This document discusses the design and implementation of DC-DC converters and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) with solar panels. It begins with an introduction to DC-DC converters and their basic components. It then describes different types of DC-DC converters including buck and boost converters. The document discusses designing and simulating buck and boost converters using MATLAB/Simulink. It also covers designing and simulating a photovoltaic system with a boost converter and MPPT control to extract maximum power from the solar panels. Key algorithms for MPPT like perturb and observe and incremental conductance are also summarized.