A rapid maximum power measurement system for high-concentration photovoltaic modules using the fractional open-circuit voltage technique and controllable electronic load

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1610-1617

  Huang, Yu Pei ^a  

^a NATIONAL QUEMOY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fractional open circuit voltage; high concentra tion photovoltaic modules; maximum power point trackers,photovoltaic systems

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC LOAD; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC; MAXIMUM POWER; MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

EID: 84908256338     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2351613     Document Type: Article

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