Measurements of power transfer efficiency in CPV cell-array models using individual DC¬タモDC converters
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Illumination non-homogeneity is the main problem which affects dense-array CPV systems. In a previous work we theoretically showed that connecting each cell in the array to a DC–DC converter module, leads to an increase of the power transfer efficiency with respect to classical series connection. This finding is here confirmed by two experiments making use of a cells’ array, one for a certain combination of shirt circuit currents and another for a typical illumination distribution produced by a parabolic reflector. Encouraging gains in the order of 10% are found. a r t i c l e i n f o
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