Analysis and optimization of maximum power point tracking algorithms in the presence of noise

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 3479-3494

  Latham, Alexander M ^a   Pilawa Podgurski, Robert ^b   Odame, Kofi M ^c   Sullivan, Charles R ^c  

^a Allegro Microsystems   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); Noise; Photovoltaic (PV) systems

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING ALGORITHMS; MEASUREMENT NOISE; NOISE; PERTURB AND OBSERVE ALGORITHM; PERTURBATION SIZE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; STEADY STATE; TRACKING ACCURACY; TRACKING PERFORMANCE; TRACKING SPEED;

OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 84872050320     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2211038     Document Type: Article

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