ENHANCED POWER GENERATION FROM PLANTS PLANT-E TECHNOLOGY USING HIGH VOLTAGE GAIN DC-DC CONVERTER TOPOLOGY

Abstract

demands of electricity. In this paper, the Plant Power concept is based on the living plants in plant microbial fuel cell technology (P-MFC technology) along with bacteria to produce in-situ electricity. Here the plant excretes the organic matter and is broken down by microorganisms in the soil. In this breakdown process, electrons are released. By using this released electron it is possible to harvest them by inserting electrodes and turn them into electricity, without affecting the plant's growth in any way. The aim of the paper is to enhance the renewable electricity by using high voltage gain DC-DC boost converter topology. This configuration includes a single switch, two hybrid voltage multiplier cells and a closed loop three winding coupled inductor. The voltage gain of the converter is enhanced by using its two secondary windings of the coupled inductor, which decreases the stress of power components to deliver a constant dc output voltage.