Design of improved controller for thermoelectric generator used in distributed generation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5968-5973

  Molina, M G ^a   Juanico L E ^b   Rinalde, G F ^c   Taglialavore, E ^c   Gortari, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

^b Centro Atómico Bariloche ^*  (Argentina)

^c CENTRO ATÓMICO BARILOCHE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Control techniques; Distributed generation (DG); Dynamic modeling; Maximum power tracking (MPT); Power conditioning system (PCS); Thermoelectric generators (TEGs)

Indexed keywords

CONTROL TECHNIQUES; DISTRIBUTED GENERATIONS; DYNAMIC MODELING; MAXIMUM POWER TRACKING; POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEMS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY CONVERSION; GALERKIN METHODS; REACTIVE POWER; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLID STATE DEVICES; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 77955294060     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.12.098     Document Type: Article

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