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AssigneeNXP B.V.
InventorsDattatreya Bhat, Mukesh Nair, Nagavolu Srinivasa Murty, Vasu Poojary
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A battery charger, or charge controller, for a photovoltaic system is disclosed, comprising a maximum power point tracker (MPPT) circuit, which may be bypassed by means of a bypass circuit. The bypass circuit may be a simple electrical wire or link. The battery charger is operable to track the maximum power of a photogenerator by means of the MPPT, or to bypass the MPPT and disable it, in dependence on whether the power loss which results from the MPPT would be greater than the power saving achieved by tracking the maximum power point of the photogenerator. Also disclosed is a control unit for use in such a battery charger, and a method for controlling such a battery charger.
A battery charger for a photovoltaic system, comprising
A method of controlling a photovoltaic battery charger having a tracker mode in which an input current is converted to an output current, and a tracker bypass mode, the method comprising:
A method of operating a controller for a photovoltaic battery charger having a tracker mode in which an input current is converted to an output current, and a tracker bypass mode, the method comprising:
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