Simulation of Low Voltage DC-DC Booster Circuit with Improved Switch for Amplification of Biophotovoltaic Cell Output Voltage

Authors

  • Shaea Alajmi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Izhal Abdul Halin Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Faizal Mustapha Department of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Eris Elianddy Supeni Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Irwan Ibrahim Malaysia Institute of Transport, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.90.2.124134

Keywords:

BPV, Photomicrobial Fuel Cells, Microbial Solar Cells, DC-DC Converter, NMOSFET switch, DC Boost Converter, Low Power Renewable Energy

Abstract

Biophotovoltaic (BPV) cells otherwise called living solar cells are a clean energy-generating technology that uses photosynthetic organisms (cyanobacteria or microalgae) to produce electricity. However, the output voltage and current density of BPV cells are extremely low and the lifespan of BPV cells is short. In this article, a study based on computer simulation on the improvement of the switch of a low power DC to DC converter circuit is presented. A redesign of the circuit’s switch (NMOSFETs) shows that a 10.5 % increase in output voltage is achievable with an increase in efficiency of 3.4 %. Simulation shows that the increase in performance is due to the very low ON resistance of the newly designed switch.

Author Biographies

Shaea Alajmi, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

Eng-shaya1@hotmail.com

Izhal Abdul Halin, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

izhal@upm.edu.my

Faizal Mustapha, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

faizalms@upm.edu.my

Eris Elianddy Supeni, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

eris@upm.edu.my

Irwan Ibrahim, Malaysia Institute of Transport, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

irwan623@salam.uitm.edu.my

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Published

2022-01-06

How to Cite

Shaea Alajmi, Izhal Abdul Halin, Faizal Mustapha, Eris Elianddy Supeni, & Irwan Ibrahim. (2022). Simulation of Low Voltage DC-DC Booster Circuit with Improved Switch for Amplification of Biophotovoltaic Cell Output Voltage. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 90(2), 124–134. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.90.2.124134

Issue

Vol. 90 No. 2: February (2022)

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