Classification and comparative evaluation of PV panel integrated DC-DC converter concepts

15th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference and Exposition, EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kasper, Matthias ^a   Bortis, Dominik ^a   Friedli, Thomas ^a   Kolar, Johann W ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Panel integrated DC DC converters; Pareto front; prototype

Indexed keywords

BUCK BOOST CONVERTER; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CONVERTER DESIGN; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL PROTOTYPE; HIGH PRECISION; INTEGRATED DC-DC CONVERTERS; INTEGRATED DIODES; MAXIMUM AVAILABLE POWER; PARETO FRONT; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; POWER OUT PUT; PROTOTYPE; PV PANEL;

MOTION CONTROL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84874274874     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EPEPEMC.2012.6397403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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