An intelligent search algorithm for the maximum power point of a photovoltaic system in fast-changing environmental conditions

2011 International Symposium on Intelligent Signal Processing and Communications Systems: "The Decade of Intelligent and Green Signal Processing and Communications", ISPACS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Low, K S ^a,b   Nguyen, T L ^a   Soon, J J ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

DIRECT algorithm; Intelligent signal processing; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); photovoltaic systems

Indexed keywords

CONVENTIONAL ALGORITHMS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; DIRECT ALGORITHMS; DIVIDING RECTANGLES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INCREMENTAL CONDUCTANCE; INTELLIGENT SEARCH ALGORITHM; INTELLIGENT SIGNAL PROCESSING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PERTURB AND OBSERVE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RAPID CHANGES;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84857352518     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISPACS.2011.6146143     Document Type: Conference Paper

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