A high-performance stand-alone solar PV power system for LED lighting

B. J. Huang, P. C. Hsu, M. S. Wu, K.Y. Chen

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Abstract

The present study developed a high-performance solar PV power technology for the LED lighting of a solar home system. The nMPPO (near-Maximum-Power- Point- Operation) design is employed in system design to eliminate MPPT. A feedback control system using pulse width modulation (PWM) technique was developed for battery charging control which can increase the charging capacity by 78%. For high-efficiency lighting, the LED is directly driven by battery using a PWM discharge control to eliminate a DC/DC converter. Two solar-powered LED lighting systems (50W and 100W LED) were built. The long-term outdoor tests have shown that the loss of load probability for full-night lighting requirement is zero for 50W LED and 3.6% for 100W LED. © 2010 IEEE.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2010 35th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages2346-2348
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)9781424458905
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2010
Externally publishedYes

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