Analysis of Inverter-Voltage Influence on Distributed MPPT Architecture Performance

Author

Alonso, Ricardo ; Román, Eduardo ; Sanz, Asier ; Santos, Víctor E Martínez ; Ibáñez, Pedro

Author_Institution

Univ. of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain

Volume

59

Issue

10

fYear

2012

Firstpage

3900

Lastpage

3907

Abstract

More and more distributed maximum power point tracking (DMPPT) architectures, based on a dc-dc converter for every single photovoltaic (PV) panel, are being released and launched to the market as an alternative to traditional MPPT configurations. Ideally, they can solve any mismatching problem, but actually, this is not always feasible. This paper analyzes the static performance of this kind of architectures in order to determine the key factors to bear in mind in the design of the system. Above all, this paper points out the inverter-voltage influence on the overall performance of the PV system.

Keywords

invertors; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; power markets; DC-DC converter; PV system; distributed MPPT architecture; inverter voltage influence; maximum power point tracking; mismatching problem; photovoltaic panel; power market; static performance; Electronic mail; Employee welfare; Equations; Generators; Inverters; Mathematical model; Topology; Distributed MPPT; PV inverter; power optimizer;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0278-0046

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIE.2012.2189532

Filename

6161684