Distributed maximum power point tracking of photovoltaic arrays: Novel approach and system analysis

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 2610-2621

  Femia, N ^a   Lisi, Gianpaolo ^a,c   Petrone, Giovanni ^a   Spagnuolo, Giovanni ^a   Vitelli, Massimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques; Photovoltaic (PV) systems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; OPTICAL FLOWS; PUMPS; STANDARDS; SYSTEM STABILITY;

AC MODELING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS (PVA); PROMISING TECHNIQUE; PV ARRAYS; PV SYSTEMS; SIMULATION RESULTS; SMALL SIGNALS; STEADY-STATE BEHAVIOR; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 47049122780     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2008.924035     Document Type: Article

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