Multiobjective optimization of the DC-DC stage of a module-integrated inverter based on an efficiency usage model

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 906-914

  Mirjafari, Mehran ^a,b   Balog, Robert S ^c   Turan, Rasit ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DELL INC   (United States)

^c Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

DC DC converters; efficiency evaluation; optimization; power electronics

Indexed keywords

DC-DC CONVERTERS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER ELECTRONICS;

BALANCE OF SYSTEMS; CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSIONS; EFFICIENCY EVALUATION; INVERTER-BASED; MARKET PENETRATION; MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OPERATIONAL DATA; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY;

MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84899922756     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2304363     Document Type: Article

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