Thermoelectric Generator Emulator for MPPT Testing

Elena Anamaria Man, Dezso Sera, Lászlo Máthé, Erik Schaltz, Lasse Aistrup Rosendahl

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel approach to use a DC power supply as a thermoelectric generator (TEG) emulator to perform static and dynamic maximum power point tracking (MPPT). First, the electrical characterization of a calcium-manganese-oxide module is performed on a TEG test rig. Afterwards, the experimentally obtained I-V characteristics of the TEG are emulated using a programmable solar array simulator (SAS). The detailed implementation procedure of the TEG emulator is described. In this work, the SAS has been successfully used to test static and dynamic efficiencies of the MPPT algorithm. For dynamic testing, a trapezoidal temperature profile with 1 °C/s slope is used as equivalent to a realistic profile for a TEG integrated into a stove.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2015 ACEMP-OPTIM-Electromotion International Conference
Number of pages5
PublisherIEEE Press
Publication dateSept 2015
Pages774 - 778
ISBN (Print)978-1-4763-7239-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2015
Event2015 International Aegean Conference on Electrical machines and Power Electronics ACEMPOPTIM- ELECTROMOTION Joint Conference - Side, Side, Turkey
Duration: 2 Sept 20154 Sept 2015
Conference number: 1
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Conference

Conference2015 International Aegean Conference on Electrical machines and Power Electronics ACEMPOPTIM- ELECTROMOTION Joint Conference
Number1
LocationSide
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CitySide
Period02/09/201504/09/2015
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Keywords

  • Thermoelectric (TEG)
  • Oxide module
  • Perturb and observe (P&O)
  • Dynamic efficiency
  • Maximum power point tracking (MPPT)

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