Module-level DC/DC conversion for photovoltaic systems: The delta-conversion concept

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2005-2013

  Bergveld, Henk Jan ^a,b   Buẗhker, Dick ^a   Castello, Cristiano ^a   Doorn, Toby ^a   De Jong, Adrie ^a   Van Otten, Ralf ^a   De Waal, Klaas ^a  

^a NXP SEMICONDUCTORS   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

dc dc conversion; Partial shading; Photovoltaic (PV) systems; Power optimizers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879365733     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2012.2195331     Document Type: Article

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