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dc.contributor.authorWolfs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLi, Q.
dc.contributor.editorUnknown
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T11:22:40Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T11:22:40Z
dc.date.created2010-05-02T20:05:12Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.identifier.citationWolfs, Peter and Li, Q. 2007. Hardware Implementation and Performance Analysis of a Current Sensor Free MPPT for High Performance Vehicle Solar Arrays, in Unknown (ed), Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2007. PESC 2007. IEEE, Jun 25 2007, pp. 132-137. Florida USA: IEEE.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11060
dc.description.abstract

A Maximum Power Point Tracker has been previously developed for the single high performance triple junction solar cell for hybrid and electric vehicle applications. The Maximum Power Point Tracking MPPT) control method is based on the Incremental Conductance (IncCond) but removes the need for current sensors. This paper presents the hardware implementation of the Maximum Power Point Tracker. Significant efforts have been made to reduce the size to 18 mm x 21 mm (0.71 in x 0.83 in) and the cost to close to $5 US. This allows the MPPT hardware to be integrable with a single solar cell. Precision calorimetry measurements are employed to establish the converter power loss and confirm that an efficiency of 96.2% has been achieved for the 650-mW converter with 20-kHz switching frequency. Finally, both the static and the dynamic tests are conducted to evaluate the tracking performances of the MPPT hardware. The experimental results verify a tracking efficiency higher than 95% under three different insolation levels and a power loss less than 5% of the available cell power under instantaneous step changes between three insolation levels.

dc.publisherIEEE
dc.subjectSolar cells
dc.subjectIncremental conductance -- IncCond -- Maximum power point tracking -- MPPT -- -- Photovoltaic -- PV
dc.subjectResourcing Queensland
dc.subjectRenewable energy (660502)
dc.subjectElectrical Engineering (290901)
dc.subjectElectric automobiles
dc.titleHardware Implementation and Performance Analysis of a Current Sensor Free MPPT for High Performance Vehicle Solar Arrays
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage132
dcterms.source.endPage137
dcterms.source.title38th IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, 2007
dcterms.source.series38th IEEE Power Electronics Specialist Conference, 2007
dcterms.source.isbn9781424406555
dcterms.source.conferencePower Electronics Specialists Conference, 2007. PESC 2007. IEEE
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJun 25 2007
dcterms.source.conferencelocationFlorida USA
dcterms.source.placeUSA
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curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
curtin.facultySchool of Engineering
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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