Performance of power-limited differential power processing architectures in mismatched PV systems

C Olalla, C Deline, D Clement, Y Levron… - … on Power Electronics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Differential power processing (DPP) architectures employ distributed, low power processing,
submodule-integrated converters to mitigate mismatches in photovoltaic (PV) power …

Converter rating analysis for photovoltaic differential power processing systems

KA Kim, PS Shenoy, PT Krein - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When photovoltaic (PV) cells are connected in series, they experience internal and external
mismatch that reduces output power. Differential power processing (DPP) architectures …

Performance of mismatched PV systems with submodule integrated converters

C Olalla, C Deline, D Maksimovic - IEEE Journal of …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Mismatch power losses in photovoltaic (PV) systems can be reduced by the use of
distributed power electronics at the module or submodule level. This paper presents an …

Photovoltaic hot spot analysis for cells with various reverse-bias characteristics through electrical and thermal simulation

KA Kim, PT Krein - 2013 IEEE 14th Workshop on Control and …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hot spots result from localized heating in a string of photovoltaic (PV) cells due to mismatch
that is often caused by partial shading or uneven degradation. Over time, this localized …

A resonant switched-capacitor IC and embedded system for sub-module photovoltaic power management

JT Stauth, MD Seeman… - IEEE Journal of Solid …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The viability of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy has improved dramatically in recent
years: large increases in manufacturing capacity have driven reductions in cost and higher …

Hot spotting and second breakdown effects on reverse IV characteristics for mono-crystalline Si photovoltaics

KA Kim, PT Krein - 2013 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hot spots are a common problem in photovoltaic (PV) panels that accelerate cell
degradation and reduce system performance. Hot spots occur when a cell is reversed …

Multilevel power point tracking for partial power processing photovoltaic converters

C Schaef, JT Stauth - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a multilevel control and maximum power point tracking (MPPT) scheme
for variable conversion ratio partial power processing photovoltaic (PV) dc-dc converters. A …

[HTML][HTML] New high performance PV system architecture for mitigation of partial shading effects

S Murkute, VA Kulkarni - e-Prime-Advances in Electrical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Partial shading (PS) is a common phenomenon that significantly affects the performance of
photovoltaic (PV) systems. Various techniques such as maximum power tracking (MPPT) …

Modular differential power processing (mDPP)

C Liu, D Li, Y Zheng, B Lehman - 2017 IEEE 18th Workshop on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a modular approach to differential power processing. The method
combines the series differential power processing approach with the parallel differential …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing the current mismatch resulting from different locations of solar cells within a PV module by proposing new interconnections

A Peled, J Appelbaum - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The divergence in the amount of the diffuse solar radiation that strikes a PV module stems
from the different view-factor values that the module “sees” facing the sky. This, in …