Per panel photovoltaic energy extraction with multilevel output DC-DC switched capacitor converters

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 419-428

  Cooley, John J ^a   Leeb, Steven B ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Marx; Module Integrated Converter; Multilevel; Photovoltaic; Ripple Port Inverter; Switched Capacitor

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CONVERTERS; MARX; MULTILEVEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC; RIPPLE PORT INVERTER; SWITCHED CAPACITOR;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER ELECTRONICS; PUMPS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION;

EID: 79955753828     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2011.5744631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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