University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Architectural Engineering -- Dissertations and Architectural Engineering and Construction, Student Research Durham School of Spring 4-22-2011 ADAPTIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR DECREASING THE ELECTRICAL MISMATCHING LOSSES Mohamed Amer Chaaban University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/archengdiss Part of the Architectural Engineering Commons Chaaban, Mohamed Amer, "ADAPTIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR DECREASING THE ELECTRICAL MISMATCHING LOSSES" (2011). Architectural Engineering -- Dissertations and Student Research. 10. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/archengdiss/10 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Architectural Engineering and Construction, Durham School of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Architectural Engineering -- Dissertations and Student Research by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. ADAPTIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR DECREASING THE ELECTRICAL MISMATCHING LOSSES by Mohamed Amer Chaaban A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For the Degree of Master of Science Major: Architectural Engineering Under the Supervision of Professor Mahmoud Alahmad Lincoln, Nebraska May, 2011 ii ADAPTIVE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR DECREASING THE ELECTRICAL MISMATCHING LOSSES Mohamed Amer Chaaban, M.S. University of Nebraska, 2011 Advisor: Mahmoud Alahmad Electrical mismatching losses in photovoltaic systems are of great interest to system designers. In this thesis, an adaptive photovoltaic (PV) system is proposed based on novel flexible switch matrixes that form different possible topologies. This system maximizes the generated power in real-time for utility interactive systems in a modified inverter configuration.