Multilevel DC-link inverter and control algorithm to overcome the PV partial shading

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-18

  Abdalla, I ^a   Corda, J ^a   Zhang, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Multilevel inverter; Photovoltaic partial shading; Real time data exchange (RTDX)

Indexed keywords

DC-LINK; MATLAB-SIMULINK; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING ALGORITHMS; MULTILEVEL INVERTER; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PV SYSTEM; REAL-TIME DATA EXCHANGE; REAL-TIME MODE; SEVEN-LEVEL;

DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84866421137     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2209460     Document Type: Article

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