Comparison of Extremum-Seeking Control Techniques for Maximum Power Point Tracking in Photovoltaic Systems

Due to Japan’s recent nuclear crisis and petroleum price hikes, the search for renewable energy sources has become an issue of immediate concern. A promising candidate attracting much global attention is solar energy, as it is green and also inexhaustible. A maximum power point tracking (MPPT) contr...

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Main Authors: Chen-Han Wu, Her-Terng Yau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-12-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/4/12/2180/