Design and Implementation of a Solar Charger with Maxim Power Point Tracking Ability

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Mousavian, Hossein | 2008

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Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
Language: Farsi
Document No: 39137 (05)
University: Sharif University of Technology
Department: Electrical Engineering
Advisor(s): Zolghadri, Mohammad Reza
Abstract:
In regard to the benefits of solar energy such as endlessness and pureness, design and implementation of a convertor for absorbing energy from solar cells is of interest. Thus, a suitable convertor with acceptable efficiency is designed to charge the batteries. In order to increase the efficiency and to decrease the electromagnetic interference, a novel method is proposed for soft switching. Due to the nonlinear behavior of solar cells and also variations of their input energy with respect to the change of solar emission and temperature, two controllers - one for maximum power point tracking from solar cells and the other to appropriately charge the 48-volt batteries - are designed. Eventually, a 1600 watt prototype convertor is implemented to evaluate the simulation results
Keywords:
Soft-Switching ; Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) ; Buck/Boost Converter ; Solar Battery Charger

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