Implementation Of A Stand-alone Photovoltaic System Based On Decentralized Dc-dc Converters

This paper proposes a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system that has as its input stage a set of DC-DC converters, which aim to perform the input energy processing with maximum power point tracking in a decentralized form. As battery charger the system possesses a bidirectional converter for controll...

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Autores: Brum Cândido, Diogo, Rafael Rakoski Zientarski, Jonatan, Concatto Beltrame, Rafael, Renes Pinheiro, José, Michels, Leandro, Leães Hey, Hélio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:Brasil
Institución:Associação Brasileira de Eletrônica de Potência (SOBRAEP)
Repositorio:Eletrônica de Potência (Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.journal.sobraep.org.br:article/641
Acceso en línea:https://journal.sobraep.org.br/index.php/rep/article/view/641
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Decentralized Photovoltaic Systems
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Sumario:This paper proposes a stand-alone photovoltaic (PV) system that has as its input stage a set of DC-DC converters, which aim to perform the input energy processing with maximum power point tracking in a decentralized form. As battery charger the system possesses a bidirectional converter for controlling the power flux from/to battery bank, which is out of the main power path. The output stage is performed by an inverter. Previous studies have demonstrated that the decentralized input stage can provide an efficiency gain of 16% in situations where one or more photovoltaic panel is shaded, damaged or aged. The paper analyzes all operation modes of the proposed PV system, considering different levels of load energy demand and of solar irradiation. The proposed system is validated by simulation and experimental results.