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Originally Posted by cts_casemod
If we want to be really scientific, yes for a 50% duty cycle and an output of 200Amps one has to transfer 400A during half the time. But the average continuous current is still 200A. In fact 200Amps AC.
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Your boost explanation so far makes sense, except here, I see the voltage alternates on the inductor, but the current is fairly stable. There's some current ripple, but the whole point of the inductor is to maintain current, no (like a cap reverses current to maintain voltage)? If you are drawing 400 amps at whatever power level from the battery, the boost inductor needs to be able to handle ~400 amps it seems (the two are in lock step current wise in ltspice, I think that is kinda how series current works).
Edit: would be nice if I was wrong.