Implementation of global maximum power point tracking in photovoltaic microconverters: A survey of challenges and opportunities

D Vinnikov, A Chub, R Kosenko… - IEEE Journal of …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This survey focuses on photovoltaic (PV) module-level power electronic systems. The survey
demonstrates that dc-dc converters with a wide input voltage range can enable global …

The period adding and incrementing bifurcations: from rotation theory to applications

A Granados, L Alsedà, M Krupa - SIAM Review, 2017 - SIAM
This survey article is concerned with the study of bifurcations of discontinuous piecewise-
smooth maps, with a special focus on the one-dimensional case. We review the literature on …

High-performance quasi-Z-source series resonant DC–DC converter for photovoltaic module-level power electronics applications

D Vinnikov, A Chub, E Liivik… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the high-performance quasi-Z-source series resonant dc-dc converter
as a candidate topology for the photovoltaic module-level power electronics applications …

Wide input voltage range photovoltaic microconverter with reconfigurable buck–boost switching stage

A Chub, D Vinnikov, R Kosenko… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a novel soft-switching galvanically isolated buck-boost dc-dc converter
as a module-integrated converter for photovoltaic (PV) applications. It features three major …

Dynamical effects of equivalent series resistance of output capacitor in constant on-time controlled buck converter

J Wang, B Bao, J Xu, G Zhou… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Equivalent series resistance (ESR) of output capacitor has a significant effect on the control
performance of constant on-time (COT) controlled switching dc-dc converters. In this paper …

Complex interaction between tori and onset of three-frequency quasi-periodicity in a current mode controlled boost converter

D Giaouris, S Banerjee, O Imrayed… - … on Circuits and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
It is known that power electronic circuits like dc-dc converters are highly nonlinear systems,
and that period doubling and Neimark-Sacker bifurcations are common sources of instability …

Bifurcation and border collision analysis of voltage-mode-controlled flyback converter based on total ampere-turns

F Xie, R Yang, B Zhang - … on Circuits and Systems I: Regular …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Total ampere-turns of the primary and secondary windings of a transformer are taken as one
of variables to analyze the bifurcation behaviors and the border collision phenomenon on …

An 83.4% peak efficiency single-inductor multiple-output based adaptive gate biasing DC-DC converter for thermoelectric energy harvesting

PH Chen, PMY Fan - … Transactions on Circuits and Systems I …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a 100 mV input, 500 mV output single-inductor multiple-output (SIMO)
based step-up dc-dc converter with adaptive gate biasing (AGB) technique implemented in …

Catastrophic bifurcation in three-phase voltage-source converters

M Huang, SC Wong, KT Chi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Active pulse-width-modulated (PWM) voltage rectifiers are commonly used to convert ac
power from a three-phase grid to a regulated dc voltage with unity input power factor. The …

Simplified discrete-time modeling for convenient stability prediction and digital control design

X Wu, G Xiao, B Lei - IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a simplified discrete-time modeling method for digital-controlled
switching power converters. Reserving the utility of fast-scale dynamics analysis, the method …