Optimization and design of a cascaded DC/DC converter devoted to grid-connected photovoltaic systems

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2018-2027

  Vighetti, Stéphane ^a   Ferrieux, Jean Paul ^a   Lembeye, Yves ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D ELECTROTECHNIQUE DE GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

DC DC converter; optimization; photovoltaic; power electronics; shade

Indexed keywords

ENTIRE SYSTEM; GRID CONNECTED SYSTEMS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; IN-BUILDINGS; LEAD-BATTERY; OPTIMIZATION AND DESIGN; OPTIMIZED TOPOLOGY; OUTPUT VOLTAGES; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PV MODULES; SHADE; STANDALONE APPLICATIONS; SUCCESSIVE QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING ALGORITHMS; VARIABLE PARAMETERS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER ELECTRONICS; QUADRATIC PROGRAMMING; TOPOLOGY;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84857473503     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2167159     Document Type: Article

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