Current-ripple-free module integrated converter with more precise maximum power tracking control for PV energy harvesting

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 271-278

  Pan, Ching Tsai ^a   Cheng, Ming Chieh ^a   Lai, Ching Ming ^b   Chen, Po Yen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Maximum power point tracking (MPPT); photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting system; ripple canceling circuit (RCC)

Indexed keywords

ENERGY HARVESTING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

INPUT CURRENT RIPPLE; INTEGRATED CONVERTERS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING CONTROLS; MAXIMUM POWER TRACKING; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; RIPPLE CANCELING CIRCUIT (RCC);

ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT TRACKING;

EID: 84921503129     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIA.2014.2326076     Document Type: Article

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