Microcomputer Control of a Residential Photovoltaic Power Conditioning System

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industry applications Vol. IA-21; no. 5; pp. 1182 - 1191
• Main Authors: Bose, Bimal K., Szczesny, Paul M., Steigerwald, Robert L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.09.1985; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Control system synthesis; Control systems; Direct energy conversion and energy accumulation; Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering; Electrical power engineering; Exact sciences and technology; Feedback control; Hardware; Microcomputers; Phased arrays; Photoelectric conversion; Photovoltaic systems; Power conditioning; Solar power generation; Testing; Digital control; Home equipment; Energy convertor; Photovoltaic cell; Microcomputer

Microcomputer-based control of a residential photovoltaic power conditioning system is described. The microcomputer is responsible for array current feedback control, maximum power tracking control, array safe zone steering control, phase-locked reference wave synthesis, sequencing control, and some...