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G. Prestigiacomo

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A photovoltaic charging system of an electrically assisted tricycle for touristic purposes

2013

In this paper the design, realization and testing of a photovoltaic charging system suitable for the management of an electrically power assisted tricycle are described. This vehicle uses a photovoltaic module as a source of electric energy for the battery recharging. In this work, an overview on the needs of sustainable mobility and on the commercial electrically power assisted velocipedes is presented. The electrical rickshaw prototype, developed in the SDELab laboratory of the University of Palermo, is presented in detail, underlining the design, implementation and developing phases of the photovoltaic charging system assembled on the velocipede. Moreover, tests oriented on the setting u…

Battery (electricity)Engineeringbattery packbattery rechargingSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti Elettricibattery management systemBattery management systemsWhole systemsphotovoltaic charging systemElectric energybattery powered vehiclePhotovoltaic systemecondary cellelectrically power assisted vehicleelectrical rickshaw vehiclevehicle autonomybusiness.industryPhotovoltaic systemElectrical engineeringPower (physics)electrical rickshaw autonomyelectrically power assisted velocipedephotovoltaic power systemWork (electrical)Management systemelectrically power assisted tricycletourismtravel industrybusiness
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A DC-DC power converter for PV module characterization

2014

In this paper, a standard-compliant electronic load setup for PV module curve detection which features high accuracy, low cost and components count is proposed. The proposed device is based on a DC-DC power converter in open-loop configuration. The proposed system is designed according to regulation constraints in order to achieve high performances in curve detection. Design criteria are discussed. The model is implemented in PSIM environment. Simulation based on data input of a commercial PV Conergy E215P module are carried out under several environmental conditions to show the accuracy of the proposed electronic load. Simulation results are reported.

Engineeringbusiness.industryPhotovoltaic systemOpen-loop controllerDC-DC converterSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciPV characterizationPower (physics)Modeling and simulationElectronic loadmodeling and simulationPV moduleElectronic engineeringData inputbusinessSimulation basedDc dc converter2014 International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion
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A standard-compliant prototype for PV module curve detection

2014

In this paper, a prototype for PV module curve detection which features low cost and size and ensures high accuracy is proposed. The proposed architecture is based on a buck-boost converter in open-loop configuration. The proposed architecture is fully compliant with actual standard IEC60904. The duty-cycle control algorithm and its own effects on system performances are accurately investigated. The comparison of different duty-cycle patterns is carried out and performance evaluation is performed. Simulation results are shown to perform a valuable comparison of control algorithms. Preliminary experimental results on a laboratory prototype are presented.

EngineeringControl algorithmPhotovoltaic I-V characteristicbusiness.industryBuck-boost converterMPPTSettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciPV modulePhotovoltaic generatorArchitecturePV module Photovoltaic generator photovoltaic I-V characteristics buck-boost converter MPPT electronic load.businessComputer hardwareSimulationElectronic load
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