A center point iteration MPPT Method with application on the frequency-modulated LLC microinverter

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1262-1274

  Zhang, Qian ^a   Hu, Changsheng ^a   Chen, Lin ^b   Amirahmadi, Ahmadreza ^a   Kutkut, Nasser ^a   Shen, Z John ^a   Batarseh, Issa ^a  

^a University of Central Florida   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

LLC converter; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); zero voltage switching (ZVS)

Indexed keywords

DUTY-CYCLE MODULATIONS; LLC CONVERTER; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MICRO INVERTERS; MPPT ALGORITHMS; PERTURB AND OBSERVE; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION CONVERTERS; RESONANT CONVERTERS;

ALGORITHMS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 84884540144     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2262806     Document Type: Article

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