Modular multilevel inverter with maximum power point tracking for grid connected photovoltaic application

Proceedings - ISIE 2011: 2011 IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 2057-2062

  Alajmi, B N ^a   Ahmed, K H ^b   Adam, G P ^a   Finney, S J ^a   Williams, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOOST CONVERTER; DC-LINK VOLTAGES; FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS; GRID CONNECTIONS; GRID VOLTAGE; GRID-CONNECTED; HIGH DYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; UNITY POWER FACTOR;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; FUZZY LOGIC; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ELECTRIC INVERTERS;

EID: 80052866468     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISIE.2011.5984477     Document Type: Conference Paper

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