A non‐isolated quadratic boost converter with improved gain, high efficiency, and continuous input current

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents and comprehensively investigates a non‐isolated quadratic boost dc–dc converter (QBC), designed based on integrating a triple winding coupled inductor into the basic quadratic impedance network. The topology only contains ten components. It provides a high boost factor as well as high efficiency. Unlike most previous step‐up dc–dc converters, the employed improving method does not change the converter input current from continuous mode to pulsating or discontinuous shapes, making it suitable for connecting to the current sensitive resources. Thanks to this improvement, the voltage stress across the power switch is low, especially for higher winding coefficient values. A 20/240 V/240 W prototype has been designed and fabricated to evaluate the operating principle and performance of this QBC. Experimental results show the converter produces high gain (12 times as tested) and operate with high efficiency (up to 94%). Also, the voltage stress on the power switch is one‐third of the output voltage.