New DC-DC converters promise efficient and cost-effective fuel cell energy.
The article discusses how to design efficient power converters for fuel cells, which need to boost low output voltage to a higher level for grid use. The focus is on isolated DC-DC converter topologies for high current applications. The researchers evaluated different design issues, such as reducing conduction losses in MOSFETs and optimizing transformer winding to minimize losses. By using calculation methods for winding losses, they were able to predict losses accurately before building the transformer.