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    A Current-Sensor-Free Incremental Conductance Single Cell MPPT for High Performance Vehicle Solar Arrays

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    Authors
    Wolfs, Peter
    Li, Q.
    Date
    2006
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Wolfs, Peter and Li, Q. 2006. A Current-Sensor-Free Incremental Conductance Single Cell MPPT for High Performance Vehicle Solar Arrays, in Unknown (ed), Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE, Jun 8 2006, pp. 1-7. Jeju, Korea: IEEE.
    Source Title
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE
    Source Conference
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE
    ISSN
    0275-9306
    Faculty
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    School of Engineering
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
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    Copyright © 2006 IEEE This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. In most cases, these works may not be reposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31104
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    Abstract

    A maximum power point tracker has been previously developed for a single high performance GaAs solar cell for hybrid and electric vehicle applications. This paper presents a new maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control algorithm which is based on the incremental conductance (IncCond) method but does not require any current sensing devices. In this new algorithm, the condition for the maximum power point (MPP) operation can be established from the solar cell voltage and the converter switching duty ratio alone. The method can also be readily applied to any load type where power increases monotonically with voltage. A solar cell model for the triple junction cell is also thoroughly discussed. This model is used in the simulation circuit and the results for the new MPPT method are provided. Finally, a solar cell simulator and a 600-mW buck converter switching at 20 kHz controlled by Texas Instrument MSP430 microprocessor are used as the test platform for the new IncCond MPPT algorithm. The experimental results show that the proposed MPPT algorithm has secured a 1.5-ms response time due to insolation changes

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