• Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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• v.29 no.7
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• pp.87-94
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• 2015

Recently, renewable energy sources are under the spotlight. due to the depletion of fossil fuels and environmental problem for the carbon dioxide. Among them, research on the Photovoltaic System using solar energy systems has been actively conducted. In this paper, we propose boosting the insulated DC/DC converter topologies Applied to soft-switching methods used in photovoltaic PCS. The proposed topology is of a type that combines a series of full-bridge converter and a boost converter, a full bridge converter and applying the insulation and soft switching system, the output voltage boost stage is carried out for the boost control. The proposed circuit validity was verified through the PSIM simulation and 5kW PV PCS Prototype and experiments.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers B
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.141-146
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• 2001

This paper presents a one digital controller two topology PWM DC-DC converter that controls, simultaneously, the separate Buck converter and boost converter with the different specification by using an inexpensive and efficient 8 bit micro-controller. One timer interrupt is used for the detection of output feedback voltage, and other two timer interrupts are used for the generation of PWM waveform for Buck and Boost converter. The control characteristics of one digital controller two topology PWM DC-DC converter is validated by experimental results.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers P
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.192-198
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• 2012

Switch losses directly affect the efficiency of power conversion systems and those have big differences according to the power consumed by load systems and the structures of power conversion circuits. In this paper, analyses for switch losses in DC link converter are performed based on the circuit structures of the DC/DC converter in photovoltaic generation system whose output power is varied according to the amount of solar radiation, temperature and partial shade on the solar modules. Boost converter is adopted as a DC link converter topology of the photovoltaic generation system and the loss analyses for the switches used in the boost converters are performed according to the circuit structures. Analyses like the things performed in this paper will be a prerequisite to designing the photovoltaic generation system whose output power is changed according to the environmental variations.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.327-331
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• 2003

This paper proposes a novel ZVZCS-PWM Boost Converter. It enables the main switch to be turned on and off with both zero voltage and zero current and the auxiliary switch to be turned on and off with ZCS, the rectify diode to be turned on and off with ZVS. Moreover, this converter is suitable for not on]y minority carrier device but also majority carrier device. The auxiliary resonant circuit of the proposed boost converter is placed out the main power path, therefore, there are no voltage/current stresses on the main switch and diode. The operation of the proposed boost converter is explained and analyzed theoretical and experimentally, from a prototype operating at 100kHz, with an input voltage rated at 50V.

• Journal of IKEEE
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• v.2 no.2 s.3
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• pp.255-262
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• 1998

The neural network can roughly be classified as the specialized control, indirect control and general schemes. Neural network is adopted for MPPT of solar array. And back propagation algorithm also is used to train neural network controller. We investigate the possibilities of $P_{max}$ control using the neural networks, and then we also examine about operating the solar cell at an optimal voltage comprise of temperature compensated voltage with boost converter. Proposed boost converter of MPPT system is studied by simulation and is implemented by using a microprocessor(80c196kc) which controls duty ratio of the boost converter.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2002.11d
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• pp.286-293
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• 2002

Photovoltaic systems normally use a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) technique to continuously deliver the highest possible power to the load when variations in the insolation and temperature occur. A simple method of tracking the maximum power points (MPPs) and forcing the boost converter system to operate close to these Points is presented through deriving small-signal model and transfer function of boost converter. This paper aims at modeling boost converter including equivalent series resistance of input reservoir capacitor by state-space-averaging method and PWM switch model. In the future, properly designed controller for compensation will be constructed in real system for maximum photovoltaic power tracking control.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2018.07a
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• pp.472-473
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• 2018

최근 무분별한 화석 연료 사용으로 인한 환경 문제가 대두되면서, 대체 에너지에 관한 연구가 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 본 논문에서는 고효율, 저소음, 연료의 유연성 및 친환경 등 높은 장래성을 함축하고 있는 연료 전지를 채택하였다. 하지만 일반적인 연료 전지는 24~48[V]의 낮은 출력 전압 특성을 가지고 있어, 수용가 측에서 요구하는 전압 레벨로 승압하기 위해 Boost Converter를 필요로 한다. 하지만 기존 Boost Converter 방식의 경우 고 승압에 있어 많은 어려움이 따른다. 본 논문에서는 문제의 해결 방안으로 두 대의 Boost Converter를 직렬 연결한 2-Stage 방식을 채택하여 고 승압을 이루었다. 또한 최적 효율이 되기 위한 전압 값을 도출하여, 효율적인 시스템 운영이 가능하였으며, PSIM Simulation을 통하여 검증하였다.

• Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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• 2012.07a
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• pp.177-178
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• 2012

In spite of its compactness and lightness, conventioan boost converter is not preferred for the charge applications. In this paper, a non-isolated boost converter topology for the Li-Ion battery suitable for fuel cell powered laptop computer is proposed and analyzed. The proposed converter has an additional inductor at the output to reduce the output ripple current and voltage. This feature makes it suitable for the charger application by eliminating the disadvantages of the conventional non-isolated boost converter mentioned above.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• v.4 no.3
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• pp.161-168
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• 2004

This paper presents a new circuit topology of high-frequency soft switching commutation boost type PWM chopper-fed DC-DC power converter with a loadside auxiliary passive resonant snubber. In the proposed boost type chopper-fed DC-DC power converter circuit operating under a principle of ZCS turn-on and ZVS turn-off commutation, the capacitor and inductor in the auxiliary passive resonant circuit works as the lossless resonant snubber. In addition to this, the voltage and current peak stresses of the power semiconductor devices as well as their di/dt or dv/dt dynamic stress can be effectively reduced by the single passive resonant snubber treated here. Moreover, it is proved that chopper-fed DC-DC power converter circuit topology with an auxiliary passive resonant snubber could solve some problems on the conventional boost type hard switching PWM chopper-fed DC-DC power converter. The simulation results of this converter are illustrated and discussed as compared with the experimental ones. The feasible effectiveness of this soft witching DC-DC power converter with a single passive resonant snubber is verified by the 5kW, 20kHz experimental breadboard set up to be built and tested for new energy utilization such as solar photovoltaic generators and fuel sell generators.

• The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.269-278
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• 2020

In this paper, two types of DC/DC converters in a hydrogen fuel cell hybrid railway vehicle system, which serve to charge high-voltage battery and supply power to an inverter for driving a driving motor, were compared and analyzed. A two-level interleaving boost converter and a three-level boost converter were compared and analyzed, and a theoretical design method was proposed to have an efficiency characteristic of over 95%. In addition, a digital controller design method considering the digital phase delay component of DSP (TMS320F28335) is presented. Finally, the validity of the theoretical design of the converter with 20kW power was verified through static and dynamic experiments respectively.