Development of a hybrid solar power management unit for mobile platforms

Authors

Ahmed A. Abdelmoaty, American University in Cairo
Amr Helmy, American University in Cairo
Yehea Ismail, American University in CairoFollow

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Department

Electronics & Communications Engineering Department

Abstract

A hybrid power management unit was developed to interface photovoltaic energy to loads, and meeting its challenges such as variation of power, unregulated voltage and limited power, the unit implements a Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) to maximize the output power under environmental variations. The power management system proposed applies photovoltaic harvested energy effectively to mobile devices. It mainly consists of an MPPT block and a Power Distribution Control Unit (PDCU). Different cases of operation exist depending on the availability of power, load needs, and battery state of charge. Analysis and simulation results are provided to demonstrate system functionality and sensitivity.

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Book Chapter

Book Title

Technical Proceedings of the 2014 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2014

Editors

NSTI

ISBN

SCOPUS_ID:84907417300

Publisher

CRC Press

City

Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

First Page

135

Last Page

138

Keywords

Battery charging, Energy harvesting, Mobile platforms, MPPT, Photovoltaic, Power management unit

Recommended Citation

APA Citation

Abdelmoaty, A. Helmy, A. & Ismail, Y. (2014).Development of a hybrid solar power management unit for mobile platforms. CRC Press. , 135-138
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/494

MLA Citation

Abdelmoaty, Ahmed A., et al. Development of a hybrid solar power management unit for mobile platforms. CRC Press, 2014.pp. 135-138
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/faculty_book_chapters/494