DESIGN AND BUILDING OF MULTIPLE INPUT SINGLE OUTPUT DC-DC CONVERTER

A multiple input DC-DC converter has been proposed in this paper to obtain power from several input sources. The structure of the proposed Multiple Input Converter (MIC) is simpler than the several available single input converters for each source. Due to the rapid depletion of the conventional energy the world is turning towards the renewable energy sources because of their abundance and distribution throughout the earth. Thus using different inputs from renewable sources this MISO DC-DC converter is designed. To show continuous output, two 12V batteries are connected as input sources to give a common regulated output. LTspice software is used in the designing of the converter. Hardware implementation of the converter is also done. Results are obtained from both software and hardware