Multilevel Diode-Clamped Converter for Photovoltaic Generators With Independent Voltage Control of Each Solar Array

By Sergio Busquets-Monge, J. Rocabert, Pedro Rodriguez, Salvador Alepuz, Josep Bordonau. IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982. Print), 2008

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Modular Multilevel Converter With Series and Parallel Module Connectivity: Topology and Control (2015, background): “Most recent applications are solar inverters [22]–[25], wind turbine converters [26]–[30], as well as marine [31] and automotive propulsion [32]–[37].”
Recent Advances and Industrial Applications of Multilevel Converters (2010, methodology): “Photovoltaic [121], [181]–[185] [181], [186]–[193] [181]”
Control of a Single-Phase Cascaded H-Bridge Multilevel Inverter for Grid-Connected Photovoltaic Systems (2009, background): “This characteristic can increase the efficiency of the PV system in case of mismatch in the strings, due to unequal solar radiation, aging of the PV panels, and different type of the cells or accumulation of dust in the surface of the panels [8].”
Optimal Photovoltaic Array Reconfiguration to Reduce Partial Shading Losses (2013, background): “However, they require a complicated control algorithm to achieve operation at the optimal power point [17], [18].”
Modulation Techniques to Eliminate Leakage Currents in Transformerless Three-Phase Photovoltaic Systems (2010, background): “The multilevel converter maximizes the power obtained from the arrays, reduces the device voltage stress, and generates a lower output voltage harmonic distortion [10].”
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