A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis

This article introduces a family of nonisolated dc–dc converters designed to amplify lower dc voltages to higher levels. These converters are particularly suitable for use in the dc link of pulse converters in hydrogen electrolyzers. The primary structure serves as a base for additional c...

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Main Authors: Hossein Gholizadeh, Mojtaba Hajihosseini, Saman A. Gorji
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10884882/
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description This article introduces a family of nonisolated dc–dc converters designed to amplify lower dc voltages to higher levels. These converters are particularly suitable for use in the dc link of pulse converters in hydrogen electrolyzers. The primary structure serves as a base for additional configurations with greater voltage amplification and reduced component stress. Two supplementary categories are examined based on the main structure, offering improved functionalities, and decreased pressures. The proposed topologies' specific parameters are evaluated in both ideal and nonideal operating scenarios. In addition, thorough comparisons are made among the converters from various perspectives. These topologies feature a single switch and minimal voltage stress, which provides a significant advantage in high-voltage scenarios by limiting the number of switches and their associated stresses. This study achieves a notable increase in voltage amplification without relying on high-frequency transformers, resulting in increased power density and reduced volume and mass. To validate the proposed designs, experimental findings are provided and compared with theoretical predictions.
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spelling doaj-art-0d6f5820464f4422b979f84196d005ba2025-08-20T03:00:02ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications2644-12412025-01-01612013610.1109/OJIA.2025.354172010884882A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed ElectrolysisHossein Gholizadeh0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6485-3465Mojtaba Hajihosseini1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4522-2454Saman A. Gorji2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8712-959XFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, IranSchool of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, AustraliaSchool of Engineering, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, AustraliaThis article introduces a family of nonisolated dc–dc converters designed to amplify lower dc voltages to higher levels. These converters are particularly suitable for use in the dc link of pulse converters in hydrogen electrolyzers. The primary structure serves as a base for additional configurations with greater voltage amplification and reduced component stress. Two supplementary categories are examined based on the main structure, offering improved functionalities, and decreased pressures. The proposed topologies' specific parameters are evaluated in both ideal and nonideal operating scenarios. In addition, thorough comparisons are made among the converters from various perspectives. These topologies feature a single switch and minimal voltage stress, which provides a significant advantage in high-voltage scenarios by limiting the number of switches and their associated stresses. This study achieves a notable increase in voltage amplification without relying on high-frequency transformers, resulting in increased power density and reduced volume and mass. To validate the proposed designs, experimental findings are provided and compared with theoretical predictions.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10884882/Green hydrogennonisolated convertersultra-high gainpulsed electrolysis
spellingShingle Hossein Gholizadeh
Mojtaba Hajihosseini
Saman A. Gorji
A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications
Green hydrogen
nonisolated converters
ultra-high gain
pulsed electrolysis
title A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
title_full A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
title_fullStr A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
title_full_unstemmed A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
title_short A Family of Transformerless Boost Converters for Pulsed Electrolysis
title_sort family of transformerless boost converters for pulsed electrolysis
topic Green hydrogen
nonisolated converters
ultra-high gain
pulsed electrolysis
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10884882/
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