Low-power maximum power point tracker with digital control for thermophotovoltaic generators

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 961-967

  Pilawa Podgurski, Robert C N ^a   Pallo, Nathan A ^a   Chan, Walker R ^a   Perreault, David J ^a   Celanovic, Ivan L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digital control; Lossless current sensing; Maximum power point tracker; Micro burner; MPPT; Portable power; Thermophotovoltaic; TPV

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL CONTROL; LOSSLESS CURRENT-SENSING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKER; PORTABLE POWER; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIODES; ENERGY GAP; MOBILE POWER PLANTS; OXIDE MINERALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUARTZ; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

POWER ELECTRONICS;

EID: 77952164615     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2010.5433386     Document Type: Conference Paper

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