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MPPT charge controllers: a performance analysis

Charge controllers: Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) charge controllers have recently become increasingly popular and not just for off-grid PV applications, write experts from the two companies Steca Elektronik GmbH and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH.

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pv magazine

10 Mar 2014

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MPPT charge controllers promise to increase the energy yield of the PV generator and also permit the use of low-cost PV modules designed for grid-connected applications (between 40 – 70 cells) that normally could not be used in off-grid installations due to their high maximum power point (MPP) voltage. Therefore, DC-DC converters (typically step-down converters) …

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