A novel maximum power point tracker based on analog and digital control loops

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 588-600

  Petreuş, Dorin ^a   Pâtârâu, Toma ^a   Dârâban, Stefan ^a   Morel, Cristina ^b   Morley, Brian ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CLUJ NAPOCA   (Romania)

^b Ecole Superieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest   (France)

^c Innovation in Business Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Current loop; MPPT; P O algorithm; Small signal model; Solar panel; Voltage loop

Indexed keywords

CURRENT LOOP; MPPT; SMALL SIGNAL MODEL; SOLAR PANELS; VOLTAGE LOOP;

ALGORITHMS; DATA COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT; DC-DC CONVERTERS; DIGITAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PUMPS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ALGORITHM; IRRADIANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 79951721383     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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