PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power generating apparatus which effectively improves efficiency of power generation.;SOLUTION: A power generating apparatus 1 has a plurality of power generating module 20, a MPPT circuit 40 for adjusting an output power, a detection unit 50 for detecting first information regarding an open circuit voltage of the power generating module 20, a switching unit 80 for switching a state to a first connection state in which the power generating module 20 is connected to the MPPT circuit 40 or a second connection state in which the power generating module is connected to the detection unit 50, a detection control unit 111 for acquiring the detection result of the first information, a candidate value calculating unit 112 for calculating a first candidate voltage which makes an output power becoming the maximum value with respect to each of voltage ranges divided by a value of the first information, a target voltage deriving unit 113 for, if the first candidate voltage in a voltage range falls within the voltage range, selecting the first candidate voltage as a second candidate voltage to select, as the target voltage, the second candidate voltage corresponding to the maximum value, and a trace control unit 114 for controlling the MPPT circuit 40 according to the target value.;SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1;COPYRIGHT: (C)2019,JPO&INPIT
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