A digital controlled solar array regulator employing the charge control

A microprocessor controlled SAR system is presented. The inner analog loops employing the charge current control scheme continuously regulate the solar array output power according to the reference value generated by the ECU. The ECU consists of the peak power tracking and the battery charge current regulation algorithm. Modeling, analysis and a design procedure of the inner loops and the system loop are presented taking into account of interaction between the inner analog loops and the outer digital loops. Utilizing the inherent characteristics of the inner voltage and current loop, the system dynamic performance and stability can be optimized up to the speed limit of the microprocessor.