if i might be so bold as to ask, perhaps it has been answered earlier, but i really would like to know.
where do you guys get your background in power electronics? what books do your recommend on the subject?
i assume there are a couple members that are engineers for inverter companies or other industrial drive manufactures, some that are very good technicians that might work in the industry, many that are very good amateurs, and the rest with varying degree's of proficiency in electronics.
this mppt thing has been something i have been very interested in for many years, actually before it was really called mppt i guess. while i have some training in electronics, i know very little of power electronics and have spent a lot of time looking for textbooks that are directed at actual design of such and not just theoretical books which i have found most to be.
fwiw, i have found one book that is written with actual design in mind, it covers buck, boost and flyback converters with real numbers, components and how to.
power electronics principles and applications
j. michael jacob 2002
isbn 0-7668-3018-7
i can't remember where i got it, i think used off of amazon, and it wasn't particularly cheap or terribly expensive if i recall correctly.
it has a lot of info that might help in the specific design and component selection for this project.
failing that, i am very interested in other books on the subjects, if anyone here can recommend another good one i would like to get my hands on it.
thanks
bob g