Print Email Facebook Twitter Temperature-Based MPPT Feasibility for Satellite Solar Cells: An Experimental Analysis Title Temperature-Based MPPT Feasibility for Satellite Solar Cells: An Experimental Analysis Author Follis, Patrick (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering) Contributor Uludag, M.S. (mentor) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Aerospace Engineering Date 2024-05-29 Abstract Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is commonly used to optimize the power output of solar arrays for LEO satellites. Traditional MPPT techniques such as Perturb & Observe often struggle when the satellite is rotating and the temperature and incident irradiance are rapidly changing. This scenario frequently occurs with miniaturized satellites, such as the recent Delfi-PQ satellite launched by TU Delft. One possible solution utilizes temperature measurements to perform MPPT, which is a more responsive architecture and better suited to rapidly changing environmental conditions. This project characterized the performance of a triple-junction solar cell at various temperatures and irradiance levels. The performance of a linear temperature-based MPPT formula was then estimated by comparing the experimentally collected solar cell data to formula predictions. This was an important first step in the possible implementation of temperature-based MPPT on future Delfi satellites. Subject Spacesolar cellSolar PanelMPPTSatelliteLEOMaximum Power Point TrackingTemperatureIrradianceSolar PanelsPV CellSolar CellsSolar panel optimizationVoltage To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:c1d14d67-8f31-495f-a226-a7a4dfb73c90 Bibliographical note The author can be reached at follis.patrick@gmail.com Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2024 Patrick Follis Files PDF Patrick_Follis_MSc_Thesis ... Report.pdf 45.63 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:c1d14d67-8f31-495f-a226-a7a4dfb73c90/datastream/OBJ/view