High-accuracy maximum power point estimation for photovoltaic arrays

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 843-851

  Wang, Jen Cheng ^a   Su, Yu Li ^a   Shieh, Jyh Cherng ^a   Jiang, Joe Air ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Direct prediction method; Maximum power point (MPP); Photovoltaic (PV) arrays; pn junction semiconductor; Solar cells

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FACTORS; CONTROL MODEL; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CURRENT VOLTAGE; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; FIELD DATA; HIGH-ACCURACY; I-V CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; INDIVIDUAL CELLS; IRRADIATION INTENSITY; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; P-N JUNCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; POWER TRACKING; PREDICTION METHODS; PV ARRAYS; PV GENERATION; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; REAL TIME; SEMICONDUCTOR THEORY; SIMPLE APPROACH; SYSTEM CONDITIONS;

FORECASTING; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

EID: 78751641369     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.10.032     Document Type: Article

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