Microcontroller based intelligent DC/DC converter to track maximum power point for solar photovoltaic module

2010 IEEE Conference on Innovative Technologies for an Efficient and Reliable Electricity Supply, CITRES 2010

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 94-101

  Siwakoti, Yam Prasad ^a   Chhetri, Bhupendra Bimal ^a   Adhikary, Brijesh ^a   Bista, Diwakar ^a  

^a KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Boost DC DC converter; Microcontroller; MPPT techniques; Photovoltaic module; PWM techniques

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL CONTROL; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CHARGING PROCESS; CONTROL TECHNIQUES; CONVERTER SYSTEM; COST EFFECTIVE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FAST-TRACKING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HARDWARE IMPLEMENTATIONS; HARDWARE MODELS; HIGH EFFICIENCY; INCREMENTAL CONDUCTANCE ALGORITHM; IV CHARACTERISTICS; KYOCERA; MATLAB /SIMULINK; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MODEL EVALUATION; MPPT TECHNIQUES; NON-LINEAR; OPERATING CONDITION; OUTPUT POWER; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POWER OUT PUT; PV MODULES; PWM TECHNIQUES; SOLAR INSOLATION; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

CHARGING (BATTERIES); COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLERS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; HARDWARE; INNOVATION; MICROCONTROLLERS; PARAMETER EXTRACTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PUMPS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 78650396408     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CITRES.2010.5619859     Document Type: Conference Paper

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