Step-Down DC–DC Converters: An Overview and Outlook
Dulika Nayanasiri, Yunwei Li
Abstract
Voltage step-down converters have gained attention, with the rapid development in industrial robotics, Internet of things, and embedded system applications. Therefore, a comprehensive analysis has been performed, to identify the topologies and architectures used in step-down converters. Moreover, their operation and performance have been compared. Such an analysis is helpful, in improving performance of the existing systems, besides designing novel converter topologies. Furthermore, the converter-topology-derivation methods have been studied, to identify their applicability for synthesising novel non-isolated DC–DC converters.
Topics & Concepts
ConvertersNetwork topologyElectronic engineeringComputer scienceTopology (electrical circuits)VoltageEngineeringElectrical engineeringControl engineeringComputer networkAdvanced DC-DC ConvertersMultilevel Inverters and ConvertersSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies