Title :
A new peak power tracker for cost-effective photovoltaic power system
Author :
Kim, Yongho ; Jo, Hyunmin ; Kim, Deokjung
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Power Electron., Samsung Electron. Co. Ltd., Kyunggi, South Korea
Abstract :
Solar arrays are the most expensive components in photovoltaic power systems. Thus solar arrays should be operated at their maximum power point in order to reduce the overall cost of the power system. This paper presents a new peak power tracker (PPT) which forces a PV power system to extract the maximum power from solar arrays, regardless of the change of load demand, insolation and temperature. The benefits of the PPT are simplicity, cost-effectiveness and flexibility
Keywords :
economics; optimal control; photovoltaic power systems; power system control; solar cell arrays; solar cells; PV power system; cost-effectiveness; flexibility; peak power tracker; simplicity; solar arrays; Batteries; Circuits; Control systems; Costs; DC-DC power converters; Logic arrays; Photovoltaic systems; Solar energy; Temperature; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553353
