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	最大電力点追従	Betz Limit
分野	熱力学	熱力学
系統	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
提唱年	2007	1920
提唱者	Trishan Esram	Albert Betz
種類	Control algorithm	Theoretical limit
原典	Villalva, M. G., Gazoli, J. R., & Ruppert Filho, E. (2009). Comprehensive approach to modeling and simulation of photovoltaic arrays. IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, 24(5), 1198-1208.	Betz, A. (1920). Das Maximum der theoretisch möglichen Ausnützung des Windes durch Windmotoren. Zeitschrift für das gesamte Turbinenwesen, 26, 307-320.
別名	MPPT, impedance matching	Lanchester-Betz limit, wind turbine efficiency limit
関連	3	3
概要	Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) is a control algorithm for photovoltaic and wind energy systems that continuously adjusts the electrical load to extract maximum power regardless of changing irradiance and temperature. Without MPPT, a solar panel or wind turbine operates below its power potential due to impedance mismatch with the load. MPPT boosts the annual energy yield by 15-25% depending on system and climate.	The Betz Limit states that no wind turbine can extract more than 59.3% of the kinetic energy from flowing wind, regardless of design. This fundamental thermodynamic limit arises because extracting energy slows the wind, which then blocks further energy extraction. Albert Betz derived this limit in 1920 from momentum and energy conservation. Modern wind turbines achieve 35-45% efficiency, approaching this theoretical maximum.