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An Analysis of Interleaved Boost Converter with LC Coupled Enhanced Soft Switching

R. Vijayabhasker1, S. Palaniswami2, V. Venkatesa Kumar3 and M. Newlin Raj Kumar3
  • 1 Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Anna University, India
  • 2 Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Government College of Engineering, Bodinayakkanur, India
  • 3 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Faculty of Information and Communication Engineering, Anna University, Regional Centre, Coimbatore, India

Abstract

An enhanced soft switching technique for an interleaved boost converter with Zero Current Switching (ZCS) and Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) during OFF and ON conditions of the main switches, that can drive large loads operated in duty cycle greater than 0.5 is proposed in this study. In this topology, auxiliary circuit is composed of resonant tank which is used to decrease the voltage stress on the main switches and a coupling capacitor is added additionally with minimum resonance which in-turn increases the life of operation of the converter. In this model, faster switching and suitable impedance matching is achieved with reduction in auxiliary circuit reactance that has contributed much increase in the overall performance. Coupled inductor in the boosting stage helps higher current sharing between the switches. The overall ripple and Total harmonics distortions are reduced in this technique without sacrificing the performance and efficiency of the converter. A simulation module constructed using "MATLAB Simulink" illustrates the better results of the proposed converter.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 10 No. 4, 2013, 331-343

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2013.331.343

Submitted On: 8 April 2013 Published On: 10 April 2013

How to Cite: Vijayabhasker, R., Palaniswami, S., Kumar, V. V. & Kumar, M. N. R. (2013). An Analysis of Interleaved Boost Converter with LC Coupled Enhanced Soft Switching. American Journal of Applied Sciences, 10(4), 331-343. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2013.331.343

Open AccessCopyright: © 2013 R. Vijayabhasker, S. Palaniswami, V. Venkatesa Kumar and M. Newlin Raj Kumar. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Interleaved Boost Converter
  • Zero Voltage Switching
  • Zero Current Switching
  • Duty Cycle