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A new multilevel DC-DC boost converter for fuel cell based power system

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In this paper, a three-level step-up converter is implemented to boost the fuel cell stack voltage of 90V to 340V and two feedback control loops are designed to make the system operate in stable conditions.
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This paper presents a system model of fuel cell based distributed generation systems (DGS) in a standalone AC power supply system. Non-isolated high step-up DC-DC converters are required widely in the industrial applications. Many of these conventional DC-DC converters have the disadvantages of operating at high duty-cycle, high switch voltage stress and high diode peak current. A three-level step-up converter is implemented to boost the fuel cell stack voltage of 90V to 340V. This high DC link voltage is fed to the voltage source inverter and interfaced with the load. Two feedback control loops are designed to make the system operate in stable conditions. This system configuration is suitable for low-power applications. The Performance of the developed system is analyzed in MATLAB/Simulink environment under steady state and transient conditions.

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Simple sliding mode applied to the three-level boost converter for fuel cell applications

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A Bidirectional Three-Level DC–DC Converter for the Ultracapacitor Applications

TL;DR: A three-level nonisolated dc-dc converter as a candidate for ultracapacitor applications is proposed and analyzed and experimentally verified on a general-purpose controlled electric drive.
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Fuel cell high-power applications

TL;DR: In this article, a discussion of the various topologies of step-up DC/DC converters used for FCs' power-conditioning system is presented, and the examinations of several different approaches to powerconditioning systems for single and multiple FC combinations have been reviewed.
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Novel DC-DC Multilevel Boost Converter

TL;DR: Using to feed a multilevel inverter, the proposed topology achieves a self voltage balancing; experimental results prove the principle of the proposition.
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