A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays
For solar and electric vehicles a highly distributed maximum power point tracking (MPPT) scheme is preferred. A maximum power point tracker has been previously presented for a single triple junction cell. The Texas Instruments MSP430 microprocessor, which is designed for 1.8-V applications, provides...
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| author | Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter |
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| description | For solar and electric vehicles a highly distributed maximum power point tracking (MPPT) scheme is preferred. A maximum power point tracker has been previously presented for a single triple junction cell. The Texas Instruments MSP430 microprocessor, which is designed for 1.8-V applications, provides the tracking intelligence. However, the maximum power point (MPP) cell voltages of other cell types under different environmental conditions may fall well below 1.8 V. This paper conducts a preliminary study of four maximum power point tracker designs for different cell types, which cover an input supply voltage range from 0.3 V to 3.0 V. A comparison of the applications, the topologies and the costs of the four designs is summarised at the end of the paper. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-428192017-10-02T02:27:39Z A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter Syed Islam solar cell arrays tracking solar powered vehicles For solar and electric vehicles a highly distributed maximum power point tracking (MPPT) scheme is preferred. A maximum power point tracker has been previously presented for a single triple junction cell. The Texas Instruments MSP430 microprocessor, which is designed for 1.8-V applications, provides the tracking intelligence. However, the maximum power point (MPP) cell voltages of other cell types under different environmental conditions may fall well below 1.8 V. This paper conducts a preliminary study of four maximum power point tracker designs for different cell types, which cover an input supply voltage range from 0.3 V to 3.0 V. A comparison of the applications, the topologies and the costs of the four designs is summarised at the end of the paper. 2007 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42819 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | solar cell arrays tracking solar powered vehicles Li, Q. Wolfs, Peter A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title | A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title_full | A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title_fullStr | A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title_full_unstemmed | A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title_short | A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| title_sort | preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays |
| topic | solar cell arrays tracking solar powered vehicles |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42819 |