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A Photovoltaic Test Platform Realized with Multiple Independent Outputs

Crawford, Kevin P.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308294870

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2011, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
In this thesis, a project to design and build a photovoltaic test platform is discussed. Essentially, it is a photovoltaic simulator designed to have multiple outputs. A photovoltaic simulator, then, is a device that produces the electrical output as a photovoltaic panel would, but without the photovoltaic panel. This device, based on a full bridge architecture, utilizes a phase shifting control algorithm to apply current control through the transformer and to the outputs. Additionally, using the current-voltage photovoltaic characteristic curve and a second control loop, the output current and voltage levels can be controlled to operate at points along the desired curve. The power flow analysis shows that the current in the transformer can be calculated quite specifically, and by increasing the phase angle of an output, the current to that output increases accordingly. Analysis on the transformer and control algorithm supports this conclusion. Preliminary experimental results were collected that demonstrate successful tracking of the photovoltaic characteristic over a range of loads. The controllable region attainable with the current device was partially limited, but solutions are proposed for future work.
Jin Wang, PhD (Advisor)
Longya Xu, PhD (Committee Member)
Donald Kasten, PhD (Committee Member)
Electrical Engineering
photovoltaic simulator

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  • Crawford, K. P. (2011). A Photovoltaic Test Platform Realized with Multiple Independent Outputs [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308294870

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Crawford, Kevin. A Photovoltaic Test Platform Realized with Multiple Independent Outputs. 2011. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308294870.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Crawford, Kevin. "A Photovoltaic Test Platform Realized with Multiple Independent Outputs." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308294870

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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