Open- and Short-Circuit Fault Identification for a Boost dc/dc Converter in PV MPPT Systems

This paper proposes a fault identification system for short and open-circuit switch faults (SOCSF) for a dc/dc converter acting as a Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) in Photovoltaic (PV) systems. A closed-loop operation is assumed for the boost dc/dc converter. A linearizing control plus a Proport...

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Main Authors: Diego R. Espinoza Trejo, Ernesto Bárcenas, José E. Hernández Díez, Guillermo Bossio, Gerardo Espinosa Pérez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/3/616