ASIC design of DMPPT control for photovoltaic systems

Author

Sohn, S.M. ; Choi, I.S. ; Lim, S.I. ; Kim, Jin Young ; Cho, K.H.

Author_Institution

RTS Energy, Inc., Seoul, South Korea

fYear

2013

fDate

17-19 Nov. 2013

Abstract

This paper presents ASIC design of Distributed Maximum Power Point Tracking (DMPPT) control for photovoltaic systems. This approach enables lower cost solution compared to a microprocessor-based solution. Functionality and performance of the MPPT algorithm selected was verified first by simulation and secondly by real-time testing using a FPGA, a PV emulator, an electronic loader and a DC-DC converter. A 0.35um 1-poly 3-metal 3.3V process was selected for the ASIC development. MPPT peak efficiency of over 98% is achieved.

Keywords

application specific integrated circuits; control system synthesis; field programmable gate arrays; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; ASIC design; DC-DC converter; DMPPT control; FPGA; PV emulator; distributed maximum power point tracking control; electronic loader; microprocessor-based solution; photovoltaic systems; real-time testing; voltage 3.3 V; Application specific integrated circuits; Control systems; Field programmable gate arrays; Maximum power point trackers; Photovoltaic systems; Pulse width modulation; Voltage control; ASIC; DMPPT; P&O; PV module;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

SoC Design Conference (ISOCC), 2013 International

Conference_Location

Busan

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISOCC.2013.6863989

Filename

6863989