Photovoltaic optimizer boost converters: Temperature influence and electro-thermal design

Applied Energy

Volumn 115, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-150

  Graditi, G ^a   Adinolfi, G ^a   Tina, G M ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Boost; Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking; Efficiency; Photovoltaic; Power optimizer; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RELIABILITY; THERMOANALYSIS; TOOLS; TOPOLOGY;

BOOST; COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY; EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC; POWER OPTIMIZER; RELIABILITY PERFORMANCE; RELIABILITY PREDICTION;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IRRADIANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TOPOLOGY;

EID: 84888394061     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.10.031     Document Type: Article

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