Input-parallel output-series DC-DC boost converter with a wide input voltage range, for fuel cell vehicles
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An input-parallel, output-series dc–dc Boost converter with a wide input voltage range is proposed in this paper. An interleaved structure is adopted in the input side of this converter to reduce input current ripple. Two capacitors are connected in series on the output side to achieve a high voltage gain. The operating principles and steady-state characteristics of the converter are presented and analyzed in this paper. A 400 V/1.6 kW prototype has been created which demonstrates that a wide range of voltage gain can be achieved by this converter and it is shown that the maximum efficiency of the converter is 96.62% and minimum efficiency is 94.14%. The experimental results validate the feasibility of the proposed topology and its suitability for fuel cell vehicles.
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The cascaded configuration achieves a significantly higher voltage gain ratio under the same switching duty cycle compared to a single bidirectional buck-boost converter.
“Although this cascaded configuration introduces additional components compared to a single bidirectional buck-boost converter, it achieves a significantly higher voltage gain ratio under the same switching duty cycle [60].”
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- Authors
- Wang, P., Zhou, L., Zhang, Y., Li, J., & Sumner, M.
- Affiliations
- Tianjin University (CN)
- University of Nottingham Ningbo China (CN)
- Venue
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- Published
- 2017-09
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 7771-7781
- ISSN
- 0018-9545 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9359
- OpenAlex
- W2602636896
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 25
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 24 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 30 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 27 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 8.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (publishedVersion)
- Nottingham ePrints (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion)
- Repository@Nottingham (University of Nottingham) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- The National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2016YFB0900204)
- Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology of Tianjin China (15JCQNJC03900)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (51577130)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Keywords
- boost converter, interleaved converter, wide input voltage range, high voltage gain, input current ripple reduction, fuel cell vehicles, converter efficiency
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