FYDP Group No.

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Multi Input DC to DC Converter

Project Supervisor: Dr. Syed Abdul Rahman Kashif

Department of Electrical Engineering,

University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

December 13, 2023

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 Group Introduction
Abubakar(Group Leader) Usama Nadeem
2020-EE-029 2020-EE-012
Specialization:Power Specialization: Power

Arbab Hussain Hasnah Yousaf Khan

2020-EE-026 2020-EE-008
Specialization: Power Specialization: Power

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 Problem Statement
This project addresses the need for an advanced converter
system that efficiently merges power from diverse
renewable sources like solar panels and batteries. By
developing a multi-input DC-DC converter, we aim to
optimize energy extraction, driving both regular and
electronic devices. This solution aims to enhance
reliability and adaptability in clean energy utilization,
crucial for a sustainable future.

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 Proposed Solution
• Design of Boost Converter
• Integration of three sources with Boost Converter
• Design of H-Bridge Inverter
• Design of Push-pull Buck Converter
• Feeding the single output of Boost Converter to H-
Bridge Inverter and Push-pull Buck Converter
• Getting the desired value AC or DC voltage to drive
load.

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 Block Diagram

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 Flow Diagram

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 Applications
• Renewable Energy Systems.
• Electric Vehicles (EVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles
(HEVs)
• Microgrid Systems
• Telecommunications
• Emergency Backup Systems
• Portable Devices

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulations:
• Multi Input Boost Converter
• H-Bridge inverter
• Generated Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signals
through programming on the Tiva microcontroller.
• Hardware implementation of Boost Converter

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulations of Multi Input Boost
Converter:

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulation Results:
Vinput

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MATLAB Simulation Results:
Gate signals

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MATLAB Simulation Results:
Inductor current

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulation Results:
Capacitor voltage

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulation Results:
Capacitor voltage

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulation Results:
Output Voltage

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MATLAB Simulation Results:
Output Voltage

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulations of H-Bridge Inverter:

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulations of H-Bridge Inverter:
Output Voltage

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 Current Progress
MATLAB Simulations of H-Bridge Inverter:
Output Current

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 Calculations
Input voltage :
+

Output voltage:
)]

Capacitor Voltage:

=
41.77
Resistance:
= 220Ὼ

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 Calculations
Current across Inductor:
=

Inductance:

Capacitance:

Capacitor Ripple Voltage:

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 Hardware
PWM Generation for Gate Driver Circuit:
• Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) is widely used in
electronic devices for controlling power such as motor
control, LED control, power amplifiers, converters and
inverters.
• PWM signals can be generated for the gate driver circuit
using microcontrollers or specialized PWM generators.
• We use the TIVA TM4C123GH microcontroller for this
task. PWM functionality has been implemented using
Timers on Ports F and B.

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 Hardware
PWM Code:

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 Hardware
PWM Code:

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 Hardware
PWM Code:

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 Hardware
Duty Cycle for 50% and 77.5%:

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 Hardware
Duty Cycle for 30% and 10%:

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 Hardware

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 Hardware

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 Future Deliverables
• Integration of renewable sources (solar tracking circuit)
• Hardware implementation of H-Bridge inverter
• Hardware implementation of Push Pull Buck Converter
• Current sharing algorithm of input sources

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 Gantt Chart

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 References
[1] Babaei, Ebrahim and Abbasi, Okhtay. (2015). Structure for multi-input multi-output dc–
dc boost converter. IET Power Electronics. 9. 10.1049/iet-pel.2014.0985.
[2] E. Aboadla, S. Khan, M. Habaebi, T. Gunawan, B. Hamida, and M. Yaacob, “Effect of
modulation index of pulse width modulation inverter on total harmonic distortion for
sinusoidal,” 01 2016, pp. 192–196
[3] R. W. Erickson and D. Maksimovi´c, Fundamentals of Power Electronics, 3rd ed.
Cham: Springer, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/ 978-3-030-43881-4
[4] H.-J. Chiu, H.-M. Huang, L.-W. Lin, and M.-H. Tseng, “A multiple-input dc/dc
converter for renewable energy systems,” in 2005 IEEE International Conference on
Industrial Technology, 2005, pp. 1304–1308.
[5] A. Gaikwad and P. A. Arbune, “Study of cascaded h-bridge multilevel inverter,” in 2016
International Conference on Automatic Control and Dynamic Optimization Techniques
(ICACDOT), 2016, pp. 179–182.

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