European space power conference · 2002 · 12 citations · 0 references
EngineeringObtained Tracking EfficiencyPhotovoltaic SystemPhotovoltaic Power StationDigital ImplementationOrbit DeterminationCalibrationSystems EngineeringSatellite ApplicationsInstrumentationPower SystemsSatellite NetworkElectrical EngineeringSolar PowerSatellite Signal ProcessingComputer EngineeringSignal ProcessingSatellite Navigation SystemsAerospace Engineering
A digital implementation of a perturb-and-observe maximum power point tracker for satellite applications is presented. It may be easily tuned to various types of working conditions, solar arrays and configurations of power subsystems. The obtained tracking efficiency is better than 99% in all the situations considered.