2002 · 96 citations · 2 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnergy SystemsPower ElectronicsRenewable Energy SystemsConverter TopologiesPower SystemsRenewable Energy Power ConversionSolar Energy SystemsSolar Photovoltaic SystemsVoltage RegulationBidirectional Power ConvertersElectrical Power SystemsMaximum Power Point TrackingMaximum Power Point Tracking ConvertersPhotovoltaic SystemsPower Conversion Control StrategiesPower Electronics In Power SystemsSolar Photovoltaic Power Systems
In power systems involving a load, a battery and a solar array, MPPT (maximum power point tracking) is a promising principle to extract the maximum amount of energy from the solar array and distribute it to the battery and loads. A digital hill-climbing control strategy combined with a bidirectional current mode power cell is presented that makes it possible to get a regulated bus voltage topology, suitable for space applications, by means of two converters. Theory, simulation, and breadboard validation are successively detailed.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">></ETX>
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