Performance Analysis for Bidirectional DC/DC Power Converter for Photovoltaic Applications: Simulation Study

Power electronic converters have been used for different applications, including photovoltaics, wind energy conversion systems, automotive, boat propulsion systems, railway transport, and other applications. This is the reason for the great importance of power converters. Furthermore, bidirectional power converters can make the interaction between multiple energy sources and improve the performance of the mentioned systems in the case of several sources like in hybrid vehicles or photovoltaic systems. Two DC networks can be connected to more basic DC/DC power converters, and in this case a more robust solution can be achieved. This is the reason for the extensive analysis of DC/DC power converters worldwide. In this chapter, an improved variant of the bidirectional power converter has been presented and compared to up-to-date commercial solutions.