Universal PV regulator based on low cost microcontroller

Author

Arias, Jaime ; Pernia, Alberto M. ; Villegas, Pedro J. ; Diaz, J. ; Martin-Ramos, Juan A.

Author_Institution

Area de Tecnol. Electron., Univ. of Oviedo, Gijon, Spain

fYear

2013

fDate

6-11 Oct. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

DC microgrids are becoming an economical alternative for local power generation. The mix of different renewable energies makes it necessary to use electronic systems compatible between them to supply common loads. This paper presents a photovoltaic regulator that can operate in the MPP of PV arrays regardless of the input PV array configuration or the output voltage required. Parallel connection thanks to its current-source behavior is also proposed. This allows the plug-and-play installation of the device without the need to get rid of previous equipment.

Keywords

distributed power generation; maximum power point trackers; microcontrollers; photovoltaic power systems; power generation control; DC microgrids; MPP; current-source behavior; electronic systems; input PV array configuration; local-power generation; low-cost microcontroller; parallel connection; plug-and-play installation; renewable energies; universal PV regulator; Batteries; DC motors; Digital TV; Microgrids; Pulse width modulation; Maximum Power Point (MPP); Microcontroller; Photovoltaic Panel; Up-Down regulator;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Lake Buena Vista, FL

ISSN

0197-2618

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2013.6682507

Filename

6682507