Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays
This paper presents a new control strategy for reducing the switching losses produced by the use of high parasitic capacitance solar arrays in the sequential switching shunt regulator. Instead of dividing the solar array into equal sections, the proposed strategy is based on two different sections t...
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| author | José M. Blanes José A. Carrasco Ausiàs Garrigós David Marroquí Cristian Torres |
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| description | This paper presents a new control strategy for reducing the switching losses produced by the use of high parasitic capacitance solar arrays in the sequential switching shunt regulator. Instead of dividing the solar array into equal sections, the proposed strategy is based on two different sections types, low-capacitance and high-capacitance ones. In order to reduce the switching losses and to maintain the original closed-loop response, a novel parallel power processing control strategy is implemented. With this new technique the low-capacitance sections are the only ones that switch at high frequency to regulate the bus while the high-capacitance sections are only connected or disconnected under high load power changes. In addition, the control closed loop delay associated to the time needed to charge the parasitic capacitance has been modelled and a controller modification is proposed to reduce AC performance degradation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-529e64abbdd94cc6901953616a3a48132023-12-03T13:16:11ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-01-0114242910.3390/en14020429Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar ArraysJosé M. Blanes0José A. Carrasco1Ausiàs Garrigós2David Marroquí3Cristian Torres4Industrial Electronics Group, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, SpainIndustrial Electronics Group, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, SpainIndustrial Electronics Group, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, SpainIndustrial Electronics Group, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, SpainIndustrial Electronics Group, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, 03202 Elche, SpainThis paper presents a new control strategy for reducing the switching losses produced by the use of high parasitic capacitance solar arrays in the sequential switching shunt regulator. Instead of dividing the solar array into equal sections, the proposed strategy is based on two different sections types, low-capacitance and high-capacitance ones. In order to reduce the switching losses and to maintain the original closed-loop response, a novel parallel power processing control strategy is implemented. With this new technique the low-capacitance sections are the only ones that switch at high frequency to regulate the bus while the high-capacitance sections are only connected or disconnected under high load power changes. In addition, the control closed loop delay associated to the time needed to charge the parasitic capacitance has been modelled and a controller modification is proposed to reduce AC performance degradation.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/2/429solar array regulatorsequential switch shunt regulatorsolar array parasitic capacitance |
| spellingShingle | José M. Blanes José A. Carrasco Ausiàs Garrigós David Marroquí Cristian Torres Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays Energies solar array regulator sequential switch shunt regulator solar array parasitic capacitance |
| title | Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays |
| title_full | Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays |
| title_fullStr | Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays |
| title_short | Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays |
| title_sort | sequential switching shunt regulator parallel power processing control for high capacitance solar arrays |
| topic | solar array regulator sequential switch shunt regulator solar array parasitic capacitance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/2/429 |
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