Title :
Second life of computer power supplies in PV battery charging applications
Author :
Schofield, Daniel M. K. ; Abuzed, S. ; Foster, Martin P. ; Stone, David A. ; Rogers, D.J. ; Green, James E.
Author_Institution :
Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of SHEFFIELD, Sheffield, UK
Abstract :
This paper proposes and investigates the second life application of computer power supplies for PV applications. The emphasis is on reclamation and reuse of operational power supply components and circuits. Results shown verify operational limits of the power supply validating its suitability for PV-MPPT systems.
Keywords :
computer power supplies; power supply circuits; secondary cells; solar cells; PV battery charging applications; PV-MPPT systems; computer power supplies; operational power supply components; second life application; Batteries; Computers; Logic gates; Power supplies; Power transformers; Pulse width modulation; Recycling; alternative energy; battery charger; photovoltaic; solar cell system;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Applications (EPE), 2013 15th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lille
DOI :
10.1109/EPE.2013.6634653
