摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method of operating a maximum power point tracker comprising the steps of performing a sweep cycle at intervals, the sweep cycle comprising the determination of at least one first parameter of a power function, storing the at least one first parameter and at least one second parameter and, based on the data so stored, modifying one or more characteristics of the sweep cycles. The invention also relates to a maximum power point tracking apparatus comprising a controller (12, 115) suitable for controlling an operating parameter, an input (4, 104) connected to a power source (3, 103) and a data store (15, 115), which apparatus is suitable for being operated by the above method. |