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

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2511-2526

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

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GaN transistors; pareto optimization; photovoltaic (PV) panel integrated dc dc converter; prototype comparison

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; GAN TRANSISTORS; MAXIMUM AVAILABLE POWER; OUTPUT-VOLTAGE RANGES; PARETO OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PROTOTYPE COMPARISON;

GALLIUM NITRIDE; HVDC POWER TRANSMISSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

DC-DC CONVERTERS;

EID: 84893073315     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2013.2273399     Document Type: Article

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