A Reflex Charger with ZVS and Non-Dissipative Cells for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Cheng-Tao Tsai; Ying-Che Kuo; Ying-Piao Kuo; Chin-Tsung Hsieh

doi:10.3390/en8021373

Energies (Feb 2015)

A Reflex Charger with ZVS and Non-Dissipative Cells for Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Cheng-Tao Tsai,
Ying-Che Kuo,
Ying-Piao Kuo,
Chin-Tsung Hsieh

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Cheng-Tao Tsai: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan
Ying-Che Kuo: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan
Ying-Piao Kuo: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan
Chin-Tsung Hsieh: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 41170, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/en8021373
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 1373 – 1389

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In this paper, a reflex charger with zero-voltage-switching (ZVS) and non-dissipative cells for photovoltaic (PV) energy conversion is presented. The proposed reflex charger has the following advantages: (1) A ZVS cell is incorporated to reduce the switching losses of the main and auxiliary switches. Therefore, the conversion efficiency of the proposed reflex charger can be improved significantly; (2) A non-dissipative charging/discharging reflex cell is used to increase charging efficiency and extend lifecycle of battery. Finally, a prototype reflex charger with ZVS and non-dissipative cells is built and implemented. Experimental results are presented to verify the performance and the feasibility of the proposed reflex charger for PV energy conversion.

Published in Energies

ISSN: 1996-1073 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/energies

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