Research Article

A Novel Multigain Switched-Capacitor-Based Topology with Reduced Part Count

Table 7

Cost comparison of the newly introduced single-source topology to the proposed 7-level topology.

ComponentPart numberRatingUnit price ($)[18][17][16][14][12]()

IGBTIRGP4086PBF300 V, 70 A1.875
FGPF30N30D300 V, 30 A4.6854882
IKW30N60T600 V, 60 A5.6524244
STGWA15H129DF21200 V, 30 A8.67224

DiodeVS-20ETF06SLHM3600 V, 20 A3.124422

CapacitorALF20G102KL600600 V, 1000 μF48.62
ALS81H102DE350300 V, 1000 μF10.552
ALF20G102EC200200 V, 1000 μF7.31222222
ELG108M100AR2AA100 V, 1000 μF3.18

Gate driverIR21101.8910101189

Total cost($)168.2103.793.7694.4692.576.83