A seamless mode transfer maximum power point tracking controller for thermoelectric generator applications

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2310-2318

  Kim, Rae Young ^a   Lai, Jih Sheng ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) controller; Seamless mode transfer; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSORS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL FLOWS; PUMPS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

BUCK CONVERTERS; CONTROLLER SWITCHES; CURRENT COMMANDS; CURRENT LOOPS; DIGITAL SIGNALS; DUAL LOOPS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; INPUT AND OUTPUTS; LOAD STEPS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING (MPPT) CONTROLLER; MODE SELECTIONS; OUTPUT POWERS; POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; POWER MATCHING; SEAMLESS MODE TRANSFER; SMALL SIGNAL MODELS; STABLE OPERATIONS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; VEHICLE BATTERIES; VEHICLE LOADS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 57349084166     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2001904     Document Type: Article

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