A Grey-Box Model of a DC/DC Boost Converter for PV Energy Systems

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Component</td><td class="align_center">Value</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Inductor (<i>L</i>)</td><td class="align_center">80 mH</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">IGBT (<i>Q</i>)</td><td class="align_center">1200 V 100 A</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Diode (<i>D</i>)</td><td class="align_center">1200 V fast switching diodes</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Output capacitor (<i>C</i>)</td><td class="align_center">100 <i>μ</i>F</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Snubber capacitor (<span class="nowrap"><svg height="11.927pt" id="M38" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 12.7292 11.927" width="12.7292pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M645 631C614 643 545 666 457 666C215 666 23 519 23 283C23 90 158 -16 337 -16C412 -16 489 2 522 10C543 39 590 127 606 167L580 181C519 89 459 18 348 18C201 18 122 136 122 287C122 464 244 632 435 632C544 632 602 595 608 472L639 475C643 526 645 581 645 631Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.619,3.132)"><path d="M357 391C357 416 325 451 270 451C241 451 179 431 146 400C109 365 97 334 97 307C97 248 143 213 196 180C250 146 261 123 261 101C261 75 237 40 190 40C153 40 110 72 86 109C81 116 68 119 55 112C37 102 24 87 24 66C24 30 85 -12 137 -12C229 -12 331 62 331 140C331 189 304 218 236 260C197 284 164 309 164 346C164 381 194 400 220 400C259 400 282 380 304 350C310 342 321 339 330 344C347 353 357 372 357 391Z"></path></g></svg>)</span></td><td class="align_center">0.1 <i>μ</i>F</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Snubber resistor (<span class="nowrap"><svg height="11.927pt" id="M39" style="vertical-align:-3.291101pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -8.6359 12.1942 11.927" width="12.1942pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M610 18C585 26 567 34 540 68C517 97 499 128 476 171C452 215 425 276 413 304C496 332 570 394 570 494C570 555 545 595 509 619S419 650 364 650H139L133 622C216 615 219 612 203 527L129 132C112 40 105 36 23 28L17 0H279L285 28C199 34 194 40 211 132L239 284H284C320 284 334 275 351 236C374 182 394 140 420 93C459 23 495 -1 592 -8H600L610 18ZM480 485C480 424 449 372 403 342C374 323 338 316 293 316H245L291 562C296 589 301 601 311 608S337 618 358 618C432 618 480 575 480 485Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,8.086,3.132)"><path d="M357 391C357 416 325 451 270 451C241 451 179 431 146 400C109 365 97 334 97 307C97 248 143 213 196 180C250 146 261 123 261 101C261 75 237 40 190 40C153 40 110 72 86 109C81 116 68 119 55 112C37 102 24 87 24 66C24 30 85 -12 137 -12C229 -12 331 62 331 140C331 189 304 218 236 260C197 284 164 309 164 346C164 381 194 400 220 400C259 400 282 380 304 350C310 342 321 339 330 344C347 353 357 372 357 391Z"></path></g></svg>)</span></td><td class="align_center">50 kΩ</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Details of the components in the boost converter circuit.</div>

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems

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Table 1: A Grey-Box Model of a DC/DC Boost Converter for PV Energy Systems 