International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS)

Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2024, pp. 947~957

ISSN: 2088-8694, DOI: 10.11591/ijpeds.v15.i2.pp947-957  947

Review of DC-DC boost converter derived topologies for

renewable energy applications

Nivethaa Thulasiraman, Lavanya Viswanathan, Palanidoss Sriramalakshmi

School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India

Article Info ABSTRACT

Article history: This paper deals with three different power converter topologies for boosting
the available dc input voltage. The converters considered for the study are
Received Jul 29, 2023 conventional DC-DC boost converter, quasi switched boost DC-DC converter
Revised Oct 24, 2023 (qSBC) and quasi Z source converter (qZSC). The converters are designed for
Accepted Nov 7, 2023 an input voltage of 24 V to deliver a power of 200 W to a resistive load. The
steady-state analysis of all three topologies is discussed to determine the key
characteristics of the proposed topologies. All the converters are simulated in
Keywords: MATLAB/Simulink environment and the outcomes are explained in detail. The
performance comparison of the converters such as switch stress, diode stress
Boost converter and boost factor versus duty ratio are presented. Thus, this comparison helps to
MATLAB/Simulink choose a suitable boost converter topology for a specific application.
Quasi switched boost converter
Quasi Z source converter
Shoot through This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license.

Corresponding Author:
Palanidoss Sriramalakshmi
School of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology
Chennai, India
Email: [email protected]

1. INTRODUCTION
As the conventional energy sources are facing the issues like depletion of fossil fuels and the increase in
pollution, the need for the clean and green energy using renewable energy sources such as photovoltaic, wind,
wave, tide, geo-thermal, is of great importance. As most of the renewable outlets, such as photovoltaic (PV)
systems and wind energy systems, produces a low output voltage which is not sufficient to meet the specific
requirements. Hence DC/DC converters are very essential units that are used in renewable power conversion
systems as electronic operating systems for power applications. They demand booster circuits to provide sufficient
voltage at the output side [1]–[3]. The efficacy of DC/DC conversion is progressive in the electrical industry. The
DC/DC converters used in the electrical industry are simulated to cater to the certain advanced applications [4]–
[6]. In addition, fuel cell based distributed power system generates voltage less than the requirements.
Additional boosting circuit is expected to boost the available DC voltage [7]–[11]. The innovative
designing of DC/DC converters accounts for an enormous proportion of entire conversion equipment turnover.
These DC converters are classified after their function namely buck converter, boost converter, buck-boost
converter, zero current switching (ZCS) and zero voltage switching (ZVS) converters. Now-a-days in most of
the applications, bidirectional DC-DC converters with negligible ripple content is the desired feature.
Compared to the conventional DC-DC converters, the derived DC-DC converters have lower conduction losses
[12]. The high gain is achievable in quasi networks rather than conventional boost converter. As the demand
is more and more for the renewable energy-based hybrid energy systems, multi-input converter (MIC) has got
a newer perspective in the converter domain. In the last decade, many topologies have been emerged. Though
there are many topological developments, there exist drawbacks when it comes to design complexity and
efficiency. The proposed multi-input converter is able to hybridize different sources such as solar PV array and

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proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) [13]. The voltage output from solar PV systems is of low in
nature, which needs to be boosted to a level required with the help of DC-DC converters for grid-connected
systems. To solve this, a new high gain and efficient boost converter which is a combination of buffer capacitor,
passive clamp recovery circuit to restore leakage energy in coupled inductor is presented [14]. As Cuk
converter has the feature of both stepping up and stepping down the input voltage, it can act as an interface in
PV systems i.e., in both classical and distributed maximum power point tracking systems. The filtering
elements required in case of Cuk converter interfaced circuits are less as the converter itself basically involves
two inductors which provide continuous input and output currents [15].
The multi input multilevel output (MIMLO) DC-DC converter is used in renewable energy, such as
fuel cells, wind turbines and PV, to get the best output voltages. The MIMLO DC-DC converter powers the
load from renewable energy sources through the independence of the availability of other sources. The MIMLO
design has certain features such as simplicity in configuration, a smaller number of switches, maximum
efficiency, and high conversion ratio. The multilevel output DC-DC converter offers reduction of losses, low
stress voltage on switches and diode high voltage transfer [16]. By adopting Z source network and its derived
circuits, higher boost voltage is achieved [17], [18]. A double output port DC-DC quasi-impedance source
converter is proposed. Each of the converter provides different voltage gain. One of the output port converters
is capable of providing bidirectional (four-quadrant) operation by only varying the duty ratio. The second
output has the voltage gain of traditional two-switch buck-boost converter [19]. Similar to Z source converter
derived topologies, switched boost converters are proposed in the literature to obtain higher boost with lower
duty ratio for nano and microgrid applications [20]–[22].
The converter can be designed to provide required voltage at the preferred magnitude. Right design
and near-optimal usage of components leads to the development of the different power conversion methods,
providing a variety of reliable and efficient energy to power up most of the electrical devices and components.
Bi-directional DC-DC converter integrated with battery energy management in hybrid PV and wind-based grid
connected system controlled by fuzzy logic controller proposed in [23]. Asymmetric quasi-impedance source
buck-boost converter is proposed in [24].
A converter basically uses semiconductor switches and components such as inductors, transformers,
and capacitors for intermediate energy storage as well as for filtering purpose. The component selection plays
a major role in attaining the optimal size, weight and cost of the converter. A converter is an electrical circuit
that converts electrical energy from one form to a desired form which can perform one or more functions and
give an output different from that of the input, suitable for a particular load.
This article mainly discusses about various converter topologies for boosting the available source
voltage to the required level for meeting the load demand. The article is organized as follows: i) Section 2 deals
with DC-DC Conversion technology; ii) Section 3 presents the configuration of basic boost converter circuit
and its operating modes; iii) Section 4 and 5 discusses the working modes of the quasi Z source converter
(qZSC) and quasi switched boost converter (qSBC) respectively; and iv) The performance comparison, results
and discussions are presented in section 6. The conclusion of the article is presented at the end of the article
and it shows the research directions.

2. DC/DC CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY

The DC/DC convertors established initially are designed with the help of potential divider circuits
resulting in reduced voltage at the output. Figure 1 elucidates the development of DC/DC converters branching
into first to sixth generation with upgraded techniques. The generation-wise upgraded converters presented in
Figure 1 (see Appendix) [3] edify a few limitations which may have to be addressed as the need of the time.
Some of the limitations of these converters are of low voltage gain, high source current ripples, voltage stress
across the devices are high, voltage rating of the output capacitor needed is high and there is no common ground
between input and output terminals. These limitations kindled the devising of DC/DC converters of this study
as an enhanced strategy to overcome the restrictions.

3. CONVENTIONAL BOOST CONVERTER CIRCUIT

A typical DC-DC boost converter circuit used for boosting the voltage is depicted in Figure 2(a).
Figures 2(b) and 2(c) depict the mode I and Mode II operation of DC/DC boost converter. The available DC
source is connected to an inductor. A MOSFET switch is connected across the voltage source. A diode is
connected to a capacitor and the load is connected in parallel to the capacitor. The constant input current is
caused by the inductor linked to the input source; hence the boost converter is referred to as a constant current
input source. The load can also be thought of as a constant voltage source. Pulse width modulation is used to
turn on and off the controlled switch. The pulse width modulation (PWM) can be based on time or frequency.

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The use of a wide range of frequencies to accomplish the desired control of the switch, which in turn gives the
desired output voltage, is a disadvantage of frequency-based variation. DC-DC converters commonly use time-
based modulation. It's easy to put together and use. In this sort of PWM modulation, the frequency remains
constant. Boost converter operates under two operating modes. When the switch is in closed position, the first
mode is activated.

3.1. Mode I: The switch is in closed position and the diode is turned off
As shown in Figure 2(b), the switch is turned on representing a short circuit, preferably with zero
resistance to current flow, and hence all the current flows through the switch and returns to the DC input source.
Assume the switch is on for time duration of Ton and off for time duration of Toff. The time period, T= Ton +
Toff and the duty cycle, D = Ton / T. Steady-state operation for this mode using Kirchhoff’s Voltage Law is
given by (1)-(4).

𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 𝑉𝐿 (1)
𝑑𝑖𝐿
𝑉𝐿 = 𝐿 = 𝑉𝑖𝑛 (2)
𝑑𝑡

𝑑𝑖𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 𝑉𝑖𝑛

= = = (3)
𝑑𝑡 ∆𝑡 𝐷𝑇 𝐿

Because the switch is temporarily closed, we may assert that ∆t = DT since Ton = DT.
𝑉𝑖𝑛
∆𝑖𝐿 (𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑) = 𝐷𝑇 (4)
𝐿

3.2. Mode II: The switch is turned off, but the diode is turned on
In this mode II as shown in Figure 2(c), the inductor's polarity is inverted and the energy held in the
inductor is released and eventually dissipated in the load resistance, which helps to keep the current flowing in
the same direction through the load. It steps up the output voltage because the inductor is now operating as a
source in series with the input source. However, while analyzing the circuit with Kirchoff’s Voltage Law
(KVL), we stick to the original conventions.

(a) (b)

(c)

Figure 2. DC/DC boost converter topology under various modes of (a) DC/DC boost converter topology [3],
(b) mode-I, and (c) mode-II

Let us now examine the Boost converter in steady-state mode II applying KVL equations from (5)-(11).

𝑉𝑖𝑛 = 𝑉𝐿 + 𝑉𝑂 (5)
𝑑𝑖𝐿
𝑉𝐿 = 𝐿 = 𝑉𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑂 (6)
𝑑𝑡

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𝑑𝑖𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 𝑉𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑂

= = = (7)
𝑑𝑡 ∆𝑡 (1−𝐷)𝑇 𝐿

𝑉𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑂
∆𝑖𝐿 (𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛) = (1 − 𝐷)𝑇 (8)
𝐿

It is previously known that the net change in inductor current during a complete cycle is zero.

∆𝑖𝐿 (𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛) + ∆𝑖𝐿 (𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑑) = 0 (9)

𝑉𝑖𝑛 − 𝑉𝑂 𝑉𝑖𝑛
(1 − 𝐷)𝑇 + 𝐷𝑇 = 0 (10)
𝐿 𝐿

𝑉𝑜 1
= (11)
𝑉𝑖𝑛 1−𝐷

Simulations studies of the conventional boost converter were carried out considering the parameters as, R =
288 Ω, L = 500 µH, C = 200 µF, Vin = 24 V and T = 20 µs and the results are presented in the section 6 for
comparison of performance parameters with other converter circuits.

4. QUASI Z SOURCE CONVERTER (qZSC)

Figure 3(a) shows the topological structure of qZSC topology. The circuit diagram of shoot through
mode is shown in Figure 3(b) and non-shoot through mode of operations is depicted in Figure 3(c). The circuit
is derived from the basic conventional Z source converter. Here the switch and capacitor stress are less
compared to the basic z source converter. The network is placed between source and the switching circuit to
increase the DC output voltage of the converter by modifying the shoot through (ST) duty cycle. Only direct
current flows through the inductor during normal operation. Inductor current increases and decreases
respectively in ST and non-shoot through mode. The source current is found to be continuous in nature.

(a) (b)

(c)

Figure 3. DC/DC qZSC (qZSC) circuit under different modes of (a) DC/DC qZSC topology [17], (b) shoot
through mode, and (c) non shoot through mode

According to the symmetry of the Z source network, the bands of inductance L1 and L2 are chosen by
L; the capacitor banks C1 and C2 are chosen using C. Then the values of IL1 and IL2 are equal to IL, VL1 and VL2
are equal to VL, VC1 and VC2 are equal to VC. The state equations for the system are given by (12)-(18),

(1−𝐷)2 𝑉𝑖𝑛
𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 ∶ 𝐼𝐿1 = 𝐼𝐿2 = (12)
(1−2𝐷)2 𝑅𝐿

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(1−𝐷) 𝑉𝑖𝑛
𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠 ∶ 𝑉𝐶1 = 𝑉𝐶2 = (13)
(1−2𝐷)

(1−𝐷) 𝑉𝑖𝑛 𝑃
𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 ∶ 𝐼𝐿 = = (14)
(1−2𝐷) 𝑅𝐿 𝑉𝑖𝑛

𝑉𝑖𝑛
𝑂𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 𝐷𝐶 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 ∶ 𝑉0 = (15)
(1−2𝐷)

𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑅𝑖𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑒 ∶ ∆𝐼𝐿 = 2 % 𝑜𝑓 𝐼𝐿 (16)

𝑉𝐿 𝐷𝑇𝑠
𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 ∶ 𝐿 = (17)
∆𝐼𝐿

𝐼𝐿 𝐷𝑇𝑠
𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 ∶ 𝐶 = (18)
𝑉𝐶 𝛿𝑉%

In the shoot through operation, the ripple current of the converter decreases because the current
through the inductor and the capacitor are equal. The voltage ripple of the converter depends on Vc and δV%,
the range of the capacitor is calculated according to the given formula. The qZSC topology is shown in Figure
3. Simulation studies are carried out considering the following parameters: R = 250 Ω, L1 = L2 = 2.3 mH, C1 =
C2 = 100 µF, Cf = 470 µF, Vin = 24 V and T = 20 µs and the results are presented in the section 6.

5. QUASI SWITCHED BOOST CONVERTER (qSBC)

The circuit topology of basic switched boost DC-DC converter and its modes of operations are shown
in Figures 4(a), 4(b) and 4(c) respectively. The qSB network consists of one inductor, one capacitor, two diodes
and two switches. It has a smaller number of passive elements compared to quasi Z source DC-DC converters.

(a) (b)

(c)

Figure 4. DC/DC quasi switched boost converter (qSBC) topology under various modes of
(a) DC/DC qSBC topology [25], [22], (b) shoot through mode, and (c) non shoot through mode

The network components are designed using the following set of (19)-(26).

𝐼𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 ∶ 𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 = 𝑉𝑑𝑐 − 𝑉𝐶 (19)

𝐶 ∆𝑉𝐶 = 𝐼𝐿 − 𝑖𝑃𝑁 (20)

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𝐼𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 ∶ 𝐿 ∆𝑖𝐿 = 𝑉𝑑𝑐 + 𝑉𝐶 (21)

𝐶 ∆𝑉𝐶 = − 𝐼𝐿 (22)
𝑉𝑑𝑐
𝑉𝐶 = (23)
(1−2𝐷)

(1−2𝐷)
𝐼𝑃𝑁 = 𝐼𝐿 (24)
(1−𝐷)

𝑉𝑑𝑐
𝑃𝑒𝑎𝑘 𝑉𝑜𝑙𝑡𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑛𝑜𝑛 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑚𝑜𝑑𝑒 ∶ 𝑉𝑃𝑁 = 𝑉𝐶 = (25)
(1−2𝐷)

𝑉𝑃𝑁 1
𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑠𝑡 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑜𝑟 ∶ 𝐵 = = (1−2𝐷)
(26)
𝑉𝑑𝑐

The voltage gain of qZS/qSBC is not high if simple boost control technique is adopted. Because the
ST duty cycle is constrained to (1-M), where M is the modulation index. Passive elements such as inductors,
coupled inductors, switched capacitor cell/switched inductor cell qZS/qSBC to increase the boost factor and
improve the voltage gain of qZS/qSBC. In some articles, modified PWM is used to increase the converter
boost. Simulation studies are carried out for the following parameters: R = 250 Ω, L1 = L2 = 1 mH, C1 = C2 =
100 µF, Vin = 24 V and T = 20 µs and the results are presented in the next section.

6. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table 1 summarizes the general operating parameters and their values used for simulation and the
results obtained from simulation. Although all three DC-DC converter topologies (boost converter, qZSC and
qSBC) may be utilized for voltage step-up, it is appropriate to evaluate their specifications, potentiality and
operation. Comparison among the converters have been presented considering the operating scenario to be the
same i.e., the source voltage, switching frequency and the power rating to be the same. The Simulink model of
conventional boost converter is shown in Figure 5. The output waveforms obtained from simulation using
MATLAB/Simulink is represented in Figure 6 for boost converter, Simulink model of qZSC is presented in
Figure 7 and the output waveforms are shown in Figure 8. Simulink model of qSBC is shown in Figure 9 and
waveforms are shown in Figure 10.
Figure 6 shows the MATLAB Simulink waveforms of DC- DC boost converter. It depicts the source
voltage, source current, load voltage and load current waveforms of DC-DC boosted converter. The load
current of 0.8 A, is flowing through the resistive load. The voltage across the load is seen as about 240.6 V.
Here to attain this load output voltage, the input voltage of 24 V at the duty ratio of 0.9, along with one inductor,
one capacitor, a MOSFET and a diode are used. Figure 8 depicts the source current, load current, load voltage
and source voltage waveforms of quasi Z source converter. The load current of 1 A, is flowing through the
resistive load. The voltage across the load is seen as about 241.1 V at the shoot through duty ratio of 0.4574.
Here to attain this load output voltage, the input voltage of 24 V along with two identical inductors
and capacitors are used. Figure 9 shows the simulink model of quasi switched boost inverter. Figure 10 shows
the source voltage, source current, load voltage and load current waveforms of quasi switched boost converter.
It gives the output voltage of 247.4 at the input of 24 V and the duty ratio of 0.4547. It is around 10 times the
source voltage. From Table 1, it is obvious that the power delivered by the boost converter to the load is 201
W. The qZSC delivers the power of 232 W power. Similarly, qSBC delivers the output power of 244.9 W.
Among all three topologies, qSBC delivers high output power with reduced value of shoot through duty ratio.

Table 1. MATLAB/Simulink parameters for three topologies of DC/DC converters

Parameters Boost Converter qZSC [17] qSBC [22] Parameters Boost Converter qZSC [17] qSBC [22]
Input Voltage 24 V 24 V 24 V Pulse Width 90.4 45.75 45.47
Inductor 500 µH L1=L2=2.3 mH 0.2 µH Phase Delay 0 0 2.7e-3 and 12.7e-3
Capacitor 200 µF C1=C2=100 µF C1=100 µF Output Voltage 240.6 V 241.1 V 247.4 V
Cf=470 µF
Resistor 288 Ω 250 Ω 250 Ω Input Current 8.72 A 13.88 A 13.37 A
Frequency 50 kHz 50 kHz 50 kHz Output Current 0.8354 A 0.9643 A 0.9897 A
Time Period 20 µs 20 µs 20 µs

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Figure 5. Simulink model of conventional boost converter

Figure 6. MATLAB Simulink waveforms of boost converter

Figure 7 Simulink model of quasi Z source converter

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Figure 8. MATLAB Simulink waveforms of quasi Z source converter

Figure 9. Simulink model of quasi switched boost inverter

Figure 10. MATLAB Simulink waveforms of quasi switched boost converter

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6.1. Device comparison

Table 2 and Figure 11 presents the number of components used in the DC-DC conventional boost
converter, quasi Z source converter and quasi switched boost converter. The number of diodes, inductors,
capacitors and MOSFET switches are tabulated below. The number of passive elements count is less for DC-
DC boosted converter compared to other two topologies. At the same time, the boost factor obtained by the
conventional DC-DC boost converter is less compared to other two topologies. The quasi switched boost
converter has less number of passive elements, but it has additional diode. On the other hand, quasi Z source
converter has more number of passive elements and no additional switches or diodes.

6.2. Boost factor and shoot-through duty ratio

Figure 12 shows the relation between boost factor and shoot through duty ratio. Boost converter
provides the boost of 10 times the input voltage at the duty ratio of 0.9. Similarly, quasi-Z source and quasi-
switched boost converter provides the same boost at the shoot through duty ratio of 0.45 which almost half the
value which is used with DC-DC boost converter.

Table 2. Component comparison of DC-DC boost converter, quasi Z source converter,

and quasi switched boost converter
Topology No. of inductors No. of capacitors No. of diodes No. of MOSFET Switches
DC -DC boost converter 1 1 1 1
Quasi Z source converter [17] 2 2 1 0
Quasi switched boost converter [22] 1 1 2 1

Figure 11. Component comparison of various topologies

Figure 12. Comparison of boost factor (vs) duty ratio for the three topologies

7. CONCLUSION
This paper discusses the comparative analysis of the classical DC-DC boost converter, qZSC and
qSBC topologies. Analytical expressions for the estimation of parameters in different operating modes for the
selected converters of the study are detailed. The efficacy of these topologies is validated by steady-state
analysis with extensive simulation results. The advantages of the converters addressed in this work are
continuous input current, decreased capacitor voltage stress, low voltage stress across the output diode, and
power switches. These are cost effective and user-friendly. Possibility of further enhancement of these
topologies such as boost converter, quasi Z source converter and quasi switched boost converter are useful in
power amplifier applications, photovoltaic applications, hybrid electric vehicles, where low DC input voltage

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need to be boosted. This article gives the basic idea to the researchers for selecting a suitable DC-DC converter
for a specific application.

APPENDIX

Figure 1. Evolution of DC/DC conversion technology

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BIOGRAPHIES OF AUTHORS

Nivethaa Thulasiraman received her Bachelor of Technology Degree in

Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai in
2023. Her area of interests are power converters and cloud computing. Currently, she works
as an Associate Technology Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers. She can be contacted at
email: [email protected].

Lavanya Viswanathan is working as an Assistant Professor (Sr.) in the School

of Electrical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai, India. She received her
B.E. degree from Sona College of Technology, Salem, India (Madras University) in 2001,
M.Tech. degree in Power systems from National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli,
India in 2006 and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Vellore Institute of
Technology, Chennai in 2022. Her research interests include power quality, power electronics
applications to power system, grid integration of distributed generation, and energy
management in microgrids. She can be contacted at email: [email protected].

Palanidoss Sriramalakshmi was born in Tamilnadu, India. She has completed

her B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering in 2004 from National Institute of Technology,
Silchar, Assam, India. She received her M.E degree in power electronics and drives in 2009
from College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India. She pursued her doctoral degree in the
area of power converters especially in inverters in 2020 from Vellore Institute of Technology
(VIT), Chennai. She has around 15 years of teaching experience in various Engineering
colleges. She joined VIT as an Assistant professor in 2012. Currently, she is working as an
Associate Professor in VIT, Chennai. Dr. Palanidoss Sriramalakshmi has published many
research papers, conference presentations and book chapters in reputed journals. Her field of
interest includes power electronic converters for renewable energy applications, internet of
things, and single stage inverters. She can be contacted at email: [email protected].

Review of DC-DC boost converter derived topologies for renewable energy … (Nivethaa Thulasiraman)