A high-flexibility DC load for fuel cell and solar arrays power sources based on DC-DC converters

Applied Energy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1690-1702

  Duran E ^a   Andujar J M ^a   Segura, F ^a   Barragan A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DC DC converters; Fuel cell; Photovoltaic generator; V I characteristics

Indexed keywords

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; FUEL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DC LOAD; HIGH FIDELITY; LOAD PROFILES; LOW COSTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POWER SOURCES; SIMPLE STRUCTURES; SOLAR ARRAYS; SPEED OF RESPONSE; V-I CHARACTERISTIC;

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS;

CURRENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUEL CELL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 79551538607     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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