Toward the design of control algorithms for a photovoltaic equalizer: Choosing the optimal switching strategy and the duty cycle

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1447-1460

  Villa, Luiz Fernando Lavado ^a   Pichon, Xavier ^a   Sarrafin Ardelibi, Farshid ^a   Raison, Bertrand ^a   Crebier, Jean Christophe ^a   Labonne, Antoine ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Embedded systems; partial shading; photovoltaic plants; power electronics; PV mismatch

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR LAW; EXCESS CURRENT; OPTIMAL SWITCHING; PARTIAL SHADING; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANT; POWER PRODUCTION; PV MISMATCH;

ALGORITHMS; EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

EQUALIZERS;

EID: 84885129893     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2260177     Document Type: Article

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