A boost converter is used in various applications to obtain a higher voltage than the input voltage. One of the current main circuit systems for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) is a combination of a two-phase boost converter (parallel circuit) and a...
A new modulation strategy has been introduced in this paper in order to enhance the boost factor for the three-level quasi-switched boost T-type inverter (3L-qSBT2I). Under this approach, the component rating of power devices is significantly decreas...
The aim of this retrospective study is to compare the two boost subgroups, IORT or IMRT, in terms of overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), cosmesis, and acute and late toxicity. It shall be shown whether and which of the boost techn...
Background and Objectives: The boost dose to the tumor bed after whole breast irradiation (WBI) can be divided into sequential boost (SEQ) and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB). SIB using modern radiation therapy (RT) techniques, such as volumetric...
The maximum boost control method for a single-phase switched-boost inverter (SBI) and single-phase Z-source inverter (ZSI) is proposed in this paper. In the proposed method, the low frequency voltage is added to the constant voltage for generating th...
This paper presents a carrier modulation technique to control the three-phase, two-level quasi switched boost inverter. This PWM algorithm uses three carrier waves, the first of which is for the inverter while the others are for the booster. The boos...
Three commercial vaccines are administered in domestic livestock farms for routine vaccination to aid for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control in Korea. Each vaccine contains distinct combinations of inactivated serotype O and A FMD virus (FMDV) anti...
Power quality is a critical issue in power systems. This paper proposes a bridgeless boost converter to increase the power factor of power systems using a utility line source for raising power quality. To reduce input and output current ripple, an in...
This paper presents a comprehensive review based on the features and drawbacks of the quasi-switched boost inverter (qSBI) topologies. The qSBI derived configurations are well suitable for low power applications due to their reduced number of compone...
In this article, design, analysis, and experimental testing of a dual interleaved boost converter with coupled inductor including demagnetizing winding are presented. Proposed topology uses the specific design of boost coils placed within the side pa...
This paper examines the design and analysis of DC–DC converters for high-power and low-voltage applications such as renewable energy sources (RESs) and comparisons between converters based on switch stresses and efficiency. The RESs including p...
Various safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines utilizing different platforms (mRNA, adenovirus vector, inactivated virus-based) are available against SARS-CoV-2 infection. A prime-boost regimen (administration of two doses) is recommended to induce an...
This paper describes the electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) analysis of an inverting buck/boost converter. The inverting buck/boost converter differs from other DC/DC converters, such as the noninverting boost or buck converters, in that one inducto...
Power distribution systems nowadays are highly penetrated by renewable energy sources, and this explains the dominant role of power electronic converters in their operation. However, the presence of multiple power electronic conversion units gives ri...
This paper introduces a novel converter topology based on an independent controlled double-boost configuration. The structure was achieved by combining two independent classic boost converters connected in parallel at the input and in series at the o...
This paper introduces a novel topology of the proposed converter that has these merits: (i) the topology of the converter is based on conventional boost and buck-boost converters, which has caused its simplicity; (ii) the voltage gain of the converte...
This article introduces a quadratic boost converter topology that has a low input current ripple compared to other quadratic boost traditional topologies. The proposed converter is inspired by the LCL filter; one of the inductors in the traditional c...
Hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) utilize boost converters to gain a higher voltage than the battery. Interleaved boost converters are suitable for low input voltage, large input current, miniaturization, and hig...
In this work, the analysis of a CD-CD converter type Boost is presented. This converter works in Discontinuous Conduction Mode; In addition, the design of its control loops is performed, using an Average Current Mode control. The Boost converter is p...
Wearable devices require power management systems to achieve high conversion efficiency over a wide range of load currents. Multi-mode mixed modulation can be used in DCDC converters to achieve high efficiency over a wide load current range. The DCDC...
This paper presents a novel inductorless dual-mode buck-boost charge pump (CP) based DC-DC converter. The proposed architecture allows the same circuit to accomplish two modes of operation, buck and boost, for degrading or elevating the output voltag...
Project-based learning (PBL) is proposed for the development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) platform and the design of its digital controller for an undergraduate course on Digital Electronic Systems. The objective for students is the design of a di...
This paper presents the performance of a boost converter controlled with a zero average dynamics technique to regulate direct current signals. The boost converter is modeled in a compact form, and a variable change is performed to depend only on the...
In this paper, a fully integrated capacitive DC-DC boost converter for ultra-low-power internet of things (IoT) applications operating with RF energy harvesting is proposed. A DC-DC boost converter is needed to boost the low output voltage of the RF...
Magnetostrictive alloys are very promising for Vibration Energy Harvesting applications to supply power to Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) and Internet of Things (IoT) devices, especially because of their intrinsic robustness. Typically, vibration ener...
This article presents a single-stage five-level boost inverter (5L-SBI) topology with reduced power components. The proposed topology falls under the self-balanced switch-capacitors (SCs) type and combines both a DC/DC boost converter and inverter wi...
This paper proposes a simple, hardware-efficient digital pulse width modulator for a 4SBB that enables operation in Buck, Boost, and Buck+Boost modes, achieving smooth transitions between the different modes. The proposed modulator is simulated using...
This paper describes the detailed modelling of a vibration-based miniature piezoelectric device (PD) and the analysis modes of operation and control of a voltage doubler boost converter (VDBC) circuit to find the PD’s optimal operating conditio...
This paper presents an analysis and control of chaos in the boost converter controlled with zero average dynamics, fixed-point induced control, and time-delayed autosynchronization techniques. First, the existence of chaos is demonstrated numerically...
Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare malignancy that should be treated with surgical resection. Nonetheless, a dynamic and aggressive course of the disease may disqualify a patient from this treatment. Applying radiotherapy with the escalation dose using a...
High-efficiency power management is essential for silicon photomultiplier (SiPM)-based sensing systems, especially in portable radiation detectors that demand long battery life and stable operation. Conventional fixed-frequency, voltage-mode boost co...
The boost-flyback converter is a DC-DC step-up power converter with a wide range of technological applications. In this paper, we analyze the boost-flyback dynamics when controlled via a modified Zero-Average-Dynamics control technique, hereby named...
Photovoltaic power generation and energy storage technology are current hotspots in the clean energy industry. As a core piece of equipment, an inverter is subjected to higher demands for its voltage regulation range and output performance. A differe...
Due to the nonlinear and nonminimum phase characteristics of the buck-boost converter, the design of its controller has always been a challenging problem. In this paper, a multi-index feedback linearization control strategy is proposed to design the...
This paper proposes the non-isolated DC-DC converter with high boost ratios and efficiency. We suggest boosting methods including voltage multiplier cells or coupled inductors. However, both techniques have a limited constant voltage multiplier coeff...
Single-stage buck–boost inverters have attracted the attention of many researchers, due to their ability to increase/decrease the output voltage in one power conversion stage. One of the most important uses of these inverters is in photovoltaic...
Background: Focal boost radiotherapy was developed to deliver elevated doses to functional sub-volumes within a target. Such a technique was hypothesized to improve treatment outcomes without increasing toxicity in prostate cancer treatment. Purpose:...
This paper proposes a Symmetric High Voltage-Gain (SHVG) boost converter control for photovoltaic system applications. The concept is based on a multilevel boost converter configuration, which presents an advantage compared to a classic boost convert...
Paralleled boost asymmetric configurations operating in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM) are suitable for integrating dissimilar green energy generating sources and control algorithms in versatile scenarios where voltage step-up, low cost, stable...
Miniaturised piezoelectric devices are emerging energy harvesting sources that are appropriate for various implantable and wearable applications. However, these piezoelectric devices exhibit considerable internal resistance due to their internal impe...
A soft switching boost converter, with a small number of components and constant frequency control, is proposed herein by using the quasi-resonance method and the zero-voltage-transition method, realizing (1) the zero-voltage switching during the swi...
Conventional DC-DC boost converters have played a vital role in electric vehicle (EVs) powertrains by enabling the necessary voltage to increase to meet the needs of electric motors. However, recent developments in high-gain converters have introduce...
Peak current-mode (PCM) control has been a very popular control method in power electronic converters. The small-signal modeling of the dynamics associated with PCM control has turned out to be extremely challenging. Most of the modeling attempts hav...
This work implements a smart boost converter to enable an electric bicycle to be powered by a battery/supercapacitor hybrid combination. A 36V, 250W front hub motor was retrofitted onto a normal geared bike powered by a 36V; 12Ah lithium ion phosphat...
The main contribution of this paper is to propose an adaptive reduced-order state observer for boost converter to reconstruct the inductor current and load conductance. Note that the unknown parameter appears in the output dynamics, which poses a det...
In this article, a quasi-switched boost converter based on the switched-capacitor technique with high step-up voltage capability is dealt with and analyzed. The proposed converter offers a simple structure and low voltage stress on the semiconductor...
In high load conditions, the boost converter presents some phenomena, such as chattering, chaos, subharmonics, and
In this work, the voltage regulation of a boost converter is addressed. A non-integer order PID controller is proposed to deal with the closed-loop instability of the system. The average linear model of the converter is obtained through small-signal...
Radiation therapy is a central component of the definitive and postoperative management for head and neck cancers (HNC), with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) now standard. Within these techniqu...
The boost converter is mostly used as a DC–DC converter, but two boost converter power stages can be configured to perform the DC–AC conversion. In this case, the control system of the power stage must be designed for trajectory tracking...
of 505