A single-stage three-phase photovoltaic system with enhanced maximum power point tracking capability and increased power rating

IEEE Transactions on Power Delivery

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1017-1029

  Ghoddami, Hamidreza ^a   Yazdani, Amirnaser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); model; partial shading; photovoltaic (PV) array; photovoltaic (PV) systems; power electronics; PV cell; voltage sourced converter (VSC)

Indexed keywords

MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; PV CELL; VOLTAGE-SOURCED CONVERTER (VSC);

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DC POWER TRANSMISSION; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC GROUNDING; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICAL FLOWS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS; PUMPS; RETROFITTING;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 79953177828     PISSN: 08858977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPWRD.2010.2055896     Document Type: Article

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