Solar Irradiation Independent Expression for Photovoltaic Generator Maximum Power Line
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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1416-1420 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
Abstract
In order to enhance maximum power point tracking (MPPT) speed of photovoltaic generators (PVGs) upon fast irradiation changes, maximum power line (MPL)-based control is often used. MPL is a curve, linking all possible MPP coordinates for a given temperature. In the literature so far, PVG MPL was either assumed linear, which is inaccurate for all irradiation levels, or possessed photocurrent dependence, requiring real-time estimation of the latter. In this letter, an irradiation-independent explicit expression for PVG MPL is derived, valid for all practical irradiation levels, thus allowing real-time implementation without the need of photocurrent estimation.
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Keywords
- Equivalent circuits, Estimation, maximum power line (MPL), Maximum power point tracking (MPPT), Multiprotocol label switching, Photoconductivity, photovoltaic generator (PVG), Photovoltaic systems, Radiation effects, single diode model