Substantial Advancements in DC-DC Converters for Sustainable Future

With advances in technology, the demand for electricity has been increasing exponentially, which has resulted in today's trend of the conjunction of renew abIes with existing power generation networks that in the future sustainable cities is anticipated to generate more than 20% of the total electricity generated. However, renewable energy sources' output voltage is variable in nature and commonly not matched with the DC-link voltage level of grid-connected equipment. Furthermore, such type of converter becomes a part of various industrial applications, electrical vehicle supply systems, in lamps for automobiles, etc. In order to present a cohesive view of converters in the context of various applications, this manuscript synthesizes the scattered knowledge by conducting a comprehensive literature review on trends and technologies in DC-DC Converters. This review adds to the conglomeration of knowledge that will be helpful to the scientific group working in the same area.