Title :
Closure on "Theoretical and experimental analyses of photovoltaic systems with voltage and current-based maximum power point tracking"
Author :
Masoum, Mohammad A. S. ; Dehbonei, H. ; Fuchs, Ewald
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
For original paper see Masoum et al. (IEEE Trans Energy Conversion, vol.17, p.514-22, December 2002). The present authors reply to comments by Appelbaum (IEEE Trans. Energy Conversion, vol.19, no.3, p.651-2, 2004) and Martynaitis (IEEE Trans. Energy Conversion, vol.19, no.3. p.652, September 2004).
Keywords :
microcontrollers; photovoltaic power systems; power system control; power system harmonics; solar cells; PCB; constant-current region; constant-voltage region; current factor; current-based maximum power point tracking; microcontroller unit; photovoltaic system; printed circuit board; solar cell; standard test condition; switching frequency; voltage factor; voltage-based maximum power point tracking; Energy conversion; Equations; Microprocessors; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power system harmonics; Solar power generation; Steady-state; Temperature dependence; Voltage control;
Journal_Title :
Energy Conversion, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TEC.2004.832449
