Single stage high voltage gain boost converter for battery charging using PV panels

Abstract

One of the major concerns in the Renewable Energy applications is need of a high DC voltage which is necessary to supply inverters, UPS, etc. This paper reports a novel high voltage gain boost converter topology for battery charging using PV panels at a reduced number of conversion stages. The proposed topology aims to reduce the number of conversion stages, thus increasing the converter efficiency and simplifying the control system. The simulation studies are performed using MATLAB/SIMULINK.