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 …

Solar optiverter—A novel hybrid approach to the photovoltaic module level power electronics

D Vinnikov, A Chub, E Liivik… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, the concept of an Optiverter is proposed as a novel class of photovoltaic (PV)
module level power electronics systems. Functionally, the Optiverter is a hybrid technology …

Ultrawide voltage gain range microconverter for integration of silicon and thin-film photovoltaic modules in DC microgrids

A Chub, D Vinnikov, O Korkh… - … on Power Electronics, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The article overviews residential and building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) module types. It
demonstrates that existing dc–dc converter technologies do not allow building a universal …

An Overview of Wide-Voltage Range Isolated DC-DC Converters

S Khan, A Chub, D Vinnikov - 2023 IEEE 64th International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an overview of galvanically isolated dc-dc converters for applications
requiring a wide voltage gain range. Such converters are necessary for photovoltaic arrays …

MPPT performance enhancement of low-cost PV microconverters

D Vinnikov, A Chub, O Korkh, E Liivik, F Blaabjerg… - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a performance enhancement method for the high-gain isolated dc-dc
converters intended for module level photovoltaic applications. DC voltage gain of a …

Boost half-bridge DC-DC converter with reconfigurable rectifier for ultra-wide input voltage range applications

D Vinnikov, A Chub, E Liivik… - 2018 IEEE Applied …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a novel galvanically isolated boost half-bridge dc-dc converter
intended for modern power electronic applications where ultra-wide input voltage regulation …

A Mechanically Ultra-thin Flying Capacitor Multilevel Converter with Embedded Passive Components

N Stokowski, S Coday, L Horowitz… - 2023 IEEE Applied …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work explores the design and fabrication of ultra-thin power converters, which utilize the
advantageous form factor and inductor size reduction of flying capacitor multilevel (FCML) …

Wide-range operation of high step-up DC-DC converters with multimode rectifiers

A Chub, D Vinnikov, O Korkh, T Jalakas, G Demidova - Electronics, 2021 - mdpi.com
This paper discusses the essence and application specifics of the multimode rectifiers in
high step-up DC-DC converters. It presents an overview of existing multimode rectifiers …

Magnetically integrated high step-up resonant DC-DC converter for distributed photovoltaic systems

D Vinnikov, A Chub, E Liivik… - IECON 2017-43rd …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper magnetically integrated resonant single-switch quasi-Z-source DC-DC
converter is evaluated as a candidate topology for the low-cost photovoltaic microconverter …

Improved boost half-bridge DC–DC converter for DC distribution networks

HS Lee, HJ Choe, JJ Yun - Journal of Electrical Engineering & Technology, 2022 - Springer
This study proposes a boost half-bridge DC–DC converter that reduces core loss as well as
input voltage and current ripples. The input voltage and current ripples are reduced by using …