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Patchworking the Log-critical locus of planar curves
We establish a patchworking theorem \`a la Viro for the Log-critical locus of
algebraic curves in . As an application, we prove the
existence of projective curves of arbitrary degree with smooth connected
Log-critical locus. To prove our patchworking theorem, we study the behaviour
of Log-inflection points along families of curves defined by Viro polynomials.
In particular, we prove a generalisation of a theorem of Mikhalkin and the
second author on the tropical limit of Log-inflection points.Comment: 30 pages, 11 figures. Version 2: minor changes, new Remark 3.1, new
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Real phase structures on matroid fans and matroid orientations
We introduce the notion of real phase structure on rational polyhedral fans
in Euclidean space. Such a structure consists of an assignment of affine spaces
over to each top dimensional face of the fan subject
to two conditions. Given an oriented matroid we can construct a real phase
structure on the fan of the underlying matroid. Conversely, we show that from a
real phase structure on a matroid fan we can produce an orientation of the
underlying matroid. Thus real phase structures are cryptomorphic to matroid
orientations. The topes of the orientated matroid are recovered immediately
from the real phase structure. We also provide a direct way to recover the
signed circuits of the oriented matroid from the real phase structure.Comment: 24 pages, 5 figures. Comments are welcome
Ultracapacitor storage enabled global MPPT for photovoltaic central inverters
In most large scale grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) plants, central inverter configurations are used, mainly due to higher efficiency and lower cost per kW. However, compared to other configurations its Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) efficiency is the lowest since it is the less distributed configuration. Under non-uniform conditions, as partial shading, several local maxima may arise in the PV curve, hence requiring additional actions to maximize the output power of the PV plant. Moreover the growth of renewable sources in electric markets has tightened grid codes; requiring for PV systems to limit power fluctuations to a certain maximum.
This paper presents an alternative to perform Global MPPT (GMPPT) while complying with new grid code limitations for electric markets with high penetration of renewables.
The proposed alternative consists on adding an Energy Storage System (ESS) at inverter level. The proposed system consists in an ultracapacitor (UC) bank connected to the DC-link of the central inverter through interleaved DC-DC power converters. The proposed configuration is validated through simulations and tested through extreme conditions. The performance of the system is analyzed and compared to other existing solutions
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