The development of a new maximum power point tracker for a very high efficiency compound curve photovoltaic array for a solar powered vehicle

摘要

A maximum power point tranker for a very high efficiency, compound curve photovoltaic array for a slar powered vehicle is presented. Using an open loop algorithm to achieve maximum power point tracking, synchronous rectification to improve the overall circuit efficiency in boost converter, and optimising the components according to a weight/power-loss trade-off, greater than 98/100 efficiency is achieved.