Title :
DSP-based multiple peak power tracking for expandable power system
Author :
Wu, Wenkai ; Pongratananukul, N. ; Qiu, Weihong ; Rustom, K. ; Kasparis, T. ; Batarseh, I.
Author_Institution :
Apecor Corp., Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
A DSP-based improved maximum power point tracking (MPPT) approach for multiple solar array application is presented. It incorporates a "shared bus" current sharing method that can regulate many paralleled current mode DC/DC converters. The modular architecture eases the expansion of system power. The current sharing and MPPT performance of the proposed system is validated and evaluated by a 500 W prototype with two solar arrays.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; digital signal processing chips; electric current control; power control; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; 500 W; DSP-based multiple peak power tracking; MPPT; expandable power system; multiple solar array application; paralleled current mode DC/DC converters. regulation; shared bus current sharing; solar arrays; space-based power requirements; Application software; Computer science; Control systems; DC-DC power converters; Industrial power systems; Power system control; Power systems; Propulsion; Space vehicles; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2003. APEC '03. Eighteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami Beach, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7768-0
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2003.1179263
