Title :
Aspects regarding solar battery charge controllers
Author :
Pantelimon, Razvan Florin ; Adam, Maricel ; Andrusca, Mihai ; Pancu, Catalin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Power Eng., Gheorghe Asachi Tech. Univ. of Iasi, Iaşi, Romania
Abstract :
Recent concerns about environmental issues led to global energy policies oriented to new energy sources less polluting and cheaper. Energy produced by photovoltaic technology is clean and renewable. The actual problem is that currently the price of photovoltaic systems is relatively high. Research in this field is now focused on improving the efficiency of electricity production using photovoltaic technology. For this each component of a photovoltaic system must enroll on this course. Solar battery chargers are an important component of photovoltaic systems that could bring significant efficiency improvements through technology. The paper proposes a study on the types of solar battery chargers from the simplest to the most cutting edge technology, chargers searching for the MPP (maximum power point). An MPPT (Maximum Power Point Tracking) charger plays an important role in photovoltaic systems because it maximizes the power output of the photovoltaic panel array for different levels of irradiation and panel temperature leading to more energy harvested.
Keywords :
battery chargers; energy harvesting; environmental factors; maximum power point trackers; photovoltaic power systems; power generation economics; solar cell arrays; solar power; MPPT; cutting edge technology; electricity production; energy harvesting; energy source; environmental issue; global energy policy; irradiation level; maximum power point tracking; panel temperature; photovoltaic panel array; photovoltaic system component; photovoltaic technology; solar battery charge controller; Batteries; Inverters; Maximum power point trackers; Photovoltaic systems; Radiation effects; Voltage control; MPPT; charger; photovoltaic; renewable;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (ATEE), 2013 8th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bucharest
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5979-5
DOI :
10.1109/ATEE.2013.6563367