International Journal of Engineering Research
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 5

Comparative Study of Hard Switching and Soft Switching Boost Converter Fed from a PV Source

  • Author:
  • B. Angeline Jerusha, S. Anu Vadhana, A. Arrul Dhana Mathy, R. Ramaprabha
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 328 to 331

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SSN College of Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Salai, Kalavakkam-603110, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

*Email: ramaprabhar@ssn.edu.in

Online published on 8 November, 2017.

Abstract

This paper presents a comparative study of hard switching and soft switching boost converter for interfacing photovoltaic (PV) systems. This paper mainly focuses on the minimization of switching loss by adopting soft switching technology when compared to hard switching.

Keywords

SPV, Zero Voltage Switching, Zero Current Switching, PSPICE