A Non-Isolated Boost Charger for the Li-Ion Battery Suitable for the Fuel Cell Powered Laptop Computer

  • Nguyen, Van Sang (Department of Electrical Engineering, Soongsil University) ;
  • Choi, Woojin (Department of Electrical Engineering, Soongsil University)
  • Published : 2012.07.03

Abstract

In spite of its compactness and lightness, conventioan boost converter is not preferred for the charge applications. In this paper, a non-isolated boost converter topology for the Li-Ion battery suitable for fuel cell powered laptop computer is proposed and analyzed. The proposed converter has an additional inductor at the output to reduce the output ripple current and voltage. This feature makes it suitable for the charger application by eliminating the disadvantages of the conventional non-isolated boost converter mentioned above.

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