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In this paper, eight ultrahigh-voltage gain dc–dc converters are proposed. These sets of converters are derived by the association of boost cells, coupled inductor, voltage multiplier, switched capacitors, and LC filter cells. The nonpulsating input and output converters are evaluated in terms of: principle of operation, voltage gain, voltage and current stress, estimated power losses, and efficiency. Following full analysis prototypes built in the laboratory show experimental results verifying the theoretical analysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A synthesis methodology for developing a set of very high step-up dc–dc converters is presented and discussed in this paper. The proposed method makes use of a boost converter as basic topology in which three step-up techniques are combined and incorporated. The studied techniques are the switched capacitors voltage multipliers (VM), the diode VMs, and the coupled-inductors. With the proposed methodology, many well-known converters are identified and two novel converters are proposed. In addition to a detailed analysis of the synthesis of each topology, a comparative analysis among of some important converters is presented. This comparison involves aspects such as voltage gain, voltage stress, component stress factor, component count, and relative cost. By means of these comparisons, the main characteristics and constraints of the analyzed converters are identified. Results from 250 W prototypes, designed according to photovoltaic ac-module specifications, are obtained experimentally to validate the theoretical analyses and point out advantages and limitations of each converter. The results demonstrate that the combination of the three studied techniques provides the best trend off on the comparative analysis carried out in this work. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]