Microcomputer Control of a Residential Photovoltaic Power Conditioning System |
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| Authors: | Bose Bimal K Szczesny Paul M Steigerwald Robert L |
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| Affiliation: | General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center, 1 River Road. Schenectady, NY 12345.; |
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| Abstract: | 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 diagnostics. The control functions are implemented using Intel 8751 single-chip microcomputer-based hardware and software. The controller has been tested in the laboratory with the prototype power conditioner and shows excellent performance. |
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