Ryo Nakamoto

TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a novel MPPT method based on the use of a short-current pulse of the PV array to determine an optimum operating current for the maximum output power and completely differs from conventional hill-climbing based methods.

TL;DR: In this article, a maximum power point tracking method of photovoltaics by means of use of the short-current pulse was proposed, and the experimental results have demonstrated excellent performance, which proves feasibility of the system.

TL;DR: In this paper, a maximum power-point tracking method of photovoltaics via use of the short-current pulse has been proposed, which utilizes the intermittent short current pulse to estimate the optimum operating current and its operating characteristics have experimentally been verified.

TL;DR: This paper proposes a novel maximum-power-point tracking method with a simple algorithm for photovoltaic (PV) power generation systems based on use of a short-current pulse of the PV to determine an optimum operating current where the maximum output power can be obtained and completely differs from conventional hill-climbing-based methods.