• DocumentCode
    1365976
  • Title

    Photovoltaic maximum power point tracking for mobile applications

  • Author

    Ridge, A.N. ; Amaratunga, G.A.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Eng. Dept., Cambridge Univ., Cambridge, UK
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    22
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1520
  • Lastpage
    1521
  • Abstract
    The photovoltaic maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm based on incremental conductance is found to have an error mode which prevents its normal operation under conditions of rapidly changing/oscillating solar input (insolation). An enhancement to the algorithm is investigated and experimentally evaluated. It can be readily added around an existing MPPT algorithm to enable it to be used more reliably in mobile applications.
  • Keywords
    maximum power point trackers; power supplies to apparatus; solar cells; MPPT algorithm; error mode; incremental conductance; insolation; mobile applications; normal operation; photovoltaic maximum power point tracking; solar input;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el.2010.2479
  • Filename
    5614026
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1365976