EP2291899A4 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTION BETWEEN CENTRALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM - Google Patents

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTION BETWEEN CENTRALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM

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EP2291899A4
EP2291899A4 EP09747632.9A EP09747632A EP2291899A4 EP 2291899 A4 EP2291899 A4 EP 2291899A4 EP 09747632 A EP09747632 A EP 09747632A EP 2291899 A4 EP2291899 A4 EP 2291899A4
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centralized
selecting
distributed
mode
maximum power
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German (de)
English (en)
French (fr)
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EP2291899A2 (en
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Jianhui Zhang
Ali Djabbari
Gianpaolo Lisi
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National Semiconductor Corp
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National Semiconductor Corp
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Priority claimed from US12/152,478 external-priority patent/US9077206B2/en
Priority claimed from US12/152,566 external-priority patent/US7991511B2/en
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Publication of EP2291899A2 publication Critical patent/EP2291899A2/en
Publication of EP2291899A4 publication Critical patent/EP2291899A4/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05F—SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING ELECTRIC OR MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G05F1/00—Automatic systems in which deviations of an electric quantity from one or more predetermined values are detected at the output of the system and fed back to a device within the system to restore the detected quantity to its predetermined value or values, i.e. retroactive systems
    • G05F1/66—Regulating electric power
    • G05F1/67—Regulating electric power to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J3/00—Circuit arrangements for AC mains or AC distribution networks
    • H02J3/38—Arrangements for feeding a single network from two or more generators or sources in parallel; Arrangements for feeding already energised networks from additional generators or sources in parallel
    • H02J3/381—Dispersed generators
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
    • H02S50/00—Monitoring or testing of PV systems, e.g. load balancing or fault identification
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J2101/00—Supply or distribution of decentralised, dispersed or local electric power generation
    • H02J2101/20—Dispersed power generation using renewable energy sources
    • H02J2101/22—Solar energy
    • H02J2101/24—Photovoltaics
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J2101/00—Supply or distribution of decentralised, dispersed or local electric power generation
    • H02J2101/20—Dispersed power generation using renewable energy sources
    • H02J2101/22—Solar energy
    • H02J2101/24—Photovoltaics
    • H02J2101/25—Photovoltaics involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/50—Photovoltaic [PV] energy
    • Y02E10/56—Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Control Of Electrical Variables (AREA)
  • Supply And Distribution Of Alternating Current (AREA)
  • Dc-Dc Converters (AREA)
EP09747632.9A 2008-05-14 2009-05-14 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTION BETWEEN CENTRALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING IN AN ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM Withdrawn EP2291899A4 (en)

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US12/152,478 US9077206B2 (en) 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 Method and system for activating and deactivating an energy generating system
US12/152,566 US7991511B2 (en) 2008-05-14 2008-05-14 Method and system for selecting between centralized and distributed maximum power point tracking in an energy generating system
PCT/US2009/044036 WO2009140551A2 (en) 2008-05-14 2009-05-14 Method and system for selecting between centralized and distributed maximum power point tracking in an energy generating system

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EP2291899A4 true EP2291899A4 (en) 2015-03-04

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