Title :
Design of a solar powered battery charger
Author :
Liu, Ke ; Makaran, John
Author_Institution :
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A solar powered battery charger is presented, where a photovoltaic (PV) panel is used to convert solar power into electricity and a DC/DC converter is used to control the output power of the PV panel and the charging current for the battery. In the software, an optimal control algorithm is applied to obtain the maximum available power from the sunshine. The simulation and experimental results are presented and compared. The applications of this technique can be light electrical vehicles such as golf carts, scooters, airport utility vehicles, as well as other renewable power stations where batteries are used for energy storage.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; battery chargers; solar cells; DC/DC converter; electrical vehicles; energy storage; photovoltaic panel; renewable power stations; solar powered battery charger; Application software; Battery powered vehicles; DC-DC power converters; Energy conversion; Optimal control; Photovoltaic systems; Power generation; Software algorithms; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Battery chargers; DC-DC power conversion; Solar energy;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Power & Energy Conference (EPEC), 2009 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4508-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4509-7
DOI :
10.1109/EPEC.2009.5420817
