Development of a four phase floating interleaved boost converter for photovoltaic systems

Lute, C.; Simões, M.; Brandão, D.; Al Durra, A.; Muyeen, S.M.

doi:10.1109/ECCE.2014.6953650

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Authors

Lute, C.

Simões, M.

Brandão, D.

Al Durra, A.

Muyeen, S.M.

Date

2014

Type

Conference Paper

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Citation

Lute, C. and Simões, M. and Brandão, D. and Al Durra, A. and Muyeen, S.M. 2014. Development of a four phase floating interleaved boost converter for photovoltaic systems, in Proceedings of the Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, Sep 14-18 2014, pp. 1895-1902. Pittsburgh, USA: IEEE.

Source Title

2014 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition, ECCE 2014

DOI

10.1109/ECCE.2014.6953650

ISBN

9781479956982

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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28930

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Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

This paper explores the advantages of the Floating Interleaved Boost Converter, particularly with regards to solar photovoltaic power systems. This converter offers improved efficiency and voltage gain, while having lower input current ripple than other DC-DC boost converters. An analog linear feedback controller was developed, and adapted for discrete control. Two Maximum Power Point Tracking methods were explored, and their performances were evaluated in simulation. An experimental prototype was developed and demonstrated. The results show that this is a promising converter topology with many potential benefits for solar power applications.