A high efficiency photovoltaic module integrated converter with the asymmetrical half-bridge flyback converter

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1376-1381

  Kim, Heeje ^a   Kim, Jongrak ^a   Kim, Hosung ^a,b   Lee, Kyungjun ^a,b   Kim, Jonghyun ^b   Yoo, Dongwook ^b   Shin, Dongsul ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asymmetrical half bridge flyback converter; High efficiency; Module integrated converter; Photovoltaic; Soft switching technique; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRICAL HALF-BRIDGE; FLYBACK CONVERTERS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INTEGRATED CONVERTERS; SOFT-SWITCHING TECHNIQUE;

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTICAL FLOWS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPS; SOFT SWITCHING; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CONTROL SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77954309246     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.04.019     Document Type: Article

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