A boost converter is one of the most efficient techniques to step up DC input voltage to a higher needed DC output voltage. The boost converter has many possible applications, such as in a photovoltaic system, hybrid car and battery charger. The proposed prototype in this report is a proof of concept that a Two-Phase Boost Converter is a possible improvement topology to offer higher efficiency without compromising any advantages readily offered by a basic boost. The prototype is designed to be able to handle up to 200 watts of output power with an input of 36 volts and an output of 48 volts. This paper goes through step-by-step the calculation, design, build and test of a Two-Phase Boost Converter. Calculations found in this paper were done on Mathcad and the simulations were done on LTSpice and Pspice. These include converter’s efficiency and other measures of converter’s performance. Advantages, disadvantages as well as possible improvements of the proposed topology will be presented. Data collected and analyzed from the prototype were done on a bench test, not through an actual application.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:CALPOLY/oai:digitalcommons.calpoly.edu:theses-1212 |
| Date | 01 December 2009 |
| Creators | Gunawan, Tadeus |
| Publisher | DigitalCommons@CalPoly |
| Source Sets | California Polytechnic State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Master's Theses |
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