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From: Winfield Hill <hill@rowland.harvard.edu>
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Subject: Re: Achieving 98% efficiency in a boost converter, inducement
Date: 16 Mar 2017 10:42:09 -0700
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Joerg wrote...
>
> If the MPPT is a required part of the game
> you'd have to add in the Arduino power
> consumption. Maybe use a MSP430 instead?
> Those can be operated on small drops of power.

 Of course.  But my rule is that none of the
 controller power consumption counts.  Why?
 We assume with effort you could drive that
 as far down as you want, but that's not
 the point.  The point is to achieve very
 efficient power conversion, period.  Any
 wild control scheme you dream up is OK.


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