Photovoltaic panel integrated power conditioning system using a high efficiency step-up DC-DC converter

Renewable Energy

Volumn 41, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-234

  Choi, Woo Young ^a   Lee, Change Goo ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DC AC inverter; DC DC converter; Photovoltaic (PV); Power conditioning system (PCS); Power efficiency

Indexed keywords

DC-AC CONVERTER; DC-AC INVERTERS; DC-LINK VOLTAGES; EXPANDABILITY; INTEGRATED POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV); PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM (PCS); POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; POWER EFFICIENCY; POWER GRIDS; PV PANEL; SWITCHING POWER LOSS; UNITY POWER FACTOR; VOLTAGE CONVERSION RATIO;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84155171112     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.10.023     Document Type: Article

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