A Transportable Photovoltaic Power Generation System Utilizing a SiC Inverter and Spherical Si Solar Cells
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Conversion Efficiencies of the SiC Inverter
3.2. Electric Power Stability: Measurement Started from a Discharged Condition
3.3. Electric Power Stability: Measurement Started from a Fully Charged Condition
3.4. Battery Duration Time
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Unit | Size (mm3) | Weight (kg) |
---|---|---|
Inverter | 250 × 180 × 28 | 1.3 |
Solar cell | 1020 × 690 × 5 | 2.2 |
Battery | 110 × 66 × 28 | 0.4 |
Total system | --- | 4.3 * |
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Ando, Y.; Oku, T.; Yasuda, M.; Ushijima, K.; Murozono, M. A Transportable Photovoltaic Power Generation System Utilizing a SiC Inverter and Spherical Si Solar Cells. Technologies 2017, 5, 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies5020018
Ando Y, Oku T, Yasuda M, Ushijima K, Murozono M. A Transportable Photovoltaic Power Generation System Utilizing a SiC Inverter and Spherical Si Solar Cells. Technologies. 2017; 5(2):18. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies5020018
Chicago/Turabian StyleAndo, Yuji, Takeo Oku, Masashi Yasuda, Kazufumi Ushijima, and Mikio Murozono. 2017. "A Transportable Photovoltaic Power Generation System Utilizing a SiC Inverter and Spherical Si Solar Cells" Technologies 5, no. 2: 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies5020018