A distributed approach to maximum power point tracking for photovoltaic submodule differential power processing

S Qin, ST Cady, AD Dominguez-Garcia… - … on Power Electronics, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents the theory and implementation of a distributed algorithm for controlling
differential power processing converters in photovoltaic (PV) applications. This distributed …

Enhancing microinverter energy capture with submodule differential power processing

S Qin, CB Barth… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Differential power processing (DPP) is a power electronics system architecture that
configures dc-dc converters in parallel with the PV string to improve its power yield. The …

Active management of photovoltaic system variability with power electronics

PT Krein, JA Galtieri - IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) energy systems present a variable power source. They are
often treated as “negative load,” especially for small systems, and require grid reserve …

Decoupled and distributed maximum power point tracking of series-connected photovoltaic submodules using differential power processing

R Bell, RCN Pilawa-Podgurski - IEEE Journal of Emerging and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a distributed maximum power point tracking control scheme for
photovoltaic (PV) systems at the submodule level. The system employs isolated differential …

Switched-capacitor converter for PV modules under partial shading and mismatch conditions

M Gokdag, M Akbaba, O Gulbudak - Solar Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Partial shading and mismatch among the Photovoltaic (PV) modules is an important issue,
which decreases the harvested power from the PV modules, and causes an efficiency …

Sub-module differential power processing for photovoltaic applications

S Qin, RCN Pilawa-Podgurski - 2013 Twenty-Eighth Annual …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a sub-module differential power processing (DPP) architecture for solar
photovoltaic (PV) applications is presented, along with a maximum power point tracking …

Segmented differential power processing converter unit and control algorithm for photovoltaic systems

H Jeong, S Park, JH Jung, T Kim… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Differential power processing (DPP) for photovoltaic (PV) systems can achieve high system
efficiency and maintain maximum power production even under mismatched conditions …

Coupling analysis of differential power processing-based PV system and its decoupling implementation of synchronous MPPT control

D Xu, H Chen, X Wang, V Pires… - IEEE Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Differential power processing (DPP) is considered to be a highly competitive architecture for
photovoltaic (PV) applications due to its characteristics, such as high energy efficiency and …

Dithering digital ripple correlation control for photovoltaic maximum power point tracking

C Barth, RCN Pilawa-Podgurski - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study demonstrates a new method for rapid and precise maximum power point tracking
in photovoltaic (PV) applications using dithered PWM control. Constraints imposed by …

PV panel to PV panel transfer method for modular differential power processing

C Liu, Y Zheng, B Lehman - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article proposes a realization of the photovoltaic (PV) panel to PV panel (P2P) method
for the modular differential power processing (mDPP). The approach is modular and permits …