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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Hohm, D.P.
• Ropp, M.E.

Titel

Comparative study of maximum power point tracking algorithms using an experimental, programmable, maximum power point tracking test bed

Ist Teil von

• Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 2000 (Cat. No.00CH37036), 2000, p.1699-1702

Ort / Verlag

IEEE

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Quelle

IEEE Electronic Library Online

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is important in solar power systems because it reduces the solar array cost by decreasing the number of solar panels needed to obtain the desired output power. Several different MPPT methods have been proposed, but there has been no comprehensive experimental comparison between all the different algorithms and their overall maximum power point (MPP) tracking efficiencies under varying conditions (i.e. Illumination, temperature, and load). This paper such a comparison. Results are using a microprocessor controlled MPPT powered by a 250 W photovoltaic (PV) array and also a PV array simulator.