Luigi Costanzo

TL;DR: In this article, a simple and fast re-configuration algorithm which is suitable for a PV array with Series-Parallel architecture is presented and discussed, which is represented by its capability to find a nearly optimal configuration by testing only a very small subset of all the possible configurations.

TL;DR: By means of the reconfiguration of the PV modules connections and with the help of a proper objective function, it is shown that it is possible to identify, in any operating condition, both the optimal array configuration and the associated optimal operating point that are able to lead to the maximization of the extracted energy during the whole PV array lifetime.

TL;DR: A complete set of general guidelines leading to the proper choice of the values of the parameters of the two most widely used MPPT techniques for RPVEHs applications (the Perturb & Observe technique and the Open Circuit Voltage technique) are provided and experimentally validated.

TL;DR: The guidelines leading to the development of a smart power electronics interface between the REVEH and the WSN are provided with reference to freight wagons applications to avoid the waste of energy and the consequent necessity to oversize theREVEH.

TL;DR: The presented experimental results allow to confirm the validity of the proposed FPAA based architecture and show that power sources different from PV sources can be easily emulated by using the same architecture.