A DC-DC Converter using the Renewable Energies for Battery Charger

Abstract

With a development of Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV), a photovoltaic(PV) generation system is used for charging batteries in many cases. A dc/dc converter using PV power for a battery charger requires a high efficiency. In this paper, A zero voltage switching (ZVS) boost converter using the renewable energies for HEV charger is proposed. Through the theoretical analysis and experimental result, operation modes and characteristics of the proposed topology are verified.