2026-09-19T15:24:55Zhttps://dspace.mit.edu/server/oai/requestoai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/1217452023-07-07T14:31:35Zcom_1721.1_7582com_1721.1_7581col_1721.1_131023
David J. Perreault.
Zhang, Haoquan(Electrical and computer science engineer)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2019-07-17T21:00:02Z
2019-07-17T21:00:02Z
2019
2019
https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121745
1102051432
Thesis: S.M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019
Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156).
Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) systems provides a potentially low-cost and high-efficiency alternative to conventional mono-crystalline Si panel PV systems, and a new CPV system with Laterally-Arrayed Multi-Bandgap (LAMB) cells is introduced. In this thesis, an IC-based Multi-Input Single-Output (MISO) power converter, which serves as the small-footprint and self-powered power management module of the CPV system, is designed and tested. The proposed converter shall efficiently harvest energy from 4 types of solar cells and track the Maximum Power Point (MPP) at the cell-block level. First, the circuit topology, MPP Tracking (MPPT) algorithm, and control mechanism are verified with discrete converters, then a qualitative demonstration is conducted outdoors to show the concept of the entire CPV system with power management. Finally, a first-generation integrated converter, with the passive components, Analog/Digital converters and a MPPT-enabling micro-controller off-chip, is implemented.
by Haoquan Zhang.
S.M.
S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
156 pages
eng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
An integrated multi-input single-output buck converter for laterally-arrayed multi-bandgap solar cells
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