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dc.contributor.authorWolfs, Peter
dc.contributor.authorLi, Q.
dc.contributor.editorUnknown
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:23:26Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:23:26Z
dc.date.created2010-04-19T20:03:10Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationWolfs, 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.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31104
dc.description.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

dc.publisherIEEE
dc.subjectsolar cell arrays
dc.subjectDC-DC power convertors
dc.subjectsolar powered vehicles
dc.subjectswitching convertors
dc.titleA Current-Sensor-Free Incremental Conductance Single Cell MPPT for High Performance Vehicle Solar Arrays
dc.typeConference Paper
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage7
dcterms.source.issn0275-9306
dcterms.source.titlePower Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE
dcterms.source.seriesPower Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE
dcterms.source.conferencePower Electronics Specialists Conference, 2006. PESC '06. 37th IEEE
dcterms.source.conference-start-dateJun 8 2006
dcterms.source.conferencelocationJeju, Korea
dcterms.source.placeUSA
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curtin.facultyDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering
curtin.facultySchool of Engineering
curtin.facultyFaculty of Science and Engineering


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