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A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays

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Li, Q.
Wolfs, Peter
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2007
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Conference Paper

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Li, Q. and Wolfs, Peter. 2007. A preliminary study of the distributed maximum power point tracker designs for different types of solar cells in solar and electric vehicle arrays, in Islam, S. (ed), Power Engineering Conference, 2007. AUPEC 2007. Australasian Universities, Dec 9 2007, pp. 1-6. Perth WA: Curtin University.
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Power Engineering Conference, 2007. AUPEC 2007. Australasian Universities
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Power Engineering Conference, 2007. AUPEC 2007. Australasian Universities
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Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Australasian Universities Power Engineering Conference 2007.

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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.