MONTE CARLO-BASED UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF NON-IDEAL BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER

Authors

  • AHMET GANI Kayseri University image/svg+xml , Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Kayseri University, Kayseri, Turkey. Author
  • SEZAI ALPER TEKIN Erciyes University image/svg+xml , Department of Industrial Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59277/RRST-EE.2026.3.14

Keywords:

Monte Carlo simulation, Uncertainty analysis, Bidirectional DC-DC converter, Non-ideal converter

Abstract

Bidirectional DC-DC converters are widely employed in DC bus-based power systems that supply resistive DC loads due to their simple structure and inherent capability for bidirectional power flow. This paper presents a comprehensive Monte Carlo-based uncertainty analysis of a non-ideal bidirectional DC-DC converter operating with a resistive DC load. Inductor and capacitor tolerances, parasitic resistances, and component operating temperature uncertainties are simultaneously randomized to assess their combined impact on DC bus voltage regulation during bidirectional operation. Simulation results confirm that the bidirectional converter maintains stable operation and bounded performance dispersion under parametric uncertainties. The proposed framework provides a robustness-oriented evaluation methodology that complements conventional deterministic analysis for DC bus-interfaced power converters.

Author Biographies

  • AHMET GANI, Kayseri University, Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Design, Kayseri University, Kayseri, Turkey.
       

    Ahmet Gani was born in Mersin, Turkey, in 1987. He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, in 2011, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Kahramanmaraş, Turkey, in 2014 and 2020, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Kayseri University. His research interests include fuzzy logic control and power electronic converters.

       
  • SEZAI ALPER TEKIN, Erciyes University, Department of Industrial Design Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey.

    Sezai Alper Tekin was born in Kayseri, Turkey, in 1978. He received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, in 2000, the M.Sc. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Niğde University, Niğde, Turkey, in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Erciyes University in 2012. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design Engineering at Erciyes University. His research interests include electronic circuits and semiconductor materials.

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Published

07.09.2026

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Vol. 71 No. 3 (2026): RRST-EE

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MONTE CARLO-BASED UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS OF NON-IDEAL BIDIRECTIONAL DC-DC CONVERTER. (2026). REVUE ROUMAINE DES SCIENCES TECHNIQUES — SÉRIE ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE ET ÉNERGÉTIQUE, 71(3), 421-426. https://doi.org/10.59277/RRST-EE.2026.3.14