A study on optimization of circuit components in high boost ratio DC-DC converters with hybrid-based configuration
Renewable energy (RE) sources become significantly important due to climate change and global warming concerns. Basically, the renewable energy sources such as sunlight, wind, tides, and geothermal are constantly generated from the natural process and those energies can be used to generate electrici...
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9223/ http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/9223/1/Asmarashid_Ponniran.pdf |
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| Summary: | Renewable energy (RE) sources become significantly important due to
climate change and global warming concerns. Basically, the renewable
energy sources such as sunlight, wind, tides, and geothermal are constantly
generated from the natural process and those energies can be used to
generate electricity energy. Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency
(IEA) defined the renewable energy as follows [1]:
“Renewable energy is derived from natural processes that are replenished
constantly. In its various forms, it derives directly from the sun, or from heat
generated deep within the earth. Included in the definition is electricity and
heat generated from solar, wind, ocean, hydropower, biomass, geothermal
resources, and biofuels and hydrogen derived from renewable resources.” According to the Renewables 2010 Global Status Report [2], from the
end of 2004, worldwide renewable energy capacity grew at rates of 10 –
60% annually for many renewable-based-technologies such as solar
photovoltaic (PV), wind power, solar hot watering/heating, ethanol
production, solar thermal power, geothermal power and biodiesel
production. Wind power and many other renewable-based-technologies,
growth accelerated in 2009 relative to the previous four years. However,
grid-connected PV increased the fastest compared to all
renewable-based-technologies, with a 60% annual average growth rate. |
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