continuous input/output currents and a wide conversion range

The main aim of this paper is to introduce a new high step-up/down buck-boost converter with a minimum number of switches which provides the benefit of having the continuity of the input/output current. This single-switch semi-quadratic converter is suitable for high step-up applications while being able to provide step-down voltage gains. Also, by applying some minor changes to the circuit elements, another single-switch buck-boost converter is suggested which has two operative outputs with different voltage gains. One of the outputs of this topology has quadratic buck-boost converter voltage gain which is appropriate for high step-up/step-down applications. The other output could vary from input voltage to minus infinity, ideally. After studying the steady-state operation of the proposed converters in Continuous Conduction Mode (C.C.M), the simulation results are presented. In addition, a comparison among related converters proposed in the literature is made. Finally, experimental results are evaluated by implementing a laboratory prototype of the proposed converter in both step-down and step-up modes. Theoretical, simulation, and experimental results are compatible with each other.

A non-inverting single-switch buck-boost converter based LED driver

<span lang="EN-US">This paper focuses on a single-switch buck-boost (SSBB) converter for light emitting diode (LED) lighting applications. The proposed LED driver with power factor correction (PFC) shows enhanced performance in terms of input power factor, efficiency and reduced voltage stress across the switch. The presented LED driver is operated in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). The input PFC is carried out using average current mode control (ACMC) and the controller is optimized using artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm. A hardware prototype of 50W LED driver with ACMC for PFC is implemented using a programmable interface circuit (PIC) microcontroller. The experimental results are presented and the performance is compared with a conventional buck boost LED driver. The proposed SSBB LED driver achieves an input power factor of 0.96 with an efficiency of 98%.</span>

New Single-Switch Buck–Boost Converter with Continuous Input/Output Currents and a Wide Conversion Range

New Single-Switch Buck–Boost Converter with Continuous Input/Output Currents and a Wide Conversion Range

Hybrid converter for electric vehicle battery charging with power quality features

The power factor correction converters for electric vehicle battery chargers result in higher conduction losses and reverse recovery losses when fed from low voltage supply line. To overcome the above problem, a hybrid switched capacitor Cuk converter based power factor correction converter is proposed which has high stepup gain and low-voltage stress across the switch. The converter offers a very significant efficiency improvement at low voltage supply line over the single-switch buck-boost converters (including fly-back, SEPIC and Cuk topologies) and conventional two-switch buck-boost cascaded converters. In this paper, the design and simulation of the proposed converter is carried out in continuous current mode (CCM). The modelling and simulation are done in Matlab-Simulink environment. The power quality indices like THDs (vTHD, iTHD), PF are evaluated to demonstrate the performance of the converter. The converter is evaluated both in steady state and transient conditions.

A novel buck-boost converter

A novel two switch converter is proposed for universal power input with power factor correction. With this topology, power stress and conduction loss will be decreased significantly compared with single switch Buck Boost converters (such as flyback, SEPIC, and Cuk) and conventional two switch Buck Boost converters. The converter can employ a smaller sized inductor and shows no inrush current problem compared with a Boost converter. Topology and operation principle are presented, and experimental results are given in detail.

Analysis and design of a low-stress buck-boost converter in universal-input PFC applications

In converters for power-factor-correction (PFC), the universal-input capability, i.e., the ability to operate from any ac line voltage world-wide, comes with a heavy penalty in terms of component stresses and losses, and with restrictions on the dc output voltage. In this paper, we propose a new two-switch topology, boost-interleaved buck-boost (BoIBB) converter, which can offer significant performance improvements over single-switch buck-boost converters (including flyback, SEPIC, or Cuk topologies) or other two-switch buck-boost converters in universal-input PFC applications. The paper presents an analysis of the converter operation and component stresses, as well as design guidelines. High efficiency (over 93%) throughout the universal-input ac line voltage range is demonstrated on an experimental 100-W, 200-V dc output, universal-input BOIBB PFC rectifier.