Title
Digitally Controlled Current Sensorless Photovoltaic Micro-Converter for DC Distribution
Abstract
In this paper, a digitally controlled photovoltaic (PV) micro-converter for dc distribution with sensing no current is presented. Current information for maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is estimated from system parameters, which leads to reducing power losses caused in sensing current and the number of components. Operation analysis of boundary conduction, quasiresonant, and discontinuous conduction modes is presented for its implementation. The high current estimation accuracy not only allows adaptive operation mode changes for efficiency optimization, but also guarantees achievement of high MPPT efficiency. Loss analysis of each operation mode is also presented to determine optimal transition points for mode change. A prototype PV micro-converter for a 120-W PV module is implemented by utilizing a digital signal processor. Experimental results verify that the proposed method is stable in both static and dynamic operations. European efficiency and MPPT efficiency are measured higher than 97.5% and 99.5%, respectively.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/TII.2013.2248015
IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics
Keywords
Field
DocType
adaptive operation efficiency optimization,optimisation,photovoltaic power systems,current estimation,dc distribution,quasiresonant,power convertors,sensorless,power loss reduction analysis,photovoltaic (pv) converter,parameter estimation,mppt,discontinuous conduction mode,boundary conduction,power 120 w,estimation theory,digitally controlled current sensorless photovoltaic microconverter,sensing no current,digital signal processing chips,pv microconverter,maximum power point trackers,maximum power point tracking,system parameter estimation,pv module,distribution networks,losses,digital control,digital signal processor
Computer science,Control theory,Digital signal processor,Operation mode,Maximum power point tracking,Electronic engineering,Control engineering,Estimation theory,Thermal conduction,Mode change,Digital control,Photovoltaic system
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
10
1
1551-3203
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Gab-Su Seo161.37
Jongwon Shin2162.47
Bo-Hyung Cho314833.38
Kyu-Chan Lee46016.51