Ramanath, Anushree2021-06-292021-06-292020-04https://hdl.handle.net/11299/220575University of Minnesota M.S.E.C.E. thesis. April 2020. Major: Electrical/Computer Engineering. Advisor: Ned Mohan. 1 computer file (PDF); ix, 52 pages.Rooftop solar is becoming a popular source of energy for electricity generation. An optimal photovoltaic interface has ripple-free terminal currents and compact system design along with a high step-up ratio. Ćuk converter is a variant of the standard buck-boost converter. It is a great choice for integrating renewable energy sources due to its wide operating range and unique quality of continuous current flow at both the terminals. This drastically reduces the need for passive filters, system noise, and possible electromagnetic interference issues. With the use of a single coupled inductor instead of two separate inductances, the Ćuk converter can be designed to operate with ripple-free input or output current. However, only a minority of the users easily adapt Ćuk converter and its variants for their needs due to the complications in terms of the design method and absence of a rational design strategy for obtaining the suitable magnetics design that yields 'zero-ripple' terminal currents. This thesis presents an innovative, definitive method with an analytical basis for determining the component values that cater to a broad range of applications for a coupled inductor Ćuk converter topology and contrasts it with the conventional Ćuk converter. This approach can be drawn out to work on other crucial converter topologies with integrated magnetics. The descriptive analysis is carried out with the aid of the MATLAB scripts developed and the theoretical results are validated with the help of simulation models created using the PLECS software platform. Magnetic design and equivalent modeling is carried out using ANSYS and the designed converter has been implemented for experimental validation. Traditionally, the control of the Ćuk converter has been extremely complicated. For the chosen topology, control techniques have been investigated and performance analysis is carried out on a system level.enThesis or Dissertation