Improved interleaved Ćuk power converter

An improved interleaved Ćuk power converter called in short –"Interleaved Two"– is designed and presented in this article. It is investigated and compared to a similar interleaved Ćuk power converter named as –"Interleaved One"– . The result is that the "Interleave Two" topology requires less reactive elements than the "Interleaved One" to achieve same performance, it will offer the possibility to reduce its size and economic cost. The operational principle and modeling is presented thoroughly. Moreover, simulation results comparing steady state time, output voltage, input current ripple and efficiency are presented. Additionally, in order to validate the performance of the "Interleaved Two" converter experimental results are included.