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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2010
SE Wan Heo, Daejeon, KR;
Yil Suk Yang, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Woo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Moon Gyu Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Dae Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Se Wan Heo, Daejeon, KR;
Yil Suk Yang, Daejeon, KR;
Jae Woo Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Moon Gyu Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Jong Dae Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for extracting maximum power from a solar cell are provided. The apparatus includes a solar cell for producing power from solar energy, a maximum power extractor for generating a pulse width modulation signal for extracting the maximum power from the solar cell, and a DC-DC converter for adjusting an amount of current generated from the solar cell according to the pulse width modulation signal.