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Practicality of DIY MPPT controller | 6 comments (6 topical, editorial)
Re: Practicality of DIY MPPT controller (3.00 / 0) (#5)
by commanda (alwynne at unwired dot com dot au) on Fri Sep 19th, 2008 at 02:57:10 PM MST
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Power electronics, once you get above the several watts stage, starts to become challenging. Fet drivers, board layout, stray capacitance and inductance, all become critical. But it certainly is doable. Get a good book on power electronics/switch mode power design as a first step.

Also, many chip manufacturers publish excellent Application Notes. These often include a complete circuit and pcb layout. I did see one on the Microchip site recently (about building an mppt controller) while searching for other stuff.

Amanda



Practicality of DIY MPPT controller | 6 comments (6 topical, 0 editorial)

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