A maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic-SPE system using a maximum current controller

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 75, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 697-706

  Muhida, Riza ^a   Park, Minwon ^a   Dakkak, Mohammed ^a   Matsuura, Kenji ^a   Tsuyoshi, Akira ^b   Michira, Masakazu ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KOBE CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DC DC converter; Hydrogen energy; Maximum current controller; Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Photovoltaic; Solid polymer electrolysis (SPE); SPE characteristics

Indexed keywords

DC MOTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENT CONTROL; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROLYSIS; HYDROGEN; POLYMERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYSIS (SPE);

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 6444244727     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00142-3     Document Type: Article

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