Converter topology changes the constraints
SEPIC converters can step voltage up or down while remaining non-inverting, but contain additional reactive components. Boost harvesters are simpler yet may face difficult startup and duty limits under weak illumination.
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Control trade-offs
In a battery charger, CC/CV and thermal limits can intentionally move operation away from the PV maximum-power point. In an ultra-low-power harvester, quiescent consumption may outweigh improved tracking efficiency.
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Fair tests
Compare equal PV I–V curves and irradiance schedules, and calculate PV extraction, output energy, ripple and efficiency separately. Include cold start, low light, sudden irradiance changes and full-charge curtailment.
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Publication quality
Show component parameter tables, timing and sampling, traceable power calculations and the reason for each baseline. Avoid presenting a controller-only performance gain as a universal converter efficiency result.
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