A distributed maximum power point tracking system for solar electric vehicles

A.J. van der Ham; M.G.L. Roes

doi:10.23919/EPE17ECCEEurope.2017.8099162

A distributed maximum power point tracking system for solar electric vehicles

A.J. van der Ham, M.G.L. Roes

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Abstract

Current Solar Electric Vehicles have flat roofs, in an attempt to reduce irradiance mismatches within the strings of PV cells. As a result the aerodynamic performance and design freedom of such vehicles are limited. This paper presents a distributed maximum power point tracking methodology specifically aimed at Solar Electric Vehicles to overcome this problem. As a starting point, the PV-To-isolated bus architecture is selected, since it processes a low amount of power and easily extends to an arbitrary number of groups per string. A new control strategy for this architecture is introduced, that allows for local, decoupled, true maximum power point tracking. The architecture requires isolated, bidirectional, load independent converters, which were realized by means of a series connected synchronous boost converter and LLC resonant converter.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2017 ECCE Europe
Place of Publication	Piscataway
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-75815-27-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5386-0530-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE17ECCEEurope.2017.8099162
Publication status	Published - Sep 2017
Event	19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE 2017 ECCE Europe - Warswaw, Poland, Warsaw, Poland Duration: 11 Sep 2017 → 14 Sep 2017 Conference number: 19 http://www.epe2017.com/

Conference

Conference	19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE 2017 ECCE Europe
Abbreviated title	EPE '17 ECCE Europe
Country/Territory	Poland
City	Warsaw
Period	11/09/17 → 14/09/17
Internet address	http://www.epe2017.com/

Keywords

Automotive electronics
Photovoltaic
Power converters for ev
Renewable energy systems
Zvs converters

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van der Ham, AJ & Roes, MGL 2017, A distributed maximum power point tracking system for solar electric vehicles. in 2017 19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2017 ECCE Europe., 8099162, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway, 19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications EPE 2017 ECCE Europe, Warsaw, Poland, 11/09/17. https://doi.org/10.23919/EPE17ECCEEurope.2017.8099162

A distributed maximum power point tracking system for solar electric vehicles. / van der Ham, A.J.; Roes, M.G.L.

2017 19th European Conference on Power Electronics and Applications, EPE 2017 ECCE Europe. Piscataway : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017. 8099162.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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