%0 Journal Article %T Comparative Study of Hard Switching and Soft Switching Boost Converter Fed from a PV Source %A B. Angeline Jerusha %A S. Anu Vadhana %A A. Arrul Dhana Mathy %A R. Ramaprabha %J International Journal of Engineering Research %V 2 %N 5 %P 328-331 %D 2014 %I IJER %X This paper presents a comparative study of hard switching and soft switching boost converter for interfacing photovoltaic (PV) systems. This paper mainly focuses on the minimization of switching loss by adopting soft switching technology when compared to hard switching. %K Zero Voltage Switching %K Zero Current Switching %K PSPICE %K SPV %U http://www.ijer.in/ijer/publication/v2s5/IJER_2013_502.pdf