Power Electronic Converters for Solar Photovoltaic Systems provides design and implementation procedures for power electronic converters and advanced controllers to improve standalone and grid environment solar photovoltaics performance. Sections cover performance and improvement of solar photovoltaics under various conditions with the aid of intelligent controllers, allowing readers to better understand the nuances of power electronic converters for renewable energy systems. With algorithm development and real-time implementation procedures, this reference is useful for those interested in power electronics for performance improvement in distributed energy resources, design of advanced controllers, and measurement of critical parameters surrounding renewable energy systems. 

By providing a complete solution for performance improvement in solar PV with novel control techniques, this book will appeal to researchers and engineers working in power electronic converters, renewable energy, and power quality. 

• Includes simulation studies and photovoltaic performance analysis
• Uses case studies as a reference for design and research
• Covers different varieties of power converters, from fundamentals to implementation

Professor Ashok Kumar is Principal at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India. His current research focuses on integration of renewable energy systems in the smart grid, biomedical applications, and wearable electronics. He has three years of industrial experience and 24 years of academic and research experience. He is also the author of several books and technical papers in national and international journals.Dr. S. Albert Alexander is at the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai. He is a post doctoral Research Fellow from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. He is a recipient of Raman Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commission. His current research focuses on fault diagnostic systems for solar energy conversion systems and smart grids. He has 14 years of academic and research experience. He has published 25 technical papers in international and national journals and presented 23 papers at national and international conferences.Dr. Madhuvanthani Rajendran is a full-time doctoral scholar currently enrolled in Anna University, Chennai. Her current research focuses on 'Transient Power Management under different Load/Grid conditions of Hybrid AC/DC Microgrids'. She previously worked as a Curriculum Facilitator at African Leadership University, Mauritius where her primary role was to design Electrical Engineering courses using the flipped classroom approach. She has previously worked as an assistant professor at Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore where she worked on Interleaved Flyback Converters for Photovoltaic Grid Tie Applications. She obtained her Bachelor of Engineering degree from Anna University (SSN College of Engineering), Chennai in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

1. Power Electronics2. Switching circuits3. Solar energy conversion4. Converters for Solar PV Systems5. Resonant DC-DC converters6. Flyback and zeta DC-DC converters7. Multistage DC-DC converters8. Bridge type DC-AC converters9. Central and string DC-AC converters10. Switching circuits for DC-AC converters