Modeling and Simulation of High-Efficiency Interleaved Flyback Micro-inverter For Photovoltaic Applications

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 10417-10421 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Elanchezhian ◽  
V. Kumar Chinnaiyan
Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (21) ◽  
pp. 5645
Author(s):  
Hamed Mashinchi Maheri ◽  
Dmitri Vinnikov ◽  
Andrii Chub ◽  
Vadim Sidorov ◽  
Elizaveta Liivik

In this paper, the impact of transformer turns ratio on the performance of the quasi-Z-source galvanically isolated DC-DC converters is studied. Embedded buck–boost functionality enables these converters to regulate the input voltage and load in a wide range, which makes them suitable for such demanding application as photovoltaic microconverters. The isolation transformer here plays a central role as its turns ratio defines the point of transition between the boost and buck modes and overall capability of the converter to regulate the input voltage in a wide range at high efficiency. The studied quasi-Z-source galvanically isolated DC-DC converter is benchmarked in terms of power loss of components and weighted power conversion efficiency for three different turns ratios of isolation transformer to achieve the best and optimized turns ratio lead to the efficient operation. Operation in a wide range of input voltage at high efficiency is the main criterion for assessing the effect of turns ratio on the efficiency of the converter. The proposed loss model and theoretical predictions of the efficiency were validated with the help of a 300 W experimental prototype of the photovoltaic microconverter based on the quasi-Z-source galvanically isolated DC-DC converter topology.


Author(s):  
B. Vidales ◽  
José Luis Monroy-Morales ◽  
J.R. Rodríguez-Rodriguez ◽  
M. Madrigal ◽  
D. Torres-Lucio

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